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Image courtesy of Nuhayd Naufal
Image courtesy of Nuhayd Naufal
Ng Joon Kiat
Patchwork Identity 2, 2021
Thread, watercolour on paper
43 x 49 cm
Copyright The Artist
'I recalled a friend named David saying that in the Middle Ages, people were often not defined by nationality but by where they traveled, because they shared the knowledge and...
"I recalled a friend named David saying that in the Middle Ages, people were often not defined by nationality but by where they traveled, because they shared the knowledge and information they learned from their travels with people they met. So, traveling was their identity.Individual identities are always a mix of all sorts of differences and varieties that are patched together somewhat. From the internet, books, and anywhere. We are all patchworks. Who isn’t?" - Ng Joon Kiat
