An Exhibition Exploring Southeast Asia's Environmental Narratives in a Shophouse for Singapore Art Week 2024.
Venue: 63 Kim Yam Road, Singapore 239364
Opening: Wednesday 17 January 2024, 3-7pm
Artist in Dialogue: Friday 19 January 2024, 10am (RSVP HERE)
Exhibition Dates: 17 - 28 January 2024, 12-6pm, Open Daily except Mondays
Singapore Art Week 2024 - With the support of the Yenn and Alan Lo Foundation, ‘Archiving Landscape’ unveils untold narratives around the natural environments in Southeast Asia. Featuring works by PRIYAGEETHA DIA and MARYANTO, the exhibition leans on nature as a central motif to reflect on environmental degradation. Dia uses rubber plantations in Southeast Asia as a point of departure to consider how our digital epoch is but a continuation of exploitation and colonial injustices in disguised forms; while Maryanto’s monochromatic works remind us of the fast disappearing scenery and beauty in Indonesia engulfed by rapid industrialisation and unthinking ravaging of the land. A series of his earlier works also draw reference to South Korea’s DMZ (demilitarized zone), evoking the social and political tensions that remain deeply embedded in these terrains. The artists address different forms of violence against our collective environment, history and memory, revealing the geopolitical nuances that persist in the structures of our contemporary society and the danger of non-action or non-resistance. Where one becomes a wayfarer discovering these ‘disputed lands’, Archiving Landscape seeks to spark a sense of journeying through the past to make sense of our present reality, as we consider and conceive the possibilities of an ever-precarious future.
Supported by Yenn and Alan Lo Foundation
Established by the Hong Kong and Singapore-based husband-and-wife arts patrons Yenn Wong and Alan Lo, the foundation is committed to nurture the development of Asia diasporic artistic practices globally and foster dialogue with the artistic community in Singapore and the region. It is the founding sponsor of the Singapore Art Museum SAM S.E.A Focus Art Fund, a new initiative launched in January 2023 to recognise iconic works of contemporary Southeast Asian art and to ensure their longevity for current and future generations by facilitating their entry into the Singapore Art Museum (SAM)'s collection. The fund has enabled the SAM to acquire works by artists Agung Kurniawan and Tan Zi Hao. The foundation has supported numerous international institutions including Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA LA) and Princeton University Art Museum. Alongside the art fund, their generous offer of space for art projects and support on this occasion of SAW 2024 reflects their keen interest in catalysing a ground-up art movement in Singapore.
