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Ng Joon Kiat
Patchwork Identity 1, 2021
Thread, watercolour on paper
39 x 48 cm
Copyright The Artist
Communiqué de presse de Ng Joon Kiat, Les mers sont toutes partagées 'I recalled a friend named David saying that in the Middle Ages, people were often not defined by...
Communiqué de presse de Ng Joon Kiat, Les mers sont toutes partagées
"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
"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
Exhibitions
Ng Joon Kiat: The Seas are All Shared, Asia Now Paris Asian Art Fair 2024, 17 – 20 October 2024, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, FranceThe Not Singapore Art Project: Migration to the Internet Country and Portable Identity. Some paintings at play: a flash solo by NG Joon Kiat, 18 May – 16 June 2024, Yeo Workshop, Singapore