Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Open SEA


Open SEA (Southeast Asia), the first of what is designed as series of presentations on (and of) emerging personalities of contemporary art practice from Southeast Asia. In this inaugural exhibition at The Substation curated by Singaporean artist Khairuddin Hori, Open SEA presents Lynn Lu, Sharon Chin and Patiroop Chychookiat.



Sharon Chin b.1980, Malaysia
Untitled (Newton's cradle), footballs & nylon threads





Patiroop Chychookiat b.1976, Thailand
Untitled (drawing to an arm's reach), lead drawing on back of pillar



Lynn Lu b.1974, Singapore
Untitled (performance with mother, Polly Lu)





In a collateral event on 5th August, public members are invited to spend a ‘day-out’ with the artists at the Wunderspaze studio. This ‘open’ 5-hour event where extreme ‘up-close’ experiences could be expected, departs from traditional formats of artist talks, forums or workshops employed to acquaint the public to artists’ creative thoughts and processes. Here, artists and participants could choose to view and share their favourite films, cook, play games, take a trip around the neighbourhood or simply share their personal experiences with art.