Photos here don't do justice to seeing the works in person. The works covered a super wide range of media, from conventional video, digital prints and oil on canvas, to ash, components from musical instruments and broken glass.
I thought the centrepiece was Transition, a fully functioning guzheng made from scratch by artist Kester Wong. There was also an installation of blinds set to move in a synchronised manner by a rotating motor, which was controlled by a motherboard. This was by Huijun Lu, who also did two other motor-plus-motherboard installations, including a really nice one called Cling, where a motorised guitar string very gently hit a cymbal, producing a sound that you wouldn't normally associate with the cymbal.
Joanne Pang, winner of UOB Painting of the Year Award 2018 showed good pieces. Zestro Leow also created really nice ceramics with automative paint. Daniel Chong's pieces were a bit remote for me, but his broken glass works were interesting. Fajrina Razak and Joel Seow showed pieces that evoked sadness in me, while Desiree Tham's video installation Resonance of Control had some humour and was quite intriguing. She did a performance piece where rocks and other 'unimportant' objects played important roles in her performance.
Points for collectors: So much potential, this group! Keep a close watch particularly on Joanne Pang, Zestro Leow, Huijun Lu, Desiree Tham.
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