Eyes wide open,
2018
Acentricspace, Shanghai, China 
无央空间 – 上海独立艺术空间/驻地

I spent a summer doing an art residency at Untitled Space in Shanghai, China in 2018.
It had been 20 years since my last visit and I was awestruck by the changes that had taken place during this time.
 
The glittery, cosmopolitan skyline appears to have overshadowed the quiet and peaceful Shanghai that I had once encountered. During my month-long stay in Jinze, I attempted to capture these observations through a painting titled, The River Knows All Our Stories.
 
The river as a wise and ancient observer - bearing witness to the torrential changes in a city that it surrounds. Old towns giving way to the new - and their history is continually swallowed up by this mighty force of nature and human intervention.

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Eyes Wide Open was a group exhibition held at Untitled Space in March 2019 which operates under a new name, Acentricspace. It is a culmination of works created by 3 Singaporean and 2 Korean artists upon completion of their art residency. 

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