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2018
Charcoal on canvas
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Dimensions: 71cm (H) x 71cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 28" (H) x 28" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Diameter: 71cm / 28"
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
Artist Statement
This charcoal drawing on a circular canvas is inspired by a view the artist saw at PMQ, Hong Kong. It became part of the scenes in the "Entrance" space of the site-specific drawing installation titled An Other Space 《另•外•空間》at Jendela (Visual Arts Space), exhibited in the final quarter 18 Oct 2018 – 6 Jan 2019 of Esplanade's programme. The installation explores transitional spaces in the city and one’s relationship with the environment, with oneself, and with others. “Jendela” stems from the Malay word for “window”, and is so named due to its distinctive louvred windows. An Other Space 《另•外•空間》consists of constructed rooms with real and unreal windows extending throughout the space, and plays with the idea of windows opening into a duality of spaces: inside versus outside; private versus public, and reality versus illusion.
Tang demarcates spaces in the rooms with light and shadows using artificial lighting within the gallery and natural light that seeps through the louvred windows, along with charcoal drawings on the walls. Walking through the space, viewers can experience the convergence of the real and the imaginary, and are invited to contemplate their memories of different places in the city they live in and their personal relationships with them.
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Artist Profile
Hometown: Singapore
Based in: Singapore
TANG Ling Nah is a Singapore-based artist and independent curator. She is inspired by urban transitory spaces, and creates charcoal drawings, book art, installations, performances and videos to explore buildings, places and architectural spaces as communicators of stories about life. Tang is interested in the relationship between people, and between people and the physical environment. In 2008, Tang represented Singapore in the 2nd Singapore Biennale and also exhibited a work in the 11th International Architecture Biennale in Venice (Singapore Pavilion). Her accolades include the 2007/2008 Freeman Asian Artist Fellowship (Vermont Studio Centre), the Singapore National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (Art) 2004, the Juror’s Choice, Philip Morris Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003, and the Della
Butcher Award 2000. She is the Artistic Director of the Drawing Out Conversations exhibition series which explores contemporary drawing.
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