tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2022-08-08T19:05:52+08:00 Peatix Instinc Space tag:peatix.com,2022:event-3289457 2022-07-30T11:00:00SGT 2022-07-30T11:00:00SGT

VenueINSTINC @SOHO2, 12 Eu Tong Sen St #04-163, Singapore 059819Opening NightThursday, 28 July 2022 | 6 PM - 9 PMExhibition28 July - 7 August 2022 | 11 AM - 7 PM[THE GALLERY IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS]Artists talk Saturday, 30 July 2022 | 2 PM - 3 PM (Online)INSTINC and 1PROJECTS present a joint exhibition: Dark Was the Night We Found Light. As we the world over embark on a different and unknown future. Yet to overcome the remnants of a disquieting upstart to the second decade of the millennium. More often than not, the imminent reality of what is now and to come seems dark, uncertain and perhaps even fearsome. We may face some of the most significant challenges our species has come upon, yet with these also comes the opportunity for broader and deeper reflection and change. The circumstances are fit for a collective turnaround. A significant shift in ways of life if we consider the impacts and imbalances these hold within our societies and planet. Dark Was the Night We Found Light invites us to see and question the stark realities faced by many and possibly shed light on a future already here. Yet the exhibition brings about an expectancy of hope and light within the dark by presenting playful, humorous, oniric yet poignant and thought-provoking works. The exhibition presents four artists Justin Lee (Singapore), Natalia Ludmila (Mexico), Prasert Yodkaew (Thailand) and Pornwipa Suriyakarn (Thailand). They are brought together by the parallels within their practices and works rather than nationalities. That is to say that the concerns explored in the exhibition are not limited to one region and pertain to us all. In his current work, Justin Lee reflects upon the mundane of our social behaviour. For Lee, social behaviour and interactions are similar to the act of exchanging objects. We hold the expectation that when we give, we will receive the same amount. In the installation Toy r LUST, Lee questions how our social behaviours are shaped not necessarily by nature but by society's constraints, structures and expectations. In her video work, Natalia Ludmila looks into text and how it can be used for artistic research. By displaying digital collages of cites from the influential book Orientalism by Edward Said. Her work puts forward notions of colonialism and its effects on and shaping many contemporary societies. Prasert Yodkaew poetically highlights in his video performance "Rice Falling Into the Sky" the everyday difficulties many people face. For example, to put a meal on their tables, particularly regarding daily wagers. The artist thought of this in a Thailand context, yet it is a global issue. In another work, Prasert Yodkaew presents a train passenger view of a settlement along railway tracks. This type of housing is found on the outskirts of many large urban hubs in Thailand. A large number of Thais have migrated to cities expecting a betterment in their lives. Nonetheless, faced with a high cost of living, they are forced to settle in encroachments and travel to the city for work every day. Lastly, Pornwipa Suriyakarn works with digital collages that blend traditional and contemporary Thai imagery. Her work brings about concepts of mass media, commentary on post-truth, and contemporary Thai idiosyncrasy. The contemporary Thai character involves traditional and present-day ways of life and mindset. Her work is baroque, charged and with an overt saturation of visual elements. However, in its vastness, we are invited to take time to meditate and decipher what is in front of us, perhaps one element at a time.