Category: a x edge 2021

An Na Tay, Farah D, Fatimah Sawifi, Nurrulhuda Shaik, Wang Hong Wei Mixed Media, 2021 Women are constant jugglers, trying to balance between work, life and passion. Just like the extra dose of the ‘X’ chromosome in the female genes, women, as working mothers, wives, daughters and sisters, need an extra dose of energy constantly […]

Deconstructed pair of chair, Wood Engraved, Wood Oil Paint & Lacquer, 2020 Muhammad Firdaus Bin Hernawan This installation work explores what a chair can represent; in short, how it can be a metaphor for the human’s various mental states and desires.  This work highlights our basic need and desire to give and receive compassion in […]

Videography, 2021 Lim Fung Chee Kelvin During this pandemic, many have been emotionally affected by the changes leading to the Circuit Breaker.  With much tenacity and resilience, many have pulled themselves through the different Phases, trying to cope with the immense challenges till present day.  This artwork hopes to pay tribute to all those who […]

Digital Print and Video, 2021 Liau Shu Juan In the artist’s desire to document the meals made by her mother, each day’s lunch or dinner is captured. This work aims to pay tribute to the artist’s mother, and to all mothers, for the love she has poured forth through the preparation of her meals for […]

Mixed Media, 2021 Norfaraidh Talib & Noratiqah Talib By crocheting, many beautiful things are created in the process. Despite the obstacles faced while adjusting to new routines in schools, we choose to embrace the beautiful side of this change and portray it in our artwork. With influences from Jacqui Fink who creates massive installations using […]

Video Installation, 2018 / 2021 Desiree Tham “Resonance of Control” is a video performance that aims to reflect our human daily interactions with everyday objects. The work expresses the dependency on one’s obsession with specific objects.  Using objects that I have obsessively collated over several years,  the work aims to disrupt familiarity these non-human entity, […]

Found Objects & Recycled Materials, 2021 Tina Lim Hwee Tin Do you ever question yourself about your values?  Do you wonder who you are living for? And who do you work for every day?  My artwork is a reflection of the turmoil I faced and the new perspectives I gained as I looked from the […]

Multimedia Installation, 2021 Sarah Choo Jing Zoom, Click, Waltz is a multimedia installation comprising 13 LED screens. A culmination of documented events, staged recording and found footage, this artwork depicts individuals in various states of “performance”, while isolated within separate window frames.  What began as an attempt to communicate with neighbours during Circuit Break, developed […]

Acrylic Sculptures, 2021 Farida Bee Abdul Rahman, Khairunnisa’ Shamsuri & Nurul’Ain Azilah Our artwork comprises of 3 sculptures representing our journey through this pandemic. These designs exemplify our teaching framework used in our curriculum. However, with the need to adjust during the challenging times of Covid, our team felt as if we were pushed out […]

Gouache on Watercolour Paper, 2020 Chong Chia Hwei We travel to gain new experiences and to see the world beyond our comfort zone. Yet upon reaching our destination, the newness and wonder we feel fades so quickly and we find ourselves looking for the next experience to amaze us. This series of paintings, made after […]

Digital Illustration, 2021 Goh Yu Jie Fynn is a special boy on the autism spectrum. He loves creating and has an avid imagination. This is the story of how Fynn uses his talent and creation to help others see his version of the colourful world that he lives in. I hope that through this simple […]

Mixed Media, 2021 Srividya Nair The artwork is inspired by humanity’s desire to fight and depart from this current pandemic situation which reflects where we want to go from here.  The work consists of drawings using the cross-hatching art technique representing the many ‘X’ that is marked and forms the imagery of prominent representations of […]

Colour Pencil & Thread, 2021 Low Sok Hui I write, erase, rewrite Erase again, and then A poppy blooms. “A Poppy Blooms” by Katsushika Hokusai Akin to the above haiku, everyday living and encounters are transient. We are on a constant search to find meaning, to communicate and to understand intentions.  What is real versus […]

Colour pencil & Watercolour, 2021 Sheena Seng Wander X Wonder began as an advice Sheena received before venturing on her journey to the Netherlands to complete her Masters. Her work charts her journey contemplating questions about her role as an educator in the last decade. Framed through nine squares, these questions show her process of […]

Mixed Media, 2020 Salim bin Hassan Basalamah & Muhammad Ashraf Tick-Tag-Tow is a new twist to the legendary Tic-Tac-Toe. In this interactive installation, two players will engage using the throw of a dice to influence their decision making. Players act based on the term displayed on the dice. To win, the player needs to occupy […]

Video Installation, 2021 Ryan Goh Advertisements in our public spaces present images that seep into our daily unconscious consumption. They arrest our visual attention in order to mediate our thoughts, ideas, feelings, and desires. The uncommon empty, degenerate, or dysfunctional billboard therefore teases a contemplative irony – it simultaneously shirks its usual visual authority, while […]