Left to right:Starsmish (2017); watercolour, watercolour pastel, and wax on papier-mâché; 39 x 21 x 15 cmFo liose sil (2017); watercolour, watercolour pastel, and wax on papier-mâché; 36 x 20 x 14 cmGrenreef (2017); watercolour, watercolour pastel, and wax on papier-mâché; 45 x 19 x 11 cmAplysina anemona (2017); watercolour pastel and wax on papier-mâché; 52 x 13 x 13 cmDunce shelly dunce (2017); watercolour, watercolour pastel, and wax on papier-mâché; 35 x 11 x 13 cm
Sea-Dew-Utopia II (2017)
Sea-Dew-Utopia II (2017)
Using recycled material, I created assemblages of mutated corals and sea creatures. The work references Corabela (1985), a play by Singaporean theatre group, Third Stage. Fictitious sea creatures appear in the play, which parodies the Singaporean government’s controversial policy in the 1980s of encouraging graduate women to have children.