{"id":18233,"date":"2021-07-23T16:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T08:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=18233"},"modified":"2021-11-25T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T08:07:25","slug":"list-poetry","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/list-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | LIST POETRY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-ftrubeh-fe0a24934fbaa05bbfb5072674101a9c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-18233'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-f81glcp-12d0e87fd55515a59cd038d6d3964fec av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Cheong Kiet Cheng \u2013 We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | 22 June \u2013 18 July 2021 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/cheong-kiet-cheng-we-are-dreaming-and-awake-in-the-air-22-june-18-july-2021-works\/\">works&nbsp;<\/a>|<a title=\"Cheong Kiet Cheng \u2013 We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | 22 June \u2013 18 July 2021 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/cheong-kiet-cheng-we-are-dreaming-and-awake-in-the-air-22-june-18-july-2021-press-release\/\">&nbsp;press release<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cheong-Kiet-Cheng-We-Are-Dreaming-and-Awake-in-the-Air-statement.pdf\">ARTWORK STATEMENT<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?p=18233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIST POETRY<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?p=18254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIDEOS<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cheong-Kiet-Cheng-We-Are-Dreaming-and-Awake-In-the-Air-ebooklet-high-res.pdf\">E-BOOKLET<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-efw0jfd-58f206070692eb49321e20f546baf926 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">LIST POETRY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Few weeks ago, we hosted a collective poetry-writing session surrounding Cheong Kiet Cheng&#8217;s surreal works of art. Through this fun workshop, participants came together to create list poetry in response to paintings from the artist\u2019s upcoming solo exhibition \u2018<em>We Are Dreaming and Awake in the Air<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Through this new series Cheong Kiet Cheng presents ink and watercolour works that draw from her voyage, upbringing and everyday life. It is a series in which she delves deeper into her creations of fictional creatures and narratives, while continuing to address her reflections on human\u2019s relationship with mother nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-18233'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class='flex_column av-dlomg61-328f90a82afcc134794ad88c7c7bf5a1 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d8phqxl-df18fd934f2d27216f07bfe0c09b5220\">\n.avia-image-container.av-d8phqxl-df18fd934f2d27216f07bfe0c09b5220 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-d8phqxl-df18fd934f2d27216f07bfe0c09b5220 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-d8phqxl-df18fd934f2d27216f07bfe0c09b5220 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Filled with you (2020) | Watercolor on canvas; 164.5cm x 134cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18200 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18200 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-245x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Filled with you'  height=\"300\" width=\"245\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-843x1030.jpg 843w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-1228x1500.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-577x705.jpg 577w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-450x549.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-cu7ag8p-2675f48ab06f1112bbed7e8e0622d277 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;Strange figures appeared from the deep forest<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Under sky of shroomish clouds<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Topographic mind escaping illusions of time<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crown of rabbits on swollen head<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Little mermaid, how are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Around me, once green<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The smell of dew, tingling through all senses<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Why from rose tinted glasses I see is sorrow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Amanda Ariawan, Connor Duch, Daniel Chow, and Dea Dalila<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bvmlmyh-8addb47f68390195926b4dedd75ee9dd\">\n#top .hr.av-bvmlmyh-8addb47f68390195926b4dedd75ee9dd{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-bvmlmyh-8addb47f68390195926b4dedd75ee9dd .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bvmlmyh-8addb47f68390195926b4dedd75ee9dd hr-custom  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-41gl5l-9c652e9a3a27256ca4d4a71b276a7b1c av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-arvspyx-da4928db8de1c0fa1dbf3902825c66d0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-arvspyx-da4928db8de1c0fa1dbf3902825c66d0 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-arvspyx-da4928db8de1c0fa1dbf3902825c66d0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-arvspyx-da4928db8de1c0fa1dbf3902825c66d0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Under the Buddha Tree (2020) | Ink on canvas; 43cm x 48.5cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18212 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18212 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-300x264.jpg\" alt='' title='Under the Buddha Tree'  height=\"264\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-1030x906.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-1500x1320.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-705x620.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-450x396.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-ai6fk6x-a39d37d999f1bdc81ad0d6b20bada65c av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh mighty warrior of the land<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Labyrinth forest, I take your hand<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Coming home to my ghostly tribe<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wounds forgotten, in transcendent lives<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Under the shadows I dance, no longer terrified<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Spirits of the forest I kneel before you,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>tree of ages I stand beside<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>We all are one, scion of the tree of life<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Amanda Ariawan, Connor Duch, Daniel Chow, and Dea Dalila<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9atjfix-12d87f28281496c324ff3847b5817471\">\n#top .hr.av-9atjfix-12d87f28281496c324ff3847b5817471{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-9atjfix-12d87f28281496c324ff3847b5817471 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9atjfix-12d87f28281496c324ff3847b5817471 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-8wrtuah-69c28559832d16dc4cd7d9f87b16ec0b av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8hd49yx-1b433db13fd4e31b740e9f4a8a4194f1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-8hd49yx-1b433db13fd4e31b740e9f4a8a4194f1 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-8hd49yx-1b433db13fd4e31b740e9f4a8a4194f1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-8hd49yx-1b433db13fd4e31b740e9f4a8a4194f1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Flowers in the Sea (2021) | Watercolor on canvas; 77cm x 96cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18201 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18201 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-300x235.jpg\" alt='' title='Flowers in the Sea'  height=\"235\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-1030x809.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-1500x1179.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-705x554.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-450x353.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-7v35e49-a5a2643b5d427c6c336112c6c886b302 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Here we are, swimming in everlasting waves<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cognitive dissonance, masked happiness<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Thumbelina born in a flower<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Her eyes wide open, ready to teach the world kindness<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My fear of falling into the sea is a thing I can\u2019t control<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Running from the past, going nowhere<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I like it when my feet touch the water,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>freely tapping into the shallowness of thought<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My dream, washed by the line of the horizon<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Unable to come back to where I am<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The sound of the ocean calls for me to stay<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>But my mind says otherwise<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Dana Gross, Jasmine Azura, Khalila Yuniarto, and Tang Tze Lye<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6z8myhl-04483adab9189100ac908ce84a18a743\">\n#top .hr.av-6z8myhl-04483adab9189100ac908ce84a18a743{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-6z8myhl-04483adab9189100ac908ce84a18a743 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6z8myhl-04483adab9189100ac908ce84a18a743 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-6uzzezd-a4703167ba615dfa8cfe2b4278990eb6 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-68u6kd5-b24d238a50c24757a9c510abf64c631d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-68u6kd5-b24d238a50c24757a9c510abf64c631d .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-68u6kd5-b24d238a50c24757a9c510abf64c631d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-68u6kd5-b24d238a50c24757a9c510abf64c631d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Riding (2020) | Ink on paper; 58cm x 48cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18210 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18210 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-231x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Riding'  height=\"300\" width=\"231\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-795x1030.jpg 795w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-1157x1500.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-544x705.jpg 544w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-450x582.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-5lvmh89-cfff4b9f07fe53374969f0d2350b794d av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mother is the best figure in the world<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Representing many souls in one body<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The joy of protecting<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Accepting the fate of her children<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There she goes, carrying joy and burden on her back<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Dana Gross, Jasmine Azura, Khalila Yuniarto, and Tang Tze Lye<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4phrgft-0d7f19627f20010ce9703e1e32b1cc0e\">\n#top .hr.av-4phrgft-0d7f19627f20010ce9703e1e32b1cc0e{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-4phrgft-0d7f19627f20010ce9703e1e32b1cc0e .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4phrgft-0d7f19627f20010ce9703e1e32b1cc0e hr-custom  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-493kggp-f3fc1741e9f335187234c54768ff5284 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3usbxjt-d1070ce132b5dd39975065855cfa8b62\">\n.avia-image-container.av-3usbxjt-d1070ce132b5dd39975065855cfa8b62 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-3usbxjt-d1070ce132b5dd39975065855cfa8b62 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-3usbxjt-d1070ce132b5dd39975065855cfa8b62 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Loving You (2020) | Watercolor on canvas; 164.5cm x 119cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18207 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18207 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-218x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Loving You'  height=\"300\" width=\"218\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-749x1030.jpg 749w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-1090x1500.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-512x705.jpg 512w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-450x618.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3dv0x21-bb1ba9a72373ce1df085482b1a1ecfd0 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Talking Heads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Alligator eyes in gentle beasts<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Heads peeping out of watercolour trees<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Connections when walking throughlife<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>But in my tale there will be a friend at least<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The magical spiral starts inwards and swirls outwards<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Barefoot creatures, seeking violet truths<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hands dipped in pink ink, held up in gratitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Endless skies filled with dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And in all these colours, her eyes were the brightest blue<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And in all these colours, the girl\u2019s innocence<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>is the most enamoured<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Petrify these creatures, what say you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Anita, Deena Dakshini, Kasthury Paramiswaran, Ria Thomas, and Viji Krishnamoorthy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2gj1rax-44f44b3f2a5fb449122dcd75e4909521\">\n#top .hr.av-2gj1rax-44f44b3f2a5fb449122dcd75e4909521{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-2gj1rax-44f44b3f2a5fb449122dcd75e4909521 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2gj1rax-44f44b3f2a5fb449122dcd75e4909521 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-1zyykft-e530468691c55e1dccfcbd7ce7d7fda7 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1kjw55l-07b1bf4d03404dea2e354116b3eb6363\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1kjw55l-07b1bf4d03404dea2e354116b3eb6363 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1kjw55l-07b1bf4d03404dea2e354116b3eb6363 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1kjw55l-07b1bf4d03404dea2e354116b3eb6363 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Life Being (2020) | Ink on paper; 58cm x 48cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-18205 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18205 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-234x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Life Being'  height=\"300\" width=\"234\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-805x1030.jpg 805w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-1173x1500.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-551x705.jpg 551w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-450x575.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-18vk42h-acb7f54d5ea80ad1c6e792190d0db68a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bloodline Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The monochrome nature of my dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The faces I see in my busy mind<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Leaves for a poker face, but shrouded by nature<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Is the jungle overcrowded?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Protected by something she doesn\u2019t know<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The ancestral energy within facades<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mixed with my culture, mixed inmy blood,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wraps over me in branches of care.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I can go to sleep, in trees and in bushes<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Feeling the safety of feline instincts<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And taking care of me will be ancestors<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Now existing in fable tales as folklore creatures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Deena Dakshini and Kasthury Paramiswaran<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"works&nbsp;|&nbsp;press release | ARTWORK STATEMENT |&nbsp;LIST POETRY&nbsp;| VIDEOS&nbsp;| E-BOOKLET LIST POETRY Few weeks ago, we hosted a collective poetry-writing session surrounding Cheong Kiet Cheng's surreal works of art. 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