{"id":24335,"date":"2024-12-27T17:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=24335"},"modified":"2025-01-18T11:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T03:47:53","slug":"s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"S.E.A. FOCUS 2025 | Ivan Lam &#038; Rajinder Singh | 18 &#8211; 26 January 2025 &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-2dtvy33-0cef679aeaf574812f4c648bbb751f8e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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-24335'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-1wpoaz3-afb384ea8d6cb8fbb4c48e7f6833469d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1p9p3lb-7a3593fe4805c72f24b28dad42bc9286\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1p9p3lb-7a3593fe4805c72f24b28dad42bc9286{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1p9p3lb-7a3593fe4805c72f24b28dad42bc9286 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<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 href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025-works\/\">WORKS&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025\/\">PRESS RELEASE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025-2\/\">ARTIST BIO<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2025-ivan-lam-rajinder-singh-18-26-january-2025-insitu\/\">INSITU<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-1agpuun-e710fb253eb46fb375816eadf49a8754 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  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  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">S.E.A. FOCUS 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the sixth edition of S.E.A. Focus in 2025 with \u2018Disconnected Contemporaries\u2019, an exploration of Southeast Asia\u2019s evolving art landscape. Curated by John Tung, the exhibition examines the fluid transition between the Modern and Contemporary, reflecting a region in transformation. It questions how timelines, cultures, and histories intertwine and overlap, revealing both shared and divergent narratives that shape Southeast Asia\u2019s artistic evolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gallery presents works by leading Malaysian contemporary artists Ivan Lam and Rajinder Singh, each offering unique perspectives on critical global and regional themes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ivan Lam presents three pieces, including a new diptych, addressing the human condition within the context of geopolitical conflict. The first canvas conveys the anguish of 44 global conflicts, its surface awash in red with the names of wars inscribed along the edges. The use of the number 44, symbolising death in Chinese culture, adds a poignant layer to the work, reflecting on the futility and trauma of warfare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In contrast, the second piece incorporates remnants from the first, symbolising a shift from chaos to contemplation. Crosshair motifs scattered across the canvas highlight the dehumanisation of modern warfare, where technological distance obscures human suffering. Collectively, these two works engage with the complexities of war, memory, and humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Duality has been a continuous theme in Ivan Lam\u2019s practice, exploring contrasts such as presence and absence, past and present, the seen and unseen, and what is said versus what is meant. His works provoke reflection on these tensions, offering a nuanced perspective on the contrast of opposites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rajinder Singh\u2019s work investigates the legacies of colonialism through sculptures crafted from Sikh turban fabric. These pieces emphasise the gestures and rhythms of turban tying as acts of resilience and cultural identity. Serving as metaphors for invisible labour, the sculptures honour the spirit of Sikh \u2018sewa\u2019 (service). Singh\u2019s use of unconventional materials bridges the modernist pursuit of innovation with the critical engagement of contemporary art practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Singh\u2019s accompanying poetry and paintings expand on postcolonial narratives, addressing social, political, and cultural issues that shape present-day discourse. Together, his works propose paths of resistance and healing from the residual impacts of colonial rule, engaging viewers in dialogues about identity, migration, and justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rajinder Singh\u2019s paintings in this exhibition draw inspiration from the dynamic style of Peter Paul Rubens, the Baroque master celebrated for his dramatic compositions, vigorous movement, and emotional intensity. This connection reflects a modernist interest in revisiting and reinterpreting historical styles and techniques, positioning Singh\u2019s works within a continuum of artistic evolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">VISITOR INFORMATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">17th January 2025 (Vernissage), <\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">6PM &#8211; 9PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">18th &#8211; 26th January 2025 (Public Days), <\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">1PM &#8211; 8PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Venue: Tanjong Pagar Distripark, 39 Keppel Rd, Singapore 089065<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-t9j1pr-ffe0fc5b230287b034a7f58b1ea63117\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-t9j1pr-ffe0fc5b230287b034a7f58b1ea63117{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-t9j1pr-ffe0fc5b230287b034a7f58b1ea63117 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WORKS&nbsp;|&nbsp;PRESS RELEASE | ARTIST BIO | INSITU S.E.A. 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