Certainty / Entropy (Peranakan 1)

2014

Unravelled fabric designed by the artist with coloured warp threads

Fabric length 24 meter, installation size 15 meter approximately

Exhibited at

Certainty / Entropy, Third Floor Hermès Singapore (Aloft at Hermès), Singapore (2014)

Unraveling, Restoring, Ayala museum, Manila, Philippines (2015)

Certainty / Entropy (Peranakan 1)

The fabric refers to Beadwork tablecloth in Penang (Malaysia) in the early 20th century and contemporary symbols are sprinkled over the traditional fabric as a part of flowers. The contemporary symbols that are surrounding us in the society are quoted from copyright mark, @ mark, nuclear symbol, bio mark, peace mark, credit card company symbols, gene image, irradiated mark, placenta image, womb image, biohazard mark and etc.

 

The Certainty / Entropy series work concept

Photo by

Edward HENDRICKS