Neo Tiew Abstract Expressionism
Performative installation, 2022
Materials: Chinese ink on rice paper, watercolour on gallery walls, forged steel, chinese ink brush, cable ties, laser pointer, army-issued digital camouflage rain jacket, leather, floral acrylic ornaments
“In Lim Chu Kang, there is a small public housing area known as Neo Tiew Estate (or Lim Chu Kang Rural Centre). The whole area was en-bloc in 2002, with the residents shifted to Jurong West. The estate was vacated since then, and is currently used for FIBUA (Fighting in Built-Up Areas) trainings by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Neo Tiew (1883-1975), who had the estate and road named after him, was a pioneer in the development of Lim Chu Kang. He was heavily involved in developing roads and setting up schools, power stations and clinics in the area.
[…]
Built in 1979, there are three 3-storey flats in the estate, numbered 3 to 5. The abandoned flats are accompanied by a wet market and a playground. Lacking maintenance, the flats are left with dirty walls with paint peeling off and rusty windows. Overgrown bushes nearly cover the entire neighbourhood. Note: Visitors must exercise caution not to venture into the compound during a military drill.”
— https://remembersingapore.org/neo-tiew-estate/
Images: Exhibition view, What’s another word for holding together? Chapter 2: Isabelle Edi, MagdaTheGreat, Kenneth Constance Loe, November 8–December 4, 2022, Exhibit Studio, Vienna, Austria
Trailer/documentation: Neo Tiew Abstract Expressionism, performance, 30 min, November 12, 2022
The project was organised and with spatial interventions by Exhibit Studio coordinators Vik Bayer and Natalia Gurova.
Neo Tiew Abstract Expressionism
Performative installation, 2022
Materials: Chinese ink on rice paper, watercolour on gallery walls, forged steel, chinese ink brush, cable ties, laser pointer, army-issued digital camouflage rain jacket, leather, floral acrylic ornaments
“In Lim Chu Kang, there is a small public housing area known as Neo Tiew Estate (or Lim Chu Kang Rural Centre). The whole area was en-bloc in 2002, with the residents shifted to Jurong West. The estate was vacated since then, and is currently used for FIBUA (Fighting in Built-Up Areas) trainings by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Neo Tiew (1883-1975), who had the estate and road named after him, was a pioneer in the development of Lim Chu Kang. He was heavily involved in developing roads and setting up schools, power stations and clinics in the area.
[…]
Built in 1979, there are three 3-storey flats in the estate, numbered 3 to 5. The abandoned flats are accompanied by a wet market and a playground. Lacking maintenance, the flats are left with dirty walls with paint peeling off and rusty windows. Overgrown bushes nearly cover the entire neighbourhood. Note: Visitors must exercise caution not to venture into the compound during a military drill.”
— https://remembersingapore.org/neo-tiew-estate/
Images: Exhibition view, What’s another word for holding together? Chapter 2: Isabelle Edi, MagdaTheGreat, Kenneth Constance Loe, November 8–December 4, 2022, Exhibit Studio, Vienna, Austria
Trailer/documentation: Neo Tiew Abstract Expressionism, performance, 30 min, November 12, 2022
The project was organised and with spatial interventions by Exhibit Studio coordinators Vik Bayer and Natalia Gurova.