Crossing Thresholds

The work of Fajrina Razak (b.1989, Singapore) materialises from an analysis-approach practice. She uses traditional materials and contemporary methods as conduits for the archival of knowledge to form inquiries on historical references related to Austronesia and Southeast Asia at large. Fajrina adopts an embodied approach to ethnoecological practices, reclaiming animistic practices and folk healing rituals in the syncretic Nusantara as attempts at re-indigeneity, decolonisation and remediation with the natural world amidst hyper development.

Working at the intersection of painting and sculpture, Ben Loong (b.1988, Singapore) explores themes of utility within traditional craftsmanship. By manipulating industrial and mass-produced materials and observing textures and patterns in the everyday, his practice attempts to challenge the value systems embedded in material culture. His exhibitions include Squaring the Circle, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore (2021), Ancient Future Myths, AC43 Gallery, Singapore (2021) and FrictionaL, Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore (2018). He was part of the Nanyang Technological University Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore Residencies Programme in 2023. 

Tiffany Loy (b.1987, Singapore) is trained in industrial design and textile-weaving. Her background in product and textile design informs her unique approach in creating materials with minute details, with an awareness of their impact in a spatial context. Employing a weaver’s approach to sculpture, Loy explores fundamental relationships between colour, structure and tension. Her works have been exhibited locally and internationally at venues such as Singapore Art Museum, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art and La Triennale di Milano.