Artist Statement
Tay Ining (b. 1988, Singapore) works at a metalworking shop. As an artist, she explores the neglected creative potential of fabrication industries in Singapore. Her sculptural works examine the phenomena of physical materials, the linguistics of depicted objects, and the extension of psychomotor skills. They are inspired by her encounters with the transformation of metal in the factory.
While she figures the potentials of metalworking, juggles her artistic visions and craftsmanship, she also helps other creatives realise their projects through the use of her metal workshop’s facilities. Being a collaborator helps her to discover ways in which different fields of study can align together.
Education
Ining did her B.F.A. at Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media in 2011, majoring in Interactive Media. She is a participant of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology GAMBIT (2010) program and a recipient of the National University of Singapore SHAPE (2014) grant, both of which were work residency in the United States. She is granted the Noise Singapore Award (2015) by the National Art Council to hold her first solo exhibition at the ION Art's Young Talent Programme Winners' Solo (2017).
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Interactive Media. School of Art, Design and Media. Nanyang Technological University. Singapore.
Solo Exhibition
2017
Free Ripe Food Rots Fast, Young Talent Programme Winners’ Solo
Orchard ION Art, Singapore
Group Exhibition / Collaboration
2021
Safe Exit
Collaborating with Shawn Chua Ming Ren & Ada Adhiyatma
State of Motion, Asian Film Archive, Singapore
2019
Auditory Intimacy, Scenography
Collaborating with Jereh Leung, Jing Ng, Irfan Kasban, Alfonse Chiu & Hoo Kuan Cien
Dance Nucleus, Singapore
2019
The only paradise is paradise lost, Artist-run
Stamford Arts Centre, Singapore
2018
RAID, Artist-run, Singapore Art Week
Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter, Singapore
2016
Young Talent Programme, Affordable Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
2016
Untapped Emerging, Visual Arts Development Association (VADA)
Shophouse 5, Singapore
2016
OH! Potong Pasir, OH! Open House
Potong Pasir, Singapore
2016
Dancing on the spot, Artist-run
Mettle Work, Singapore
2015
C. 2015 - , Noise Singapore The Apprenticeship Programme
Chapel Gallery, Singapore
2015
Seeing them differently in Metalworking
Flaneur Gallery, Singapore
2011
minimART 1.0
Substation, Singapore
2011
ADM Show, School of Art, Design and Media
The Old School Gallery, Singapore
Residency / Work Experience
2014 - Ongoing
Metal Fabricator
Choon Hoe Heng Engineering, Singapore
2016
NPE Art Residency, Printing Office
NPE Print Communications, Singapore
2013
User Experience Designer
Schell Games, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2012
Workshop Apprentice
Singapore Tyler Print Institute - Creative Workshop and Gallery, Singapore
2010
Game Designer
MIT Game Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Awards / Grants
2016
Young Talent Programme Winners' Solo,
ION Art, Singapore
2015
Noise Singapore Award,
National Art Council, Singapore
2013
MDA - NUS SHAPE Grant,
Media Development Authority, Singapore
2010
MDA - MIT GAMBIT Grant,
Media Development Authority, Singapore
Art Fabrication / Handling
2021
Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Pasir Ris
Site Fabrication for Archipelago
by Jaxton Su
E!Avenue, Singapore
2021
Fabrication for Mural Lingo's I Want to Go Home
By A'shua Imran
The Arts House, Singapore
2021
State of Motion 2021: Alternate/Opt Realities
Fabrication and Site-Installation for artists -- PURE EVER
Marina One, Singapore
2021
Art Fabrication for Solo Exhibition
I am a CON artist:
By Justin Lee
The Private Museum, Singapore
2020
Power Play: Invisible Lines
Exhibition Setup for the Artist-run Festival
The Arts House, Singapore
2020
What is the Current That Presents a Behaved Waist, Stephanie Jane Burt, Solo Exhibition
Metal Fabrication, Colour Matching, Flooring, and Lighting for Site Installation
Yeo Workshop, Singapore
2020
Arts Trail @ Macpherson 2020
Metal Fabrication & Site installation for "Collective Good"
By Ernest Goh
Circuit Road Hawker Centre, Singapore
2020
Art Fabrication for Solo Exhibition
They Used to Be My Playground – The Now Happiness Series.
A Solo Exhibition by Justin Lee
Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2019
Malay CultureFest 2019
Ke Datanganku Dari Laut ke Tanahmu (My Arrival from the Sea to your Land).
for Nhawfal Juma'at
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Kallang Riverside, Singapore
2019
Intestinology 04 X The Cold Purity of Mathematic Love/Trust Equations
Metal Fabrication for part of the artwork
For Joo Choo Lin
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NTU Gallery, Singapore
2018
Arts in the Neighbourhood -- Woodlands
Metal Fabrication and Public Sculpture Installation for In This Space I Will Find You.
for Nhawfal Juma'at
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Woodlands Waterfront, Singapore
2018
NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, Singapore
To be continued.
Updated on 28th Feb 2021