Exhibitions

2019 Dec

Scenography: Auditory Intimacy
Dance Nucleus, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore

Initiated in 2018 as a project that probed the representational politics and strategies of (in)fidelity, with previous showcase sessions hosted at TheatreWorks's 72-13 space and Dance Nucleus' own SCOPE#06, artist Jereh Leung's work-in-progress Auditory Intimacy, made in collaboration with artists Jing Ng, Tay Ining, Irfan Kasban, and writer Alfonse Chịu for this iteration, is also a work that examines the performative potentials of the body in domestic space, and how the home is a site for acts of unseen gendered labor-both emotional and physical. Underlined by Baudrillard's notions of simulacra in its formal structure and presentation, Auditory Intimacy seeks to draw into focus the ways of performing ard spectating in a space that could be construed as safe and mundane, but also a site of sometimes violent contestations.

Occurring as an installation within which periodic activations would take place, the set-up by Tay and Leung starts as a series of corridors and pathways obscured by thick bolts of dark fabric before unfurling into the facsimile of a small apartment which includes items such as a rice cooker, a bed, a TV set, and a dining table with accompanying stools. Sparsely decorated and lit, the installation creates an intimate space despite the cold, austere geometry of its constituent components through the skilful use of low elevation and select placement of soft materials that generate pockets of organic occupancy within the larger environment. The lack of labels and formally aestheticised objects also help to blur the boundaries between installation, sculpture, and interior design, and toys with the idea of the readymade as decontextualised aesthetic object model seen in works such as Michael Craig-Martin's 1971 On the Shelf. ...

Concept: Jereh Leung
Sound: Jing Ng
Scenography: Tay Ining
Activation: Irfan Kasban
Dramaturgy: Alfonse Chiu
Producer: Hoo Kuan Cien

Graphic Designer: Iffah Dahiyah, Fellow
Marketing Assistant: Sarah Tang
Documentation: Alfonse Chiu,
Jereh Leung
Video Editor: Tay Ining
Installers: Liu Guanfang
Zhang Kaiyang
Jiang Li Guo
Ahamad Tanbir
Uddin Mohammad Jasim
Painter: Chia Wei Ting
Lighting Equipment: Xu Jingyi
Welders: Harun,
Islam Rafiqul
Samian Vin Daraman
Li Zhong Guo
Consultation: Chew Kiahwee
Artwork Prototype: Nhawafal Juma'at

2019 Mar

The only paradise is paradise lost
Stamford Arts Centre, Singapore

Nostalgia presents a social memory practice that is deeply rooted within the present globalizing world. Our nostalgic inclinations led to the archival and memorialization of the foregone, immortalized by images and objects within museums, internet, television and mural paintings. Such mediated memories have supplanted our lived memories as we fascinate over repositories of synthetic recollections that are designed for hasty collective consumption. The exhibition draws inspirations from the current nostalgic impulses of modernity to explore and investigate the numerous issues it entails.

Curated by: Jaxton Su
Participating Artists: Seet Yun Teng, Akai Chew, Cynthia Delaney Suwito, Donna Lu, Lija Markus, Nicole Phua, Desiree Tham, Chia Wei Ting, Matthias Leander Yong, Tay Ining

Gallery Map
Event Page
Personal Insight, Ining's-one take video
Personal Insight, Zul's "...how it lulls"
Personal Insight, Jiexiao - 随风而锒铛
Personal Insight, Friends' photos

2018 Jan

RAID
Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter, Singapore

RAID explores the intricacies of site as narrator within the historic Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter. Rarely opened to the public, the 1,500 sqm site has a long history dating as far back as 1939 during air raids by the Japanese in the 1940s and has been not significantly changed since.

It extends the literature of site responsivity through the lens of 8 up and coming artist working across fields of sculpture, installation and conceptual art. Through RAID, each of the artist will present their interpretation of the loaded site - intuitively, architecturally or historically.

Organised by: Daniel Chong, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee
Participating Artists: Daniel Chong, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee, Ivan David Ng, Tay Ining, Vanessa Lim, Jacqueline Sim, Pooja Kanade, and Nhawfal Juma’at

Gallery Map
Strange Bedfellows: Art Finds Itself in Odd Places, Bruce Quek and Chloe Ho, Art Republik
Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter, Art in a dark, dusty, damp place, Teo Wen Li, The Strait Times
Art goes underground at historical air raid shelter, The Straits Times
Drawing on air raid shelter's unique space for art show, Benjamin Seetor, The Strait Times
Historic and untouched Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter to open to public for art exhibition, Reena Devi, Yahoo! Lifestyle
中峇鲁防空壕第一个艺术展,黄向京,联合早报
Video Documentation, Raj Nadarajan, Today
Personal Insight, 75gramsofpaintings
Personal Insight, Bak Chor Mee Boy
Personal Insight, twentyse7enframes : motionstills production
Event Coverage, Haryani Ismail, Berita Harian
Event Coverage, Art Radar
Event Coverage, Coconuts Singapore
Event Coverage, The Smart Locals

2017 Sep

Free Ripe Food Rots Fast
Young Talent Programme, ION Art Gallery, Singapore

Ining has continued to work with iron, testing and trying it to discover the visual and tactile products of its deterioration. She presents intriguing compositions derived from these studied operations of rot. Over the months leading to this exhibition, Ining has been actively experimenting and testing materials including her continuing work with metal and water, and its relationship with blood. Due to the extensive nature of her process-based work, Ining's work may be best appreciated in the workshop environment. Originally setting out to discover the quality of 'pure' iron, Ining's trials employ the process of oxidation of iron and blood.

Curated by: Seah Tzi-Yan, Theo Arts Professionals

Curator's Note, Young Talent Programme
Video Documentation on Opening day, Artist Singapore
Event Coverage, Artist Singapore
Personal Insight, 75gramsofpainting
Event Coverage, The Active Age
“She humorously replied: “You can make it yourself!”, AM Collective
Event Coverage, NAOROCOCO
Event Coverage, H Diary SG Blog

Using the triggers of personal memory as connectors to materials like laundry soaps old machines, refrigeration pumps and packing materials, she whips up a panoply of different stimuli that are still deteriorating/evolving in the gallery setting. Ining is conscious that as soon as she begins a cycle, the cycle of rotting and decay begins simultaneously This shifts the paradigms for her art-making where mechanical parts, recycled metal sheet and even her own blood become active rather than passive components of her work. The polished setting of the ION Art gallery is almost an antithesis to the continuous decomposition of the materials set in cycle, however, therein lies the discovery.

2016 Nov

Young Talent Programme
Affordable Art Fair, Singapore

The Young Talent Programme is a significant platform for young artists below the age of 35 who are born/resident in South East Asia, to be spotted by galleries and art institutions, and be introduced to the art-loving public. The objective is to identify young talents early, providing guidance and commentary on their artistic development. The programme creates an opportunity for emerging artists to build a strong CV and experience in the art industry, whilst providing a focal point for contemporary art dealers and collectors to access fresh works from the region.

Curated by: Seah Tzi-Yan
Participating Artists: Chiang Lup Hong, Eugene Koh You Qin, Harun Ak, Jodi Tan, Le Thuy, Leow Wei Li, Tay Ining, Santa Wai Zakaria

Brochure, Affordable Art Fair
Personal Insight, Ining's Photos
4 Reasons to Visit the Affordable Art Fair Even if you are not buying Art (Yet), Grace Hong, Art Hop
Young Talent Programme (YTP) 2016/17, ION Orchard
Spotlight from the Singapore's Young Talent Programme 2016/2017, Affordable Art Fair

2016 Jul

Untapped Emerging
Visual Arts Development Association,
Shophouse 5, Singapore

The feature that sets UNTAPPED apart from other emerging artist programmes is its close collaboration with arts patrons. Local patrons provide the upfront funding for the project. In return, each patron is able to collect one artwork from each exhibition. This means that over a third of the artworks shown by these young artists will automatically be acquired by established art patrons. This goes beyond general exposure and connects artists directly with individuals who are actively supporting the visual arts in Singapore.

Participating Artists: Yanyun Chen, Prakash Haridas, Ryan Benjamin Lee, Nandita Mukand, Jodi Tan, Danielle Tay, Tay Ining, Leonard Yang, Yeo Tze Yang

First Look: UNTAPPED EMERGING 2016, Junni Chen, Art Hop
Personal Insight, Ining's Photos

2016 Mar

OH! Potong Pasir
OH!pen Call, Singapore

OH!pen Call was an experimental satellite programme running alongside OH! Potong Pasir that explored the possibilities of meaningful community engagement in our everyday spaces.

Seven art and community projects were installed in the public spaces of Potong Pasir – in void decks, up staircases, in the Community Club and so on. The projects were installed for a total of sixteen days and were free for the public to enjoy.

Curated by: OH! Open House

Map & Brochure, OH! Open House
Personal Insight, Ining's Photos
Doors are open: Explore Potong Pasir and Wessex Estate with artists, Mayo Martin, Today
OH! Potong Pasir: Now you see it, now you don't, Wan Ting Koh, The Middle Ground
OH! Potong Pasir will take you on an aesthetic trip into the neighbourhood's days of future past, Coconuts Singapore

2016 Jan

Dancing On the Spot
Mettle Work, Singapore

The group showcase, 'Dancing On the Spot', references Ong Keng Sen's interview on the condition of the Arts in Singapore, and Walter De Maria's essay, Meaningless Work (1960). Bridging these two seemingly disparate textual sources, this exhibition considers the position of art making in relation to purpose, meaning and societal relevance.

Organised by: Zulkhairi Zulkiflee
Participating Artists: Khairul Ikhwan, Nhawfal Juma'at, Lai Yu Tong, Dzaki Safaruan, Tay Ining, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee, Ryan Ben Lee

Seni sana sini meski di kilang besi (Art here and there even if it’s in steel factory), Berita Harian
Curation on 'Dancing on the Spot'
Personal Insight, Friends' Photos

2015 Oct

C. 2015 -
Noise Singapore The Apprenticeship Programme, Objectifs, Singapore

The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP) attracts talented young people who aspire to take their art to new heights. This year, 34 apprentices were guided by 18 creative industry practitioners in the fields of art, design, illustration, moving images and photography. The four-month long mentorship included one-to-one and group critique sessions, with mentors bringing apprentices for exhibitions, conducting photography training workshops.

The programme culminates in a group exhibition curated by OH! Open House. It showcases original works by the TAP apprentices with supervision and getting them to participate in mass drawing events from their mentors. As part of the developmental process, the curators facilitated a curatorial intensive and group discussions for apprentices. The exhibition, titled c. 2015 -, features works which interrogate the self in relation to time. Experience the showcase at two venues for the first time in the history of Noise Singapore.

Curated by: OH! Open House
Organised by: National Art Council

Winner of Noise Singapore Award, Noise Singapore
Noise Interview, Noise Magazine
Hour At the Musuem: C. 2015, Nabilah Said, The Straits Times
Personal Insight, Friends' photos

2015 Jun

Seeing them Differently in Metalworking
Flaneur Gallery, Singapore

Participating Artists: Justin Lin, Tay Ining

Press Release, Flaneur Gallery
Personal Insight, Friends' photos

2011

minimART 1.0
Substation, Singapore

Main Website, minimART
Event Coverage, minimART
Personal Insight, Friends' Photo

2011

Graduation Show
School of Art, Design and Media, Old School Gallery, Singapore

Graduate Thesis, NTU