Recipient of the Curator Open Call 2021

Curated by Elaine Thanya Marie Teo x Tekad Kolektif
Chapel Gallery, Objectifs
23 Sep to 31 Oct 2021
Tues to Sat, 12pm to 7pm, Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays
Admission is free

:: Opening Performances by Fitri Ya’akob and Masuri Mazlan
Thursday 23 September 2021, 7pm to 8pm
Free admission, registration required 

:: My Body as a Sanctuary: Cyanotype Printing Workshop
Saturday 25 September 2021, 12pm to 2.30pm

:: Curator Tour by Elaine Thanya Marie Teo
Sunday 26 September 2021, 2pm to 3pm

:: Poetry Open Call (Details here)
Deadline: Thursday 30 September 2021

:: Floral as Praxis: Withering Presence: Floral Arrangement Workshop
Saturday 2 October 2021, 2pm to 3.30pm

:: Artist Talk 
Saturday 16 October 2021, 2pm to 3.30pm on Zoom

:: Poetry Reading
Saturday 23 October 2021, 4pm to 5pm

:: Envisioning 3D Realms in 2D: Yantra Cartography System Workshop 
Recommended for ages 16 and above; discussion and imagery shown will touch on male and female anatomy, gender and sexuality
Saturday 23 October 2021, 2pm to 3.30pm

Admission is free; donations are welcome.

With You Here Between: Defamiliarizations presents works by emerging artists Dylan Chan, Fitri Ya’akob, Masuri Mazlan and Vimal Kumar who depict photography in different, more experiential ways, and touch on themes ranging from queer identity and the body, to spirituality and ecology, to yearning for home, and family. Collectively, their works celebrate living, and thriving, in the margins.

Elaine Thanya Marie Teo x Tekad Kolektif is the recipient of Curator Open Call, part of Objectifs’ ongoing effort to broaden perspectives by supporting curatorial research and innovative ways of presenting image-based work.

About the curator

Elaine Thanya Marie Teo is a curator with a specialisation in performance art and is the co-founder of Tekad Kolektif, an artist collective dedicated to research in the liminal space.

About the artists

Dylan Chan (b. 1997) is a Singapore-based artist pursuing his BFA (Hons) at LASALLE College of the Arts. He previously graduated from their Diploma programme in 2018, and was a recipient of the Winston Oh (Practice) Award. His works abstract instances from everyday life and draw from memories centred around intimacy.

Fitri Ya’akob’s (b. 1996) works imbue her personal narratives with elements of spirituality and carnal human emotions, and explore the philosophical nuances in human relationships. She holds a BFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media and received the Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in 2019. Her works have been exhibited locally, and at the 2019 edition of the Pingyao International Photography Festival, China. [Website]

Masuri Mazlan is a Singapore-based visual artist and co-founder of Tekad Kolektif. He graduated with a BA in Fine Art (First Class Honours) from LASALLE College of the Arts accredited by Goldsmiths, University of London. His accolades include the Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise Scholarship Award (2016), the International TAKIFUJI Art Award by Japan Traffic Culture Association (2017), the Winston Oh Travelogue Research Award (2018) and Anugerah Cemerlang by MENDAKI (2019). He was the recipient of the NAC LASALLE Community Arts Mentorship Programme (CAMP) (2019) to co-lead art workshops on a grassroots level, and organised Of Spaces and Phases in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2020. [Website]

Vimal Kumar (b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary Singaporean artist with an interest in the visual aspect of storytelling, often delving into narratives of the unseen. His works explore themes related to culture, heritage, spirituality, and ecology. While he enjoys working with traditional media such as oil, gouache, and ink, he has a keen interest in photography and digital painting as well.

Press:
Plural Art Mag: With You Here Between: Defamiliarzations

Presented by Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film

Supported by Cultural Matching Fund, Arts Fund