Anthony Chin Tze Wee (1969, Singapore)

Anthony Chin Tze Wee practises conceptual research-driven growth out of site-specific engagements with the historical, social, and architectural stratifications of a place.

Through articulating ordinary materials into poetic installations, his work unravels the hidden power structures and the stories of how countries interacted with each other during colonial times and how those stories affect the dynamic between countries today.

His major exhibitions include Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines, ‘Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock’ in Art Gallery Miyauchi, Japan (2024) and OH! Open House: Kampong Gelam Art walk in Singapore.

Chen Sai Hua Kuan (1976, Singapore)

Chen Sai Hua Kuan practises his art which revolves around mundane and overlooked everyday experiences.

Sai often re-constructs ordinary things and everyday situations, opening up a fresh interpretation to the habituated eye. He sees his works as the outcomes of conditional activities determined and enabled by site and context, which go beyond object making and studio practice.

Sai has participated in prestigious residencies, including Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, winning notable awards such as The People’s Choice Award at the Mostyn Open (2013) and Best Film at the Fundada Artists’ Film Festival (2010). His international recognition includes winning a competition at the National Centre for Contemporary Art in Kaliningrad (2009).

Debbie Ding (1984, Singapore)

Debbie Ding is an artist-scholar working across the intersection of artistic research, technology and game studies; with professional experience as a design educator, interaction designer, and game designer-developer.

Recognised for her creative work with virtual reality, game design, data visualisation, and digital mapping, she became certified as Unity Associate Game Developer in 2020. Currently, her ongoing practice-based PhD research explores virtual worlds in games as a medium for artistic practice.

Her notable exhibitions include participation in Ars Electronica, "Radical Gaming" at HeK Basel, "Worldbuilding" at the Julia Stoschek Foundation (Düsseldorf), and "Wikicliki" at the Singapore Art Museum. She has also showcased her work in "Radio Malaya" at the NUS Museum, the Kochi Biennale, and the Singapore Biennale. Additionally, she was shortlisted for the President's Young Talents Award in 2018 and completed funded residencies at the Australian War Memorial (Canberra) and the Dena Foundation (Paris).

Imhathai Suwatthanasilp (1981, Thailand)

Imhathai Suwatthanasilp is an internationally known artist for her use of human hair as a main material to create her artworks. She relates hair to the human experience through works that are tactile and emotive, posing existential questions to the audience.

Imhathai’s works explore themes of gender equality, life, death, violence, morality, and spiritual and beliefs systems; especially in relation to Thai society. As a response to ongoing social concerns, Imhathai’s recent works expand to environmental issues that emphasise our individual participation and responsibility towards the nature around us.

Her works have been exhibited at major international events such as: International Incheon Women Artists Biennale (2009), Busan Biennale (2010) in Korea, Bangkok Art Biennale (2018) and was selected to present at the Songkhla Pavilion during the Venice Biennale (2019). She has also showcased her work at the Singapore Art Museum (2012) and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (Manila) (2011).

Le Quy Tong (1977, Vietnam)

Le Quy Tong uses different forms of art from photography, design, printing, advertising in his artistic practice despite his previous style of realistic expressionism.

In hopes of achieving a more thought-stimulating approach,the idea to distort and change the original meaning of any image without judgement nor a conclusion surfaced. Over the years, his works were prominently inspired by recurring themes of time, memories, emptiness, suspicion and the process of self-questioning. Emphasising the concept of incompleteness and the element of surprise, Le believes art is where his thoughts can choose their direction. Unafraid of running astray, he is boundless and lets his thoughts lead him to freedom.

Other notable exhibitions include his Solo Exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum (2013),"La Récupération des Identités" at Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City (2015), "Threads of History" at the Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong (2017), "Globalization and Identity" at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City (2018) and "Reflections of Vietnam" at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2020)

Maharani Mancanagara (1990, Indonesia)

Maharani Mancanagara reflects on Indonesia's complex issues regarding politics in society and cultural history through fictional storytelling. Utilising drawing, print, painting and installation using wood surfaces thanks to her studies in printmaking at Institut Teknologi Bandung.

Maharani's interest towards history began when she discovered her grandfather's diary, which led her to discover personal histories that reflected larger scaled politics of 20th century Indonesia. Drawing on her personal family experiences of relocation and aggression in Indonesia prior to independence, Maharani's work develops conversations about the condition of social equality via the study of form and materiality. With frequently met compelling personal narratives, often imbued with the source's own subjectivity, Maharani’s work alternative views towards documented history.

Nurrachmat Widyasena (1990, Indonesia)

Nurrachmat Widyasena is an Indonesian artist who majored in printmaking arts at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Faculty of Art and Design.

His works explore the concept of standing in the crossroads of reality and fantasy. Comedically and satirically positioning himself as a stupid third world Asian that celebrates the spirit of the Space Age, trying to recall the "old but forgotten” Space Age ideas about utopian dreams. Using paintings, installation, metal plates, pipes, wood and found objects, he reconstructs his artworks with a simple and unsophisticated technical approach. Even though he talks about futuristic things, by using low-tech methods his works become a critical representation of Indonesia's technological achievements.

Nurrachmat believes that futuristic themes and Sci-Fi will not just give an advancement in technology alone. With the help of technology and science, he tries to sharpen, update, and establish both culturally and politically the future dream of mankind to live better globally.

Ong Kian Peng (1981, Singapore)

Ong Kian Peng is an artist whose work lies at the intersection of art, technology, and ecology. Ong explores how immersive media, ecological thinking, and imagination can be powerful tools to blur the invisible boundaries between humans and nature.

Seeking to create new perspectives on the subtleness of climate change, presenting immersive and synaesthetic experiences that connect our consciousness to our ecological crisis. He continues to push the boundaries of artistic exploration, particularly in the context of climate change, expanding how art can shape our understanding of the environment and our relationship with it.

Ong holds an MA in Design Media Arts from UCLA and is currently a PhD candidate at Nanyang Technological University. His works have been featured internationally in renowned institutions like the Tainan Museum of Fine Arts, Singapore Art Museum, Arebyte Gallery London, ICA London, Total Museum Seoul, and National Gallery Singapore.In 2015, On was awarded the prestigious President's Young Talent Grand Prize.