Gallery Events
Performance by BANI HAYKAL                                  09 Oct, Thursday, 6pm

Silverlens is pleased to present Re/call/Re/form/Re/master, a group exhibition of Southeast Asian artists curated by Jason Wee taking place at Silverlens Gillman Barracks from September 12 to October 12, 2014.  

The exhibition explores the ways in which creative reuse and modes of material transfer produces a frisson of unexpected meaning and a tingle of strong emotion. The exhibition looks specifically at three processes: the syneasthetic recollection of one sensation (sound) that is provoked by an experience of a different sensation (sight); the transformation of found material into new physical form; and the transfer of ideas and information from one material substrate to another. These dynamic material transformations are analogous to the fluid conturbations that we witness in contemporary art practices. 

The artists in this exhibition work in a variety of media such as sound, performance, moving image, photography and installation. They are Bani Haykal (Singapore, b. 1985), Nipan Oranniwesna (Thailand, b. 1962), Prilla Tania (Indonesia, b. 1979), Vanessa Ban (Singapore, b. 1988) and Vincent Leong (Malaysia, b. 1979).

About the artists. The artists are among the most exiciting practitioners in Southeast Asia today. Bani Haykal is currently an artist in residence with the Centre of Contemporary Art, Singapore. Nipan Oranniwesna has exhibited in the Thai Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale (2007) and Prilla Tania is a featured artist in the upcoming 5th Fukuoka Triennale. Vanessa Ban has been involved in notable shows at the London Design Festival and Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore and Vincent Leong was most recently included in the ‘No Country’ Guggenheim new collections exhibition.

About Silverlens (Manila and Singapore). Founded by Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo in 2004, has earned recognition from both artists and collectors as one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Southeast Asia. Through its exhibition program, artist representation, art fair participation and institutional collaboration, Silverlens aims to place its artists within the broader framework of international contemporary art dialogue.

Re/call/Re/form/Re/master, featuring works from BANI HAYKAL, NIPAN ORANNIWESNA, PRILLA TANIA, VANESSA BAN and VINCENT LEONG, curated by JASON WEE runs from 12 September to 12 October 2014 at Silverlens Gillman Barracks, 47 Malan Road, #01-25 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444.