Have you wondered what it looks like “behind-the-scenes” when creating art? Take a look at my new short video, documenting the making of some of my recent artworks.
Read MoreBall Seals: or the little glass balls found in fountain pen ink cartridges
Artist’s journal: As I write I have a collection of these little transparent spheres, often frosted and some stained with ink, on my desk in front of me. It strikes me that I have always been fascinated by transparency, and by the tiny fragments which come together or signal something more significant over time.
Read MoreХочу щоб всі залишились живими. (I WANT EVERYONE TO STAY ALIVE.) - A New Publication
A new publication of stories collected from people living through the war in Ukraine is available to read now
Read MoreLaunch of a new publication: For the Moment - Ukrainian Stories
Launching a new publication of stories
Read MoreWorking on something new: On the Edge
A new project coming together in the studio: Smashed glass and fragmented stories.
Read MoreAn Anthology of Displacement - An artist's journey about migration
My artwork tells the stories of people who live life on the border - be that the edge of a geography, an identity, or even time. For this series, I invited personal stories from migrants and newcomers who have crossed physical and mental borders.
Read MoreClosing the Distance: Behind the Artwork
Closing the distance, 2020, has been a very meaningful artwork coming out of the lockdown and challenges of the past 12 months, and as this piece has been selected for another exhibition I wanted to give you a bit more insight into the artwork.
Read MoreOh my Singapore!
Cases are rising in Singapore, my home of many years and in many ways a place I feel deeply connected to. Of the 614 new cases overnight ONLY 4 were Singaporean or Permanent Resident. So that means the rest are foreign workers. This is not a new problem. Here is a work I made about a Burmese worker who lost the sight in one eye in 2016 due to bad living and working conditions in Singapore, toiling on the Tuas boats:
Read MoreHow to Survive Lockdown 3: Recognising your Inner Critic
This week, I open up about the inner critic that plagues many people in the creative community, and I speak to art critic Tabish Khan who shares his top-tips for daily lockdown life.
Read MoreOn embracing the ‘rustic’, homemade, say-it-how-it-is approach
Recently, given the lack of professional art studio around me because I am house-bound, I have decided to embrace the ‘rustic’, homemade, say-it-how-it-is approach.
Read MoreA personal note...from an artist in lockdown
This was me in January. I've been absent from your inboxes since then as life got a bit overwhelming for us all. What has happened since then?
Read MoreHow to survive the lockdown 2: What we surround ourselves with
In my search for creative ways to problem solve during this time, I decided to share with you the words from my own creative mentors and coaches who are helping me so much right now.
Read MoreHow to Survive the Lockdown 1: Behind the scenes in the art studio
During this quiet time, I started to have chats with some of my art world mentors, and decided to do a series of mini interviews to share with you, finding those skills, ideas or useful quirks, which are transferable from the art world, to all humans right now in lockdown or in crisis.
Read MoreArtist in Isolation: The home art studio
During the current lockdown, I have been isolated at home now for two weeks. I welcome you into my home based art studio for some behind-the-scenes art making.
Read MoreA poem about Migration - part of the Sovereign Art Prize shortlisted work 'Poetry Net (I)'
The artwork Poetry Net (I) has been shortlisted for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize. It is a text-artwork featuring a poem.
The poem represents the sentiments of hundreds of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers I have spoken with about how they deal with being without a home, shifting identities, endangerment and battling with a sense of 'otherness'.
Read MoreCommission an outdoor public sculpture - Stainless steel Hebrew text sculpture, Colorado, 2019
I was so happy to screen this video at the opening ceremony of this sculpture in October that I wanted to share it here on the blog: Some insight from me on how it was made and a time-lapse:
This video is about a public sculpture, 'The opposite of Love is Indifference', 2019, by artist Nicola Anthony. 'The Opposite of Love is Indifference' was sponsored by Melinda Goldrich GOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION, and is a sculpture created for Chabad Jewish Community Centre in Aspen, and their community. Filming by Allen Kiely Music credit: Ether by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library
An Anthology of Displacement
My work tells the stories of people who live life on the border - be that the edge of a geography, an identity, or even time. For this series, I invited personal stories from migrants and newcomers who have crossed physical and mental borders.
Read MoreLook-back to 2018: Secretariat Residency in Myanmar
Lookback to 2018: This video documents the making of work during the mini-residency at the Secretariat Building of Yangon, Myanmar. With artists Nicola Anthony and Marc Nair.
Read MoreArtist Journal: Being Resident at Singapore's National Design Centre
In August of 2018 I participated in an artists residency at the National Design Centre in Singapore. The residency culminated in the exhibition Playground of Infinite Happiness. My work, Unexpected Happiness, was on display as part of this exhibition and was installed as a permanent sculpture on the second floor.
Read Morebehind-the-scenes: 'Saving Our Souls'
See how the artwork ‘Saving Our Souls’ was made. A new piece which was made as a response to the artwork ‘Ghost Boat’ by John Behan.
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