The idea of the daily prayer that is comparable to a voluntary routine practiced across different cultures and religions and transcends geographical boundaries, is emphasised through the work’s duality in display – in light and in darkness. Like the journey of the sun from dawn to dusk and dusk to dawn, traditions and practices exist in time and are rarely temporal.
The journeys across Singapore and Yangon that have inspired the creation of this work almost mimics the migration of the birds and their rotations inside the birdcage. This work is a reminder for us all: just as we are guided home “like flocks of birds”, our culture and traditions keep us grounded and remind us of our humble beginnings that have helped us shape our identity.
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Luxuo
'Art exhibition in Singapore: Mapping Yangon London and Singapore with art'
Article by Vimi Haridasan
Published on 22 January 2017
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ExpatChoice Asia
'Intersection exhibition by Nicola Anthony and Marc Nair at Intersections Gallery'
Published on 17 January 2017
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Today Online
'Marrying Poetry and Visual Art'
Article by Reena Devi Shanmuga Retnam
Published on 17 January 2017
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Artitute, Intersection: Poetry and art become kinetic light sculpture by Artist Nicola Anthony
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Singapore Business Times
'A tale of two artists and three cities'
Article by Helmi Yusof
Published on 30 December 2016
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An exhibition by Nicola Anthony, United Kingdom, and Marc Nair, Singapore. 12 Jan 2017 – 11 Feb 2017. INTERSECTIONS Gallery, 34 Kandahar Street, Singapore 198892. Free Admission.
Intersection is an exhibition about an encounter between poetry and visual art through the work of poet Marc Nair and visual artist Nicola Anthony. The work maps an architecture of memory at the junction of three diverse cities: London, Singapore and Yangon.
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Thank you to Singapore Art Week for listing Intersection exhibition in your lineup of events! This January, Nicola will present works in a collaborative exhibition with Singaporean poet Marc Nair at the Intersections Gallery that tackles geographies, names, stories and histories in three cities – Singapore, London and Yangon.
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In this interview for Trebuchet Magazine, contemporary British artist Nicola Anthony talks about her work at the Krisis Exhibition 50 scars : 50 skies.
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This October, Nicola Anthony has been invited into NPE Print's Art Residency Programme 2016. Located in the heart of the traditional industrial/print sector of Kallang, Singapore, Nicola aims to utilise the residency and unique studio space/facilities for experimentations with new paper-based and incense-burnt drawing techniques, as well as light projections and large-scale creations. And ultimately, to create a body of works for a collaborative project with local poet Marc Nair, called 'Intersection'.
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Upcoming exhibition and installation, 'Secret Ingredient' featured in Singapore's national TODAY Newspaper The TODAY Newspaper
Sat 5th Sep 2015 p.38
"Turning Secrets Into Art"
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Nice to see a mention of our exhibition Ex Parte (London) in Singapore's Straits TImes yesterday, in this article about 'Singapore Inside-Out' who were the partner of Ex Parte.
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Ouroboros Coverage by The Artiscape Magazine,
June 2015
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Ouroboros featured in Artitute Magazine, June 2015, written by Yen Phang
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Mackerel features Ouroboros by Nicola Anthony
Ouroboros: Installing a Cycle of Hope
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Debbie Cheung interviews Nicola Anthony
To start off, how did the decision to use ping pong balls in this SEA Games project develop?
Rather than be overly literal in making sport the subject of the artwork, I decided to be a bit abstract and challenge myself to use sports equipment as sculptural material, and think about the deeper message of teams and connections within sports as a theme. I knew it would carry a meaningful message because when you get so many voices together, there is a sense of a human team, and something quite magical happens.
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More coverage by The Artiscape Magazine about my piece Ouroboros on display for the 2015 Olympic games in Singapore.
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Pictured here is another artwork commission from a new series of works - If you would like one then here's how we can create it together:
I make these pieces by asking you for three words, then I use these to create a poetic construction of 'found words' cut from books and correlating saga seeds (symbolising love and connection) in glass alchemic tubes.
Get in touch if you would like to commission one, or click here to learn more about the commissioning
process.
This new series of seed & text artworks follows on from my previous Saga Seed Series, where I collected and hand numbered 9000 seeds from all over Singapore.
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I was thrilled to host an art & learning workshop at a Social Change in Action event this month. The whole SOCH event saw 1500 kids in attendance.
As well as a learning message for the children, I also learned a lot from the kids - a reminder that yes, art is for everyone, it can be multigenerational, it can help to change stereotypes, it has no language barrier, it works amazingly to bring you together with people you only just met, and, that art will always be a part of life: it's been around since the very beginning and will continue, to be.
Sign up to find out more about kids or adults art workshops
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