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 MoreIntersection, Yangon Exhibition
Intersection was an exhibition of poetry and visual art by Singaporean poet Marc Nair and visual artist Nicola Anthony. The work maps an architecture of memory at the junction of three diverse cities: Yangon, London, and Singapore.
Read MoreSecretariat Mini-Residency and Photo-box
From this one-day residency the piece “a staircase leads to the defined place for making art” was produced. The piece was a photo-box documenting the interventions in Secretariat. The box was made by a local Yangon man in the market square and includes a site specific poem written by Marc Nair.
Read MoreVideo: The making of a public sculpture
The sculpture unveiling in 2018 coincided with the dedication ceremony for the USC Shoah Foundation’s new home at Leavey Library at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The artwork features the life story of Jona Goldrich, a holocaust survivor who escaped from Poland during WW2. Jona’s testimony has been sculpted into an artwork.
Read MoreThe Artist's Year: A timecapsule of 2018
The Houston Chronicle features 'Remembering Our Fathers Words' by Nicola Anthony
Genocide Testimonies
Steven Spielberg On Storytelling’s Power To Fight Hate.
20 Dec 2018 | By Adam Popescu
Read More'Remembering Our Father's Words' featured in New York Times
Steven speaks about the foundation's mission to share the testimonies of genocide survivors, and is photographed standing underneath my artwork in the Jona Goldrich Center.
Read MoreFrom my art studio in Los Angeles →
Recently I asked myself three questions: What is home? What do I need in order to create? And why is English such a different language to American?!
Read MoreArt & Cake Features Remembering Our Father's Words
Kristine Schomaker places Remembering Our father’s Words first in that week’s line up of must-see art events.
Read MoreThe A-List interviews Nicola Anthony about the Human Archive Project
What would your story look like – if it were turned into a word installation?
Read MoreUNEXPECTED HAPPINESS
In my research over the years I have spoken to many individuals who have generously shared their stories for me to retell in sculptural form. One thing I observed from these humbling conversations is that those I spoke to who had the most difficult and challenging stories to tell, also expressed the purest sense of happiness and joy. It will always remain unknown how happy we all are relative to each other, but I certainly get a sense that those who found happiness after struggle were the ones who recognised, appreciated and basked in that joy the most - even if it was just a fleeting moment.
Read MoreShare with me in Unexpected Happiness
Do you believe in serendipity? It often seems to me that the things which occur seem to be just the right thing - even if I don't know it at the time, I do believe that life's twists and turns have their purpose. That the lows help us value the highs. I experience lots of moments of unexpected happiness, small snatches of joy, which catch me unaware. I try to be open to this - noticing when something is wonderful or good, even if it's simply the pattern of a coffee spill that turned out to be quite beautiful - it's up to me whether to decide it's a mess to be mopped up or a chance for inspiration, (or perhaps a learning about the usefulness of coasters).
Read MoreTime is like a river that flows from the past
Underground there are many unseen streams, tributaries and flows which lead into the river itself. On my calligraphy paper this becomes a metaphor for the invisible elements all around us in life that lead to the path we find ourselves on. Fragments from Marc’s poems float alongside the inky river banks.
Read MoreSaung featured in Artwork Focus
Suspended in mid-air, three delicate paper sculptures strike an ethereal image with intricate shadows cast on the wall behind. Boat-like in shape, with strings attached from the body to the elegantly curved neck, Humming History, Paper Notes, and Arpeggio by artist Nicola Anthony take as their inspiration the traditional court instrument of Burma (as Myanmar was known in ancient times): the saung, a harp carved from the root of a tree and strung with silk.
Read MoreMyanmore, Weekly Guide features Intersection Exhibition
Myanmore
Weekly Guide 23-29 March 2018
Event feature 'What's On – March', pages 2–4
Published March 2018
Read MoreLe Petit Journal reviews 'Intersection by Nicola Anthony and Marc Nair', 23 March 2018
Expat Guide by Lepetitjournal
'Intersection by Nicola Anthony and Marc Nair'
Event feature
Published 23 March 2018
Read MoreStraits Times: An encounter between poetry & visual art from Singapore & Yangon
The Straits Times (Myanmar section)
'An encounter between poetry and visual art from Singapore & Yangon by Nicola Anthony (UK) and Marc Nair (Singapore)'
Article and Photo by Nicola Anthony and Marie Mol
Published on 26 March 2018
Read MoreThe Artiscape Magazine features Intersection Exhibition
The Artiscape
'Intersection Exhibition– Yangon, March 23 – April 8'
Event feature
Published March 2018
Read MoreMyanmore, International artists mix poetry and visuals in new Yangon exhibition
Myanmore
'International artists mix poetry and visuals in new Yangon exhibition'
Published on 14 March 2018
Read MorePress Release: Intersection (Yangon)
Intersection is an exhibition of poetry and visual art by Singaporean poet Marc Nair and visual artist Nicola Anthony. The work maps an architecture of memory at the junction of three diverse cities: Yangon, London, and Singapore.
The exhibition is travelling to Yangon this March, and has been five years in the making. Both artists journeyed to each city to engage in field research, resulting in the initial body of work which debuted in 2017. Intersection, though, is a work in progress, and new work will be created on site at Myanm/art Gallery.
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