This series of artworks are part of the ‘Intersection’ body of works, a collaboration between visual artist Nicola Anthony & poet Marc Nair which explores unspoken histories in Yangon, London, and Singapore. Waterways were a feature of each city that has shaped them geographically, physically and historically.
Read MoreBija Seeds Projects featured in Passage Magazine
PASSAGE is Friends Of the Museum's bi-monthly magazine featuring articles relating to Singapore's museums, permanent collections, special exhibitions, local history, and Asian art. This edition features an article by writer and journalist Uta Weigelt who was interested in my installation artworks made with Saga seeds, the bright red seeds of the Saga (Adenanthera) tree found in SouthEast Asia, which symbolise love, nostalgia, and longing….
Read MoreLives without Borders - TransferWise features Artist and Entrepreneur Nicola Anthony
Ever since I registered my art studio as a company 4 yrs ago I have enjoyed my new identity of 'entrepreneur'. Today I am thrilled to announce that TransferWise have identified me as an international business owner with an interesting story.
Read MoreRTE News features Nicola Anthony's artwork Poetry Net shortlisted for top art prize
Oh 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 MoreLookback: Solo Exhibition at Singapore Art Museum, Private view evening
In October 2017 there was a small intimate opening for supporters and collectors of Nicola Anthony’s artwork, at Singapore Art Museum. Here we look back with some of the visitor images:
To find out more about the artworks check out the video below. To see Nicola’s address during the official public opening at SAM, see the video here.
Revealing the inner worlds of people from different walks of life through stories gathered from the community, this two-part presentation at Singapore Art Museum by British artist Nicola Anthony explores the human condition and threads of commonalities despite our differences. The Human Archive Project focuses on disenfranchised communities and human stories in Singapore.
UNEXPECTED 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 MoreSingapore Art & Gallery Guide Features Human Archive Project
Singapore Art & Gallery Guide Features Human Archive Project
Read MoreScents of Singapore: a new exhibition
Potpourri – a collection of artworks, which encapsulate the scents of Singapore
11 July 2017 at 7 pm // until 10 September // Intersections Gallery, Singapore
The word Potpourri refers to a scented mixture of spices and dried flowers that is usually kept in a decorative bowl or jar and used to perfume a room.
Potpourri also applies to a collection of seemingly unrelated items, to an unusual assortment.
Scents of Singapore brings together artworks by a selection of artists using different mediums and metaphors to talk about Singapore history and identity.
This exhibition encompasses artworks by nine artists, Nicola Anthony, Eddie Botha, Kavita Issar Batra, Julayla Jallil, Helene Le Chatelier, Madame, Pang, Marc Nair, Tania Nasr.
Read MoreIntersection: A new body of art, sculpture, poetry, ink painting & drawing
"The elements that stir us to make art are flickering moments: a brief flash of recognition, a hint of scent memory, a nexus of discovery. Above all, an intersection."
A travelling project which spanned Yangon (Myanmar) London city wall (UK), and Kampong Glam (Singapore). Funded by National Arts council (Singapore) and hosted at Intersections Gallery.
Intesection is a new body of work. Visual art created by Nicola Anthony, poetry created by Marc Nair.
Read MoreArtwork Focus: After Oud | INTERSECTION
This series entitled Artwork Focus is written by Shireen, giving her explorations of the artworks in the Intersection exhibition. Shireen is a writer, art assistant and visual arts organiser, who has gained unique insight through her visits to Nicola’s art studio, observing the creation process of the works. This article focuses particularly on the artwork After Oud.
After Oud is a collection of glass jars in different shapes and sizes that chooses Singapore’s Bussorah Street in Kampong Glam as muse. Within these jars, strings of words in blue and gold taken from Marc Nair’s poem of the same name (“After Oud”) dangle together. Like Marc, Nicola is inspired by Bussorah Street and its famous aromatic scent store that has served the Kampong Glam community for years.
Read MoreIntersection Exhibition, Part two, Singapore: (press release)
An exhibition by Nicola Anthony, United Kingdom, and Marc Nair, Singapore. Part Two: 22 Feb – 5th March 2017. INTERSECTIONS Gallery, 34 Kandahar Street, Singapore 198892. Free Admission. RSVP on facebook event
In this second part of Intersection exhibition a new way of seeing is presented, and the curation presents a key to unlock hidden stories, meanings and messages within each artwork. It is not often you get insight into a large body of work like this from two perspectives, but for this exhibition curator Marie-Pierre Mol of Intersections gallery has decided to give the viewer a deeper understanding and a whole new way of looking.
Read MoreArtwork Focus | Gotong Royong | Kinetic poetry art by Nicola Anthony & Marc Nair
Gotong Royong is a twisting, turning, tumbling, kinetic artwork, in which letters and words spill like loose sand. I am extremely proud to present this interactive piece in the exhibition, Intersection, a collaboration between myself and poet Marc Nair. Below I explain the art piece with a video and some insight into the creative process.
Read MoreArtwork Focus: Call to Prayer | INTERSECTION
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.
Read MoreToday Online, Singapore Today Newspaper review - Article by Reena Devi Shanmuga Retnam
Today Online
'Marrying Poetry and Visual Art'
Article by Reena Devi Shanmuga Retnam
Published on 17 January 2017
Read MoreSingapore Business Times: Exhibition Review by Helmi Yusof
Singapore Business Times
'A tale of two artists and three cities'
Article by Helmi Yusof
Published on 30 December 2016
Read MoreAnnouncing: Intersection exhibition
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.
Read MoreIntersection Exhibition featured in Singapore Art Week
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.
Read MoreEx-Parte Exhibition mentioned in The Straits Times
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.
Read MoreDebbie Cheung interviews Nicola Anthony: What is Ouroboros and other questions answered....
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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