One of Malaysia’s most engaging and thoughtful young artists, Sharon Chin is known for creating interactive works that encourage audience participation and dialogue. Japan Foundation KL and Bangsar Village are delighted to present her latest solo exhibition: “ALL TOGETHER NOW: Conversations Without End”. The exhibition will showcase the results of a community project completed during a 2-month art residency in Sapporo, Japan, last year.
The capital of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, Sapporo is one of the most livable cities in the world, with a wide river running through it. Each day, the artist would cross the main bridge to get from her apartment to the studio. She noticed that people had scrawled graffiti and messages all along the bridge.
The bridge became a metaphor for communication. Chin took pictures of it and asked people to write messages on the photos ? with a twist. They would write the message with their finger on her back, and she would then try to write what they had written on the image of the bridge they had chosen. Through this ‘game’, remembered from childhood, the artist managed to have brief, but meaningful moments of connection with many people in Sapporo.
“ALL TOGETHER NOW” explores the art of communication and the idea of conversation as an imperfect tool. Presented in the concourse area of Bangsar Village II, the exhibition is also an attempt to bring art out of the gallery and into more public spaces. Art, like conversation, can happen anywhere ? perhaps it’s not so much what we say that is important, but the fact that we continue to talk to each other.
Exhibition
Duration: 14th May (Fri)?30th May (Sun) 2010
Time: 10.00am?10.00pm (Mon?Sun)
Venue: Bangsar Village II, Concourse
Admission : Free
Workshop
Date: 22nd May (Sat) 2010
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: Bangsar Village II, Concourse
Admission : Free
