How did we get here

Opening with the artist - Wednesday 1 April 2015, 7pm

Artist talk - Saturday 11 April 2015, 3pm

Chan Hampe Galleries proudly presents a solo exhibition by Singapore artist Wei Leng Tay, curated by Lisa Botos. The show marks Tay's first solo exhibition in Singapore since Discordant Symmetries at NUS Museum, Baba House (2010/11).

How did we get here is a selection of images from Tay's ongoing body of work Hong Kong Living started in 2005. Tay's images capture uncertain moments in everyday lives. However, beyond conventional portraiture, the works underline Tay's own understanding and projections of personal and familial power dynamics and pressures, as well as the physical and psychological facets of the sitters. The result is a multilayered series with narratives constantly playing off each other, and changing as the artist herself grows with the process and experience. As Tay states, "The imagery depicts states of mind, relationships and tensions between the people that are somewhat real, and also projections of my own relationships. The work helps me make sense of how we navigate and negotiate our personal lives, and the multiple roles we might play."

Recent solo exhibitions include Out of Place, Lumenvisum, Hong Kong (2014) andConvergence, Chulalongkorn University Art Centre, Bangkok (2012). Selected group exhibitions include Roving Eye: Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia, ARTER – Space for Art, Istanbul (2014); Concept, Context, Contestation, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (2014);Asian Art Biennial: Everyday Life, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (2013); Still Building, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung (2012); All about Fukuoka, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (2010).

Tay’s work is featured in public collections including the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum; Heritage Museum, Hong Kong; and Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan