This is a solo exhibition of Chin Kok Puah. Best known for his intrinsic photographic works, the artist is making his debut comeback with cutting-edge and innovative ideas. Phua questions the field of photography as he expands the practice to include the subjects being photographed as part of his artistic enquiry.
Emphasizing on the power of image technology such as digital photography that saturates the appearance of image in the mainstream media circulation, Phua is able to reposition our interaction with everyday images such as pictures of a holiday trip, graduation, family reunion and even mundane activities such as self-posing to create viable locations of inquiry and interaction. The theme of subjectivity is also recurring in Phua’s work, and though it is at times perceived as playful and at other times confrontational, his installations always seek to engage the viewer in a critical way.
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