Sweeten The Pill
Sweeten The Pill is a collective exhibition featuring works by various artists, and will be held at ArtSpace@222 for a week from 4th to 10th May 2014, 12.00 to 7.00pm. Admission to the exhibition is free.
Sweeten The Pill is derived from an idiom that describes the situation of turning something unpleasant into something more appealing. This collective show extends to audiences through a subtle approach and eventually uncovers the pertinent matters at hand. Where ‘sugarcoating the pill’ applies to the masses, the exhibition offers a deeper insight to the works.
The artists work with the notion of exploring personal identity, societal, and environmental issues, all these themes were directly drawn from their personal life experiences. Participating artists include Wilfred Lim, Eunice Lim, Kamarulzaman Bin Mohamed Sapiee, Kenneth Lee and Syamil Dasuki Bin Osman. All of them work with varying mediums that are both contemporary and experimental demonstrating the range and diversity of artistic practice.
Sweeten The Pill is derived from an idiom that describes the situation of turning something unpleasant into something more appealing. This collective show extends to audiences through a subtle approach and eventually uncovers the pertinent matters at hand. Where ‘sugarcoating the pill’ applies to the masses, the exhibition offers a deeper insight to the works.
The artists work with the notion of exploring personal identity, societal, and environmental issues, all these themes were directly drawn from their personal life experiences. Participating artists include Wilfred Lim, Eunice Lim, Kamarulzaman Bin Mohamed Sapiee, Kenneth Lee and Syamil Dasuki Bin Osman. All of them work with varying mediums that are both contemporary and experimental demonstrating the range and diversity of artistic practice.
This work deals with the experience of the artist during his 2 years mandatory conscript in National Service in Singapore. Through the experience of being posted to a less physical unit right after his Basic Military Training, the artist wishes to portray an alternative aspect of National Service, which speaks to either those who can relate to it or to those who have never experienced it.
When juxtaposing the toy soldiers with items associated with 'fun' and 'play', viewers are forced to examine these soldiers are jesting instead of being trained to defend our country.
When juxtaposing the toy soldiers with items associated with 'fun' and 'play', viewers are forced to examine these soldiers are jesting instead of being trained to defend our country.
