Isle of Instability
Multimedia installation, Dimensions variable
Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary
Installation view of West Bund Art & Design art fair in Shanghai, 2020
Isle of Instability, is the artist’s first large-scale installation to be exhibited since the start of the pandemic and responds at a personal level to the artist's time living in isolation with her family in Singapore, precipitated by Covid-19.
Isle of Instability was imagined and produced in Singapore, away from the artist’s home, studio and day-to-day habits in Beijing, with her daughter serving as an assistant and actor. This artwork explores the limitations and emotions felt in isolation and the psychological and physical implications on herself as well as her family. It also offers solace to the public and the opportunity to converse about shared experiences and the ways in which humanity deals with uncertainty.