Living In Still
Group Exhibition
iPreciation (誰先覺), Singapore
11 December 2020 - 2 January 2021
Conceived before the global upheavals of 2020, Living in Still stands as a poignant, accidental monument to a world paused in time. Inspired by Salvador Dalí’s Nature Morte Vivante (Living Still Life)—which suggested that all apparent stillness is charged with a lively, atomic motion—this exhibition examines the hidden vitality within the quieted urban landscape.
Featuring twenty-two recent works across a rich spectrum of mediums, the exhibition charts the personal responses of four distinct contemporary artists to an era of enforced introspection. From Yang Zhongda’s delicate pastels and Casey Tan’s fluid acrylics, to Lim Jia Qi’s structural woodblock hybrids and Yeo Tze Yang’s empathetic, atmospheric oil paintings of Covid lockdown topographies, the collection reframes the abandoned city.
Living in Still moves past the initial unease of an empty metropolis, inviting viewers to discover an environment that is continually flowing, memory-laden, and deeply alive.
