Installation Views
Overview
There’s a sense of despondence to the common souvenir template: “I went to x and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”. A t-shirt could never adequately conjure the experience that it refers to, is what it seems to suggest. What purposes do these souvenirs serve, then?

Like the lousy t-shirt, the exhibition showcases various artistic strategies for memory work. These artworks are specifically evocative, reaching for a tangible connection between the present object and a remembrance of places and events past. By reworking souvenirs or imagining them into existence, these artists express a belief in artworks as mnemonic devices, capable of storing and prompting these memories for future recollection.

These artworks aren’t afraid to dwell in paraphernalia, either, serving as a reminder that sentimentality can surprise us with its forceful attachment to the mundane and everyday. They make references to things but also people, as gestures to our collective transience and how, one day, our legacies might be represented in lousy t-shirts or other unexpected forms.
Works
  • The Great Masturbator
    Agus Suwage
    The Great Masturbator , 2016
    Watercolour and tobacco juice on paper
    76 x 57 cm
  • Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989)
    Ahmad Fuad Osman
    Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989) , 2015
    Oil on canvas
    145 x 228 cm
    On view at Booth E27
  • Stalin (1878 - 1953)
    Ahmad Fuad Osman
    Stalin (1878 - 1953) , 2016
    Oil on canvas
    145 x 182 cm
  • We Will Meet Somwhere #2
    Thuy Anh Dang
    We Will Meet Somwhere #2 , 2021
    Painting on silk, Dó paper, tree roots
    32.5 x 44.5 cm
  • A Day Out #7, #8, #9
    Thuy Anh Dang
    A Day Out #7, #8, #9 , 2022
    Oil on paper
    32.5 x 40 cm (each)
    USD 500 (each)
  • Faux amber
    Tan Zi Hao
    Faux amber , 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    Dimensions variable
    (5 pieces)
    Edition of 3
  • -apism
    Tan Zi Hao
    -apism, 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    3.5 x 3.8 x 2 cm
    Edition of 3
  • hang... in there
    Tan Zi Hao
    hang... in there, 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    7.2 x 9.6 x 2.8 cm
    Edition of 3
  • you don't belong
    Tan Zi Hao
    you don't belong, 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    6 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm
    Edition of 3
  • ignorance to spare
    Tan Zi Hao
    ignorance to spare , 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    5.8 x 7.8 x 2.4 cm
    Edition of 3
  • you are everywhere wherever you are
    Tan Zi Hao
    you are everywhere wherever you are, 2023
    Resin and keyboard keys
    8.3 x 7.5 x 3.6 cm
    Edition of 3
  • Portrait of SP
    Ugo Untoro
    Portrait of SP , 2021
    Ballpoint on cigarette paper box
    17 x 8 cm
  • Back side of photograph; JAPAN TODAY - KYOTO
    Kentaro Hiroki
    Back side of photograph; JAPAN TODAY - KYOTO , 2017
    Photograph : Digital Scan, Epson Ultra Chrom HD ink on ILFORD, GALERIE Gold Mono Silk 270 gsm

    Back side of Photograph : Drawing, Graphite and Caran D'ache, Luminance 6901 on ILFORD, Photographic paper
    14 x 10 cm
    Frame Size : 41.5 x 31 cm
  • Back side of photograph; Pilgrims Japan
    Kentaro Hiroki
    Back side of photograph; Pilgrims Japan, 2017
    Photograph : Digital Scan, Epson Ultra Chrom HD ink on ILFORD, GALERIE Gold Mono Silk 270 gsm

    Back side of Photograph : Drawing, Graphite and Caran D'ache, Luminance 6901 on ILFORD, Photographic paper
    22 x 19 cm
    Frame Size : 41.5 x 31 cm
  • Back side of photograph; JAPAN AIR LINES
    Kentaro Hiroki
    Back side of photograph; JAPAN AIR LINES , 2017
    Photograph : Digital Scan, Epson Ultra Chrom HD ink on ILFORD, GALERIE Gold Mono Silk 270 gsm

    Back side of Photograph : Drawing, Graphite and Caran D'ache, Luminance 6901 on ILFORD, Photographic paper
    16 x 20.5 cm
    Frame Size : 41.5 x 31 cm
  • The Gift 1
    Than Sok
    The Gift 1, 2017
    Watercolor on
    acid free
    watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • The Gift 2
    Than Sok
    The Gift 2 , 2017
    Watercolor on
    acid free
    watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • The Gift 3
    Than Sok
    The Gift 3, 2017
    Watercolor on
    acid free
    watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • The Gift 4
    Than Sok
    The Gift 4, 2017
    Watercolor on
    acid free
    watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • The Gift 5
    Than Sok
    The Gift 5 , 2017
    Watercolor on
    acid free
    watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • The Gift 6
    Than Sok
    The Gift 6, 2017
    Watercolor on acid free watercolor paper
    40 x 50 cm
  • Promotion (USA pen)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (USA pen), 2013
    Watercolor on paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (10,000 Riels)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (10,000 Riels), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (10 USD)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (10 USD), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (20 USD)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (20 USD), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Bed Sheets)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Bed Sheets), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian National Rescue Party Hat)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian National Rescue Party Hat), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian National Rescue Party Shirt)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian National Rescue Party Shirt), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian People Party Blue Shirt)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian People Party Blue Shirt), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian People Party Hat)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian People Party Hat), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian People Party Raincoat)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian People Party Raincoat), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Cambodian People Party Shirt Heart)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cambodian People Party Shirt Heart), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Cholesterid Tea)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Cholesterid Tea), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Degree, men roll on)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Degree, men roll on), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Dove soap bar)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Dove soap bar), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Johnsons baby soap)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Johnsons baby soap), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (NY T-shirt)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (NY T-shirt), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    42 x 30 cm
  • Promotion (Sarong)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Sarong), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • Promotion (Towel)
    Than Sok
    Promotion (Towel), 2013
    Watercolor on
    paper
    30 x 42 cm
  • I Am Your Father
    Tawan Wattuya
    I Am Your Father , 2022
    Acrylic on canvas
    150 x 200 cm


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