Wanderer above the Sea of Fog #2 (Pedra Branca; South Ledge; Middle Rocks)
2011 | Graphite on Cellophane | 4.8 x 3.5cm each (5 pieces in total)
 
 

artist statement
From his vantage point, the traveller observes accidental violations over territorial boundaries. These boundary lines are in constant flux following or during a territorial dispute. Wanderer above the Sea of Fogis a series of postage stamps that designates spaces and territorial waters to a nation during a conflict. The collection of stamps is memorabilia of real and imagined situations.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog #1 and #2: Pedra Branca; Middle Rock; South Ledgedepicts these 3 rock formations under dispute. During high and low tide, where some may not be seen in the former, civilian activity takes place under the surveillance of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog #3: Point 20depicts Tuas at 23 months where it has been reclaimed to above sea level. Pending results of the Pedra Branca; Middle Rocks; South Ledge dispute brought before the ICJ, Malaysia claimed that the reclamation works of Tuas island encroached into its territorial waters called "Point 20 sliver".

 
GENEVIEVE CHUA
artist profile
Genevieve Chua (b.1984, Singapore) researches the fear of the unknown. This process involves the appropriation of Southeast Asian horror towards new narratives.

These new stories are often realised as a website, installation or drawing. Selected exhibitions include Adinandra Belukar at the Singapore Biennale 2011; Child and the Beast at Objectifs (Singapore, 2011); As Brutal As: A Drawing Show (Singapore, 2007), Raised as a Pack of Wolves, at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival (2009), Full Moon and Foxes at the Atelier, National Museum of Singapore (2009) and CUT 2009: Figure, New Photography from Southeast Asia (Kuala Lumpur; Singapore 2009).