Hong Sek Chern

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About the artwork

The iconic Rochor Centre was one of Singapore’s most memorable landmarks. Brightly colored in hues of pink, blue and green, the colored housing flats were commissioned to be demolished in 2011 to make way for the new North-South Highway. Hong Sek Chern commemorates the housing area that held a place in so many Singaporean hearts, bringing together wildly-angled architectural snapshots of the building and using muted colors to depict the buildings in their fading form as they transition into the debris of progress. Detailing the markets that lined the bottom of the centre and numerous houses to highlight the sheer numbers the compound once held, the artist lends her distinctive style to both celebrate and reminiscence upon a cherished memory of old Singapore.

About the artist

Hong Sek Chern (b.1967) graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, followed by an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Sek Chern’s Chinese ink interpretations of the Singapore urban landscape have won her several awards, including the 26th UOB Painting of the Year Grand Prize. She was recipient of the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council and was selected to represent Singapore at the 25th Sao Paolo Biennale. Her works are part of several institutions and prestigious collections, including Singapore Art Museum, Taipei Fine Art Museum, and the National Arts Council (Singapore)