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About the artwork
Hong Sek Chern paints a fragment of the Shanghai Tunnel and Bridge that spans the south fork of the Yangtze River. It serves as thoroughfare between Pudong District in Shanghai and the Changxing and Chongming islands. On the left, the structure may well be the underbelly of this famous bridge, or the bridge tipped on its side whilst the buildings underfoot confuse one's perspective. Nonetheless, one feel as though he or she is travelling across the bridge towards the glass buildings in the distance, drawing ever closer to the unknown.
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)