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About the artwork
Asoke BTS Station, also known as Asok, is a business district in the heart of Bangkok. It consists of a shared space of service apartments, hotels, office buildings and boutiques in close proximity to each other - and is even home to go-go bars and nightclubs. Hong Sek Chern depicts the connectivity that the area promises with walkways and train tracks, in a dynamic composition that challenges the viewer to pursue different perspectives at the same time.
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)