“Art is not merely a reflection of the world. I believe art has the power to disrupt dominant narratives, unearth hidden histories, and imagine alternative futures. It can offer a…
“At the end of the day, humans are self-contradictory. There is a tendency to polarise things into black-and-white situations, but really life is grayscale.” — Young-jun Tak Young-jun Tak |…
“As a queer person, I question my body constantly, and that particular incident cemented the idea that I wasn’t really the owner of my body. I think the idea of…
“When I first read the book, I thought about how I make narratives or stories that’s based on improvisation. And, I wanted to expand that creativity into the world of…
“Art is the ability to turn one’s gaze to the world of oblivion. This is the way in which I understand art at fundamental level. The value of art is…
“It’s a vehicle for desire, but also a vessel for the possible.” — Alvin Ong Alvin Ong | Image courtesy of the artist and Ames Yavuz Alvin Ong (b. 1988,…
“I wanted to make every single portrait a representation of what they feel, how they fight the obstacles in this difficult time, and how they strengthen their solidarity.” — Yoppy…
“The gender equality is in the process as well as in the history which is to be manipulated and played with by artists on the gender spectrum. A generation ago,…
“If you frequent one particular pool as I do, you’ll start to notice the same people there again and again. We don’t know anything about each other, but there’s an…
“I often portray people who do not always live up to their ideals, who are vulgar and honest about their desires in my work. I believe that all human beings…
