Tin Can Series 04 by Justin Lee
Ink transfer and ink on paper.
27.5 x 19 cm.
2023.
By questioning the purpose of things through the study of objects; purpose and given-meaning, acceptability in culture, its physical form, the material it is made of and how the usage of an object is applied in the context of a community. The investigation for these works have revealed a hidden community made up of senior citizens who live on their own, working hard each day to earn a living. Some do it through the collection of old things; newspapers, cardboard boxes, or used tin cans, et cetera. The discovery of this sub-culture living in modern Singapore has enabled the artist to draw a parallel of constructs from used or discarded objects to the study of people, history, contemporary culture, and traditional family values that are present in their personal and social network.
Ink transfer and ink on paper.
27.5 x 19 cm.
2023.
By questioning the purpose of things through the study of objects; purpose and given-meaning, acceptability in culture, its physical form, the material it is made of and how the usage of an object is applied in the context of a community. The investigation for these works have revealed a hidden community made up of senior citizens who live on their own, working hard each day to earn a living. Some do it through the collection of old things; newspapers, cardboard boxes, or used tin cans, et cetera. The discovery of this sub-culture living in modern Singapore has enabled the artist to draw a parallel of constructs from used or discarded objects to the study of people, history, contemporary culture, and traditional family values that are present in their personal and social network.
Ink transfer and ink on paper.
27.5 x 19 cm.
2023.
By questioning the purpose of things through the study of objects; purpose and given-meaning, acceptability in culture, its physical form, the material it is made of and how the usage of an object is applied in the context of a community. The investigation for these works have revealed a hidden community made up of senior citizens who live on their own, working hard each day to earn a living. Some do it through the collection of old things; newspapers, cardboard boxes, or used tin cans, et cetera. The discovery of this sub-culture living in modern Singapore has enabled the artist to draw a parallel of constructs from used or discarded objects to the study of people, history, contemporary culture, and traditional family values that are present in their personal and social network.