Literature

Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee’s (b.1994, Singapore) works are centred on the topic of dislocation, memory and belonging. The series of works is titled Vessels (2018-19) and comprise of still-life objects in the form of familial heirlooms and traditional food produce. The items not only function as traces of loss but also as emblems, in hope of re-embodying one’s culture – exploring belonging through belongings. The disconnect, for the artist, has resulted from globalisation, migration and cultural imperialism. The works are holograms of the ‘original’ memory and function in the artist’s own words as “wormholes that allow me to connect to the past… the capsule of history my ancestors existed in”. The complexity of recall and the notion behind the creation of selfhood are explored throughout the artist’s practice.