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Photo London 2021: Discovery (Booth D13), Somerset House

Past exhibition
8 - 12 September 2021
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WeiXin Quek Chong, Slipping into Smooth Shed, 2018
WeiXin Quek Chong, Slipping into Smooth Shed, 2018
WeiXin Quek Chong, Slipping into Smooth Shed, 2018

WeiXin Quek Chong

Slipping into Smooth Shed, 2018
Print on silk twill
500cm x 136 cm
Edition of 3
Series: Sft Crsh Ctrl
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) WeiXin Quek Chong, orchid breathing in deep blue mode 1-3., 2021
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) WeiXin Quek Chong, orchid breathing in deep blue mode 1-3., 2021
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) WeiXin Quek Chong, orchid breathing in deep blue mode 1-3., 2021
In sft crsh ctrl, a series of different works form a space in which textures and sounds play out in diffused disorientation. With reference to short forms of keyboard control...
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In sft crsh ctrl, a series of different works form a space in which textures and sounds play out in diffused disorientation. With reference to short forms of keyboard control as well as onomatopoeia, the title alludes to the desire for contingency plans as well as digital mediation of the senses. ASMR, a textural sound-based stimulation sought after largely to relieve stress, was sampled in the soundtrack that ran through the space, creating a constant cadence.

The translucent, layered latex sheeting in the three frame pieces veil bone, translucent night and translucent flesh stretches and drapes to comprise the major element of these three screen-like fixtures partitioning the room, and are echoed by other ‘skins’ within- among which are the silk-printed details of a snake’s shed (slipping into smooth shed), the spectre of a silicone spill (spectre) and the fresh wilt of slightly crushed petals (softwarp) forming a set of three large textile pieces that billow down from the ceiling.

Underlying hints of unease alongside tactile lusciousness and an atmospheric, precarious coexistence unite these objects within the environment of the installation.
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