S.E.A. Focus: All States No State

James Clar, Dina Gadia, Mit Jai Inn, Maria Taniguchi, Yee I-Lann
Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore

About

    Silverlens presents Dina Gadia, Yee I-Lann, Maria Taniguchi, and Mit Jai Inn in All States No State. In S.E.A., artists often come together through informal networks, establishing communities and collectives that become long-term structures of artistic collaboration and exchange. Such is the practice of all three artists. The title is taken from a series of flags of imagined countries made by Gadia.

    Dina Gadia (b. 1986, Pangasinan) is an artist based in Manila with a cult following.  Known for satire, she makes paintings and prints sourced from comics, schoolbooks, and magazines from the American post-war period. She slices, then reconstructs narratives of a tricky relationship that was troubled from the moment it began. Recent exhibitions: City Prince/essess (PdT, Paris), Navigating the Abstract (Silverlens, Manila). She received the prestigious Thirteen Artists Award from the CCP in 2018.

    I-Lann Yee  (b. 1971, Kota Kinabalu) is a mid-career artist who grabbed the moment of the pandemic to stay home and make work with her communities. Always making waves across southeast Asia, she is presenting a new series of photographs titled Measuring Project. Recent exhibitions: Borneo Heart (SICC, Kota Kinabalu), Until We Hug Again (CHAT Mill6, Hong Kong), and the ongoing APT (Brisbane).

    Maria Taniguchi (b. 1981, Dumaguete City) makes works encompassing painting, sculpture, video and installation. Her practices investigate space and time along with social and historical contexts. She won the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award in 2015. Recent exhibitions include 12th Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders, Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Centre, South Korea (2018); 21st Biennale of Sydney, SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia (2018).  Her work is held in a number of collections including the M+ Museum, Hong Kong; Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco; QAGOMA, Brisbane; and the K11 Art Foundation, Shanghai.

    Mit Jai Inn (b. 1960, Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a widely respected senior Thai artist known for his boundary-defying painting and socially engaged practices. Showing pieces from his Actants series, which are paintings of woven ribbon and canvas. Mit’s collaboration with light, color, labor, and time correspond to metaphysical, political and social constructions of power and belief. Recent exhibitions: Dreamworld (IKON Gallery, Birmingham), Art on Farm (Jim Thompson Farm, Thailand).

    Projector X: James Clar (b. 1979, Milwaukee), is an American artist of Philippine heritage. Living between New York and Manila, he uses light and technology systems to tell stories of significant human experiences.  

    - Isa Lorenzo

Silverlens presents Dina Gadia, Yee I-Lann, Maria Taniguchi, and Mit Jai Inn in All States No State. In S.E.A., artists often come together through informal networks, establishing communities and collectives that become long-term structures of artistic collaboration and exchange. Such is the practice of all three artists. The title is taken from a series of flags of imagined countries made by Gadia.

Dina Gadia (b. 1986, Pangasinan) is an artist based in Manila with a cult following.  Known for satire, she makes paintings and prints sourced from comics, schoolbooks, and magazines from the American post-war period. She slices, then reconstructs narratives of a tricky relationship that was troubled from the moment it began. Recent exhibitions: City Prince/essess (PdT, Paris), Navigating the Abstract (Silverlens, Manila). She received the prestigious Thirteen Artists Award from the CCP in 2018.

I-Lann Yee  (b. 1971, Kota Kinabalu) is a mid-career artist who grabbed the moment of the pandemic to stay home and make work with her communities. Always making waves across southeast Asia, she is presenting a new series of photographs titled Measuring Project. Recent exhibitions: Borneo Heart (SICC, Kota Kinabalu), Until We Hug Again (CHAT Mill6, Hong Kong), and the ongoing APT (Brisbane).

Maria Taniguchi (b. 1981, Dumaguete City) makes works encompassing painting, sculpture, video and installation. Her practices investigate space and time along with social and historical contexts. She won the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award in 2015. Recent exhibitions include 12th Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders, Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Centre, South Korea (2018); 21st Biennale of Sydney, SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia (2018).  Her work is held in a number of collections including the M+ Museum, Hong Kong; Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco; QAGOMA, Brisbane; and the K11 Art Foundation, Shanghai.

Mit Jai Inn (b. 1960, Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a widely respected senior Thai artist known for his boundary-defying painting and socially engaged practices. Showing pieces from his Actants series, which are paintings of woven ribbon and canvas. Mit’s collaboration with light, color, labor, and time correspond to metaphysical, political and social constructions of power and belief. Recent exhibitions: Dreamworld (IKON Gallery, Birmingham), Art on Farm (Jim Thompson Farm, Thailand).

Projector X: James Clar (b. 1979, Milwaukee), is an American artist of Philippine heritage. Living between New York and Manila, he uses light and technology systems to tell stories of significant human experiences.  

- Isa Lorenzo

Installation Views

Works

Dina Gadia
Land Poetics (Think of a Line) I
2021
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38h x 32w in • 96.52h x 81.28w cm
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Yee I-Lann
& (black)
with weaving by Siat Yanau, Johin Endelengau, Lili Naming and Shahrizan Bin Juin
2021
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Split bamboo pus weave with kayu obol black natural dye, matt sealant
46.85h x 33.07w in • 119h x 84w cm (unframed) 61h x 47.10w in • 154.94h x 119.63w cm (framed)
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Dina Gadia
Land Poetics (Think of a Line) II
2021
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Yee I-Lann
& (white)
with weaving by Siat Yanau, Johin Endelengau, Lili Naming and Shahrizan Bin Juin
2021
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Split bamboo pus weave with kayu obol black natural dye, matt sealant
46.85h x 33.07w in • 119h x 84w cm (unframed) 61h x 47.10w in • 154.94h x 119.63w cm (framed)
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Mit Jai Inn
Wall Work SL-258 WV21
2021
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oil on canvas
62.99h x 48.03w in • 160h x 122w cm
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Yee I-Lann
Exploding & (black)
with weaving by Siat Yanau, Johin Endelengau, Lili Naming and Shahrizan Bin Juin
2021
7652
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Split bamboo pus weave with kayu obol black natural dye, matt sealant
46.85h x 33.07w in • 119h x 84w cm (unframed) 61h x 47.10w in • 154.94h x 119.63w cm (framed)
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Maria Taniguchi
Untitled (room of phases)
2021
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acrylic on canvas
18h x 18w in • 45.72h x 45.72w cm
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Yee I-Lann
Exploding & (white)
with weaving by Siat Yanau, Johin Endelengau, Lili Naming and Shahrizan Bin Juin
2021
7653
2
Split bamboo pus weave with kayu obol black natural dye, matt sealant
46.85h x 33.07w in • 119h x 84w cm (unframed) 61h x 47.10w in • 154.94h x 119.63w cm (framed)
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Maria Taniguchi
Untitled (room of phases)
2021
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acrylic on canvas
18h x 18w in • 45.72h x 45.72w cm
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Mit Jai Inn
Wall Work SL-256 WV19
2021
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oil on canvas
48.03h x 62.99w in • 122h x 160w cm
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James Clar
Hey I'm Walking Here
2020
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Single channel video (00:06:30 min. loop), no sound, TV, TV box
22.75h x 38.25w x 7.75d in • 57.78h x 97.16w x 19.68d cm
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Mit Jai Inn
Wall Work SL-257 WV20
2021
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oil on canvas
48.03h x 62.99w in • 122h x 160w cm
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Yee I-Lann
Measuring Project: Chapter 1
2021
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Digital inkjet pigment print (Giclée) on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper
Size: A3 (each) 11.69h x 16.54w in • 29.70h x 42w cm
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Mit Jai Inn
Wall Work SL-255 WV18
2021
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oil on canvas
53.15h x 53.15w in • 135h x 135w cm
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Yee I-Lann
Measuring Project: Chapter 2
2021
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Digital inkjet pigment print (Giclée) on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper
Size: A2 each (2 prints on top) 16.54h x 23.39w in • 42h x 59.40w cm Size: A3 + A3 (bottom left) 11.69h x 33.07w in • 29.70h x 84w cm Size: A3 (bottom right) 11.69h x 16.54w in • 29.70h x 42w cm
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James Clar
Run Dog Wild
2021
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single channel video (00:24:00 min loop), no sound
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