Jin's Art & Other Expressions

Sign in Subscribe

Lim Siang Jin

Lim Siang Jin

Notes on Teju Cole's Blind Spot

Notes on Teju Cole's Blind Spot

I STARTED to read Teju Cole with great reluctance, knowing he may rekindle a feared tendency in me: Getting bogged down in the convoluted thinking of others. Surprisingly however, the premises of his works are straight forward and appealed to me from the get-go, from the time I read Siri

1989, 2018, 2023 and beyond: My art journey on ‘Aftermath’ continues

1989, 2018, 2023 and beyond: My art journey on ‘Aftermath’ continues

IN 1989 I completed a series of nine pencil drawings, accompanied by 10 sets of draft verses, and called them The Refugee Child. They are about the aftermath of a battle during the Vietnam war, and the journey of a child after the ravages through to his resettlement in a

I won't do it. Sorry

I won't do it. Sorry

WHEN Stephen Menon asked me if I wanted to take part in “The Truth Untold” (read here and here), an exhibition featuring Tamil calligraphy, I jumped at the opportunity. It would be a unique experience to explore Indian culture, exchange thoughts on the subject matter and put together some ideas

Oct 21, 2023: A personal milestone

Oct 21, 2023: A personal milestone

OCTOBER 21, 2023, was special to me. I had used it as an overall absolute deadline to complete many pieces of work for Penang Free School. Many of the projects were, of course, rolled out eartlier. The school celebrated its 207th year on the day. It was also the day

Afterthought, comment and memories on my second solo

Afterthought, comment and memories on my second solo

I HAVE NOT started in earnest to sell what I have produced; I am still figuring out what this art ecosystem is all about; its stakeholders, and their roles and interests – as lover and appreciator of artforms, as investor and auctioneer, as critic and student, and as people who cooperate

Our Legacy: Landmark Memories of Penang Free School

Our Legacy: Landmark Memories of Penang Free School

MY MEMORIES of Free School would ebb over time, I had thought. They might indeed have, but for a chance occurrence in 2015 that brought a lot, and more, gushing back. After that year, with events of the Bicentenary flaring for a couple of years, I got more and more

Warhol-inspired durian prints: From experiment to exhibition

Warhol-inspired durian prints: From experiment to exhibition

FOR my first solo in October 2022, I had to make a last-minute decision to place “Not for sale” tags on three 3ft x 4ft pieces. It was an expensive but neccesary move. I had made a series incorporating the works of Matisse, Van Gogh, Picasso and Klee, thinking that