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Lim Siang Jin

Lim Siang Jin

Self-portrait in fragments in the midst of 20 ‘naked faces’

Self-portrait in fragments in the midst of 20 ‘naked faces’

WHEN I was approached to do a self-portrait for an exhibition called “The Naked Face” (see details in the caption below), I was a bit alarmed. It has been ages since I did anything about myself. I finally decided to bring out two pieces from the past, one from 1975

‘Watchful amidst hope’ in Lahore

‘Watchful amidst hope’ in Lahore

AFTER my first solo in 2022, I decided I would produce a set of prints on my alma mater Penang Free School based on the concept of Exaggerated Stills (read here). To show that the school and its buildings are rich in heritage, I wanted to use abstract eyes as

Portraits for Ts: A project dating back to 1988

Portraits for Ts: A project dating back to 1988

DURING the late 1980s I got involved in a business retailing mainly household and personal care goods at very reasonable prices. Just before its launch in 1988, we were short of products so I volunteered to produce a series of T-shirts. I completed seven designs and four were used. A

First encounter with DALL*E

First encounter with DALL*E

IT WAS a few days before Chinese New Year. My son had come up from Singapore with his family for the reunion and celebration. During one of our conversations he asked me if I had used ChatGPT and DALL*E. I said no and he suggested that I did. Alone

Modes of communication over time: Some notes

THERE is a constant tug-of-war in me between being rational and theoretical vis-a-vis art. I can rationalise what I do but to theorise is taking things too far – that would not probably result in art that's any good. In any case, reading theoretical heavyweights seriously has become an

Buttressing the mind of the photographer

Buttressing the mind of the photographer

Five photography stalwarts to discuss approaches to photojournalism, aerial, landscape and abstract photography, and darkroom printing OUR KNOWLEDGE of photography has become shallower even as the tools of the trade — smartphones, digital cameras and efficient editing tools — proliferate and become more sophisticated. To help counter this negative trend, five photography

How the Covid-19 pandemic propelled a 69-year-old to paint again... after a three-decade hiatus

How the Covid-19 pandemic propelled a 69-year-old to paint again... after a three-decade hiatus

By Kenny Mah, The Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20, 2022 — In “Running Off”, a 2020 painting by former pressman turned artist Lim Siang Jin, the viewer detects a buoyancy and unassuming ache for life. The colours could have come from a children’s picture book yet the peppering of