Artwork Size

34.5 × 124 cm / 14 × 49 inches

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Artwork Medium

Acrylic Painting, Silkscreen Printing, Metallic Foils and Fabric Applique on Linen Canvas

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Artwork Description

This artwork incorporates Batik fabric from the iconic Singapore Airlines flight attendant uniform—a design closely tied to the image of the “Singapore Girl,” and a symbol recognised worldwide as distinctly Singaporean. By integrating this Batik into the composition, I explore the cultural identity and emotional resonance carried by a garment that represents movement, hospitality, and the crossing of borders.

The title, In a Land Far, Far Away, reflects the experience of travel itself: the sensation of being suspended between destinations, identities, and states of mind. When we fly, we inhabit an in-between space—a kind of no-man’s-land where time stretches and compresses, where we are neither here nor there. It is a liminal realm that heightens our awareness of distance, longing, anticipation, and transition.

Through this work, I reflect on these suspended moments and the quiet introspection they invite. The Batik becomes a metaphor for cultural anchors we carry with us, even as we move through places that feel unfamiliar. In this in-between realm, we encounter both dislocation and possibility—echoing the overarching theme of between realms.

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作品描述

本作品融入了新加坡航空标志性空服员制服的巴迪克（Batik）布料—— 与“新加坡女孩”(Singapore girl) 的形象紧密相关，是全球公认的独特新加坡标志。
通过巴迪克布料融入的画面，我探索服饰所承载的文化认同与情感共鸣——象征着飞行、待客之道与跨国旅程的体验。

作品标题《遥远的彼方》是有关旅行的冥想：在处于两个地点、不同身份和心境之间悬浮的感受。飞行时，我们处在这种时空悬置之境。这“过渡空间” 提高了我们对旅程跨度的感知，牵动着我们对新体验的渴望与向往。

通过此作，我反思身处于这悬置瞬间所引发的静默内省。巴迪克成为文化锚点的隐喻，即使行经陌生之地，我们依然保持自有的文化身份。在这过渡领域中，我们既体验错位感，也感知无限可能——呼应贯穿本系列“介于境界之间” (Between Realms) 的主题。

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Artwork Viewing

Currently at Whitestone Gallery Singapore.
For enquiries, email Deborah here or Whitestone Gallery for more information.

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