NEO_ARTEFACTS is an experimental initiative by Fazleen Karlan that looks into the intersection between art and archaeology.
Drawing from her past experience as a post-excavation technician, NEO_ARTEFACTS seeks to reassemble fragments of material from different timeframes, constructing personal and cultural realities. Growing up as a millennial, the works conflate a variety of influences including the rise of the Internet and its material culture. NEO_ARTEFACTS has presented in several group exhibitions in Singapore and was an Artist-in-Residence with NTU Centre for Contemporary Art between April - August 2022.
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Lambat Laun
Lambat Laun is an exploration of materials and objects housed within 66 Spottiswoode Park Road. On the exterior, it is a historical shophouse structure, however on the inside, one is greeted with an assortment of personal paraphernalia. This juxtaposition portrays how the character of a site should also be considered in conserving a site and its heritage. It also questions the relationship between conservation bodies and the public, where there should be a more apparent partnership in retaining the memory of such sites
The work is exposed to natural elements, and eventually the images will peel off. In leaving blank spaces, the essence behind these conserved sites fade into oblivion.
Photos: Danial Shafiq & Sufyan Haqim
︎ Exhibition ︎ Of Spaces and Phases
The work is exposed to natural elements, and eventually the images will peel off. In leaving blank spaces, the essence behind these conserved sites fade into oblivion.
Photos: Danial Shafiq & Sufyan Haqim
︎ Exhibition ︎ Of Spaces and Phases
Image transfer on fabric
2020
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2020
