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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July 7, 2022
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March 31, 2021
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Plural Art Mag
Feature: Hanging Out in the Gaps Between the Living and the Archive
by Michelle JN Lim
Feature: Hanging Out in the Gaps Between the Living and the Archive
by Michelle JN Lim
March 23, 2021
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Exhibition: Be̶t̶w̶e̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ Living a̶n̶d̶ t̶h̶e̶ Archive
curated by Syaheedah Iskandar + Fajrina Razak
curated by Syaheedah Iskandar + Fajrina Razak
March 9, 2021
Block 9 Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Be̶t̶w̶e̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ Living a̶n̶d̶ t̶h̶e̶ Archive considers the imprint of knowledge(s) upon our bodies. Contributing to our individualised ways of knowing and forged from varying pathways of transmission, what does it mean to acknowledge their traces in our lives? In their shaping of our realities, how do their echoes inform our lived experiences?
Artists: Aki Hassan, Alysha Rahmat Shah, Fazleen Karlan, Hamidah Jalil, Huijun Liu, ila, Mithra Jeevananthan, Mary Bernadette Lee, Priyageetha Dia, Suriani Suratman, Zarina Muhammad
Block 9 Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Be̶t̶w̶e̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ Living a̶n̶d̶ t̶h̶e̶ Archive considers the imprint of knowledge(s) upon our bodies. Contributing to our individualised ways of knowing and forged from varying pathways of transmission, what does it mean to acknowledge their traces in our lives? In their shaping of our realities, how do their echoes inform our lived experiences?
Artists: Aki Hassan, Alysha Rahmat Shah, Fazleen Karlan, Hamidah Jalil, Huijun Liu, ila, Mithra Jeevananthan, Mary Bernadette Lee, Priyageetha Dia, Suriani Suratman, Zarina Muhammad
January 22-30, 2021
Block 47 Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Artists: Aneesha Shetty, Fazleen Karlan, Foo Hui Wen, Lim Yu Zhi, Liu Li Ling, Wong Jia Yi, Rosie Le Huynh Hong Quyen and Tan Wei
Presented as part of Singapore Art Week 2021
Block 47 Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Artists: Aneesha Shetty, Fazleen Karlan, Foo Hui Wen, Lim Yu Zhi, Liu Li Ling, Wong Jia Yi, Rosie Le Huynh Hong Quyen and Tan Wei
Presented as part of Singapore Art Week 2021
September 12, 2020
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Object Lessons Space
Interview: Fazleen Karlan on Archaeological Imagination, Articulating the Ache of Loss and Caring for the Present
by Joella Qingyi Kiu
Interview: Fazleen Karlan on Archaeological Imagination, Articulating the Ache of Loss and Caring for the Present
by Joella Qingyi Kiu
September 11, 2020
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September 4, 2020 - February 21, 2021
Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery B (Level 3), National Gallery Singapore
Artists: Ashley Yeo, Chong Lii & Christian Kingo, Diana Rahim, Divaagar, Fazleen Karlan, Ila, Jon Chan, Khairullah Rahim, Mengju Lin, Stephanie Jane Burt, Victor Paul Brang Tun , Yeyoon Avis Ann
Presented by Singapore Art Museum as part of Proposals for Novel Ways of Being
Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery B (Level 3), National Gallery Singapore
Artists: Ashley Yeo, Chong Lii & Christian Kingo, Diana Rahim, Divaagar, Fazleen Karlan, Ila, Jon Chan, Khairullah Rahim, Mengju Lin, Stephanie Jane Burt, Victor Paul Brang Tun , Yeyoon Avis Ann
Presented by Singapore Art Museum as part of Proposals for Novel Ways of Being
August 25, 2020
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June 17, 2020
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July 4 - August 9, 2020
Sullivan + Strumpf Singapore
Online viewing: 16 June - 4 July 2020
Artists: Alfonse Chiu, Daniel Chong, Fazleen Karlan, Fiona Seow, Genevieve Leong, Jeremy Sharma, Justin Lim, Mark Chua & Lam Li Shuen, Moses Tan, Nicholas Ong, Terry Wee
Sullivan + Strumpf Singapore
Online viewing: 16 June - 4 July 2020
Artists: Alfonse Chiu, Daniel Chong, Fazleen Karlan, Fiona Seow, Genevieve Leong, Jeremy Sharma, Justin Lim, Mark Chua & Lam Li Shuen, Moses Tan, Nicholas Ong, Terry Wee
February 21, 2020
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Blk 37 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Artists: Aki Hassan, Fazleen Karlan, Hazri Mohamad, Izzad Razali Shah, New Sober, Ziggyzig
Blk 37 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Artists: Aki Hassan, Fazleen Karlan, Hazri Mohamad, Izzad Razali Shah, New Sober, Ziggyzig
January 11-19, 2020
66 Spottiswoode Park Road, Singapore
Artists: Anna Chan, Fazleen Karlan, Foo Hui Wen, Maisarah Kamal, Masuri Mazlan, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee
Presented as part of Singapore Art Week 2020
66 Spottiswoode Park Road, Singapore
Artists: Anna Chan, Fazleen Karlan, Foo Hui Wen, Maisarah Kamal, Masuri Mazlan, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee
Presented as part of Singapore Art Week 2020
Award: Anugerah Cemerlang Mendaki 2019
October 12, 2020
Award presentation for achievement at University level
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Award presentation for achievement at University level
Presentation: Trans/Mission 2019, Lasalle College of the Arts
Essay: Call to Action - an examination of the social possibilities of art in Southeast Asia
December 19, 2017
Abridged version of an essay on art and activism in Southeast Asia, published in ArtRepublik Issue No. 17 (Dec - Feb 2018)
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Download full PDF here.
Abridged version of an essay on art and activism in Southeast Asia, published in ArtRepublik Issue No. 17 (Dec - Feb 2018)
Download full PDF here.
September 16 - October 9, 2016
Practice Award recipients and their destinations: Ahmad Anwar Bin Umar (Myanmar), Fazleen Karlan (Malaysia), Gracelyn Koh (Taiwan), Chloe Po (China) and Jamie Teo (South Korea).
Research Award recipients and their destinations: Christabel Ngoi (Tibet), Yen Phang (Iceland), Moses Tan (China), Victoria Tan (Japan) and Tinu Verghis (Iran).
Practice Award recipients and their destinations: Ahmad Anwar Bin Umar (Myanmar), Fazleen Karlan (Malaysia), Gracelyn Koh (Taiwan), Chloe Po (China) and Jamie Teo (South Korea).
Research Award recipients and their destinations: Christabel Ngoi (Tibet), Yen Phang (Iceland), Moses Tan (China), Victoria Tan (Japan) and Tinu Verghis (Iran).