Dimension: 29.7 (w) x 42.0 (h) cm | 11.7" x 16.5"
4 colour Risograph
Edition of 20
Signed and numbered
Printed on 220gsm uncoated acid-free paper
Subtle imperfections may vary
Knuckles & Notch (2025)
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Humans love to go fast, by air, by sea , by land, even by ice! The competitive form of ice skating is known as speed skating, and is a race similar to those by foot alone.

The history of speed skating is much older than you might expect, dating back over a millennium in North Europe, and was used more as a transport method than a recreational one. In 1592, a Scotsman designed a skate with an iron blade, which led to the spread of skating and eventually speed skating.

By 1763 the first speed skating race was recorded in England, while a speed skating competition for women took another 42 years to occur in the Netherlands. Around the 1850s, North Americans developed an all-steel blade and a love for the sport, which was soon followed by the formation of the International Skating Union in the Netherlands.

Some may be surprised to hear that even here by the equator, we have speed ice skaters, especially since our last olympic sized rink closed down, but yes! We do! And their names are Cheyenne Goh, who is our first Winter sports Olympian, Trevor Tan, and Alyssa Pok! And they sure are fast.
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When most people think of sports, it’s often just an activity — motion, movement, engagement of both body and mind. But as visual artists, we see sports as much more than just that. Sports is a form of expression, a performance that utilises our strengths in ways that are fundamentally human and that cannot be replicated by machines. Every athletic moment is a voluntary decision we make to engage our body in a unified act of expression.

Echoes of the Wave presents our exploration of sports in a new light. Through our art director Djohan, who has spent much of his life participating in competitive games such as floor ball, hockey and skateboarding, we are able to approach this project with an understanding of sports. For him, staying active is an essential part of his holistic artistic practice, by granting him a deeper understanding of the human body.

Creativity, culture and leisure shape the way that we experience the world and ourselves, while sports concurrently engage the body and mind on a physical and metaphysical level. Integrating the two illustrates that art is more than just an aesthetic. It's a core expression of life itself, and serves to deepen our understanding and layers of meaning to these moments of athletic performance.

Our exhibition seeks to capture this synergy through a series of illustrations that reflect the intensity and impact of sports. By freezing a moment in time, we weave together the contrast of light and shadow, evoking a sense of tremendous movement, while the rich textures and neutral tones ground the palette in reality. These artworks speak to the way iconic sporting moments ripple outwards, creating lasting impressions that live on well after the moment has passed.

We aim through our art, to reflect the profound connection between sports and culture, and how they inspire each other by sparking dialogue, uniting communities, and transcending cultural boundaries.
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