Ode to Waterloo by Nikkei for Semalam Berlalu, Esok Menanti: A New Yesterday
Dimension: 29.7 (w) x 42.0 (h) cm | 11.7" x 16.5"
5 colour Risograph
Edition of 100
Signed and numbered
Printed on 170gsm uncoated acid-free paper
Subtle imperfections may vary
Knuckles & Notch (2024)
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When I was younger, I used to visit the temple on Waterloo Street with my family. Even through my boredom, I could see that a lot of the worshippers from the Buddhist temple would then pray in front of the Hindu temple next door. It was only years later that I learnt that this cross-worshipping between the two temples is a practice unique to the religious architecture of Waterloo, forged over a 140 years of co-existence. Sri Krishnan temple also has a statue of Guan Yin, dressed in traditional Indian garments and draped with fresh flower garlands. In the 1970s, a Waterloo chicken rice store donated a thousand-dollar urn for the joss sticks in the front Sri Krishnan's doorway. Waterloo, never change.
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Nikkei is a Singaporean illustrator and designer, who enjoys drawing things that are silly, sexy, fantastical, intense or weird - as long as they feel like a punch to the face or the heart. This includes untameable hair, decorative borders and dogs committing crimes. They are a firm believer in doing whatever they want (in the meantime, whether this is working out for them is still pending.)
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This exhibition is featured on Plural Magazine: www.pluralartmag.com/2024/08/17/knuckles-notchs-latest-exhibition-reinterprets-singapores-cultural-landmarks-through-risograph-printing/
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