Malaysian artist Pamela Tan to join 13 international artists for exhibition at Times Art Museum in Beijing
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Architectural artist Pamela Tan will be representing Malaysia in an exhibition featuring 13 internationally renowned artists at the Times Art Museum in Beijing.
WAVELENGTH: A Momentary Spring will be a contemporary art exhibition displaying 14 immersive public artworks that depict ‘sceneries of life’, running from March 29 to July 1.
Tan’s work, Eden, was her debut public art piece that launched her career and got her international exposure in 2018.
It showcased her signature curved acrylic structures in a monochromatic all-white artificial garden inspired by German zoologist Ernst Hackle’s plant DNA diagrams.
“It’s really exciting, I'm happy seeing things coming together,” Tan told Malay Mail.
“All the 14 artworks are so different yet cohesive in the theme of creating psychedelic, immersive spaces.”
“I’m also glad that the team at Times Art Museum chose the piece that kickstarted my journey in public art, altogether it’s a pretty surreal experience.”
Using acrylic vines and glass spheres Tan creates a psychedelic garden that melds nature with man-made structures. — Picture courtesy of Times Art Museum.
First displayed publicly in 163 Retail Park, Mont Kiara, Eden blends man-made structures and the beauty of nature into a hideaway from the busyness of the daily grind.
The space imitates the serene atmosphere of a garden using plastic vines, tunnel-like shapes, and hanging glass spheres to appear like dew droplets at the end of a leaf.
Tan and the Beijing team took around three to two months to put Eden back together from scratch.
“Working with the team was a smooth experience as they have had a lot of experience in building art structures, they were very professional,” the artist said.
“They were able to construct everything using the instructions I sent over remotely in around three weeks, on top of building the other artist's spaces.”
Tan hopes that Eden will be able to bring something ‘familiar yet unfamiliar’ and immerse visitors in the 'joy of the unknown'.
“So far, the feedback on Chinese social media (Weibo and Xiaohongshu) has been good and people over there have appreciated it (Eden) well,” Tan shared
Tan’s work will be featured alongside artists Evan Roth (United States), Minako Shikamura (Japan), Bahk Seon Ghi (South Korea), and Children of the Light (Netherlands and Norway).
For more information visit Times Art Museum.
