Artist Mengju Lin invites viewers on a journey through the liminal space where perception meets interpretation in her latest exhibition, “Private Cinema”. This immersive experience, set to captivate audiences from 20 April to 18 May 2024 at Richard Koh Fine Art Singapore, delves into the intricate interplay between viewer and object, painter and painting.
In “Private Cinema”, Lin skillfully sculpts a dialogue between memory, symbolism, and emotion, forging new pathways of understanding through her evocative brushwork. Each canvas serves as a portal into the enigmatic world of image-making, prompting contemplation on the origins and evolution of our visual language.
Rooted in her New Radio series, the paintings showcased in “Private Cinema” signify a pivotal moment in Lin’s artistic evolution towards abstraction. Embracing painting as a conduit for raw sensation and emotion, Lin invites audiences to explore the essence of human experience in its purest, most elemental forms.
While ‘Private Cinema’ outwardly projects a visual narrative, it also beckons us to turn inward, to explore the private realms of perception, cognition, and meaning-making. Through these works, Lin seeks to unveil the profound intimacy inherent in our individual interpretations of the world.
Lin’s visual lexicon serves as a testament to the boundless depth of human introspection, inviting viewers to embark on a personal odyssey of self-discovery. As the boundaries between artist and audience blur, “Private Cinema” emerges as a sanctuary for contemplation and connection, reminding us that the truest intimacy resides within our consciousness.
Mengju Lin‘s (b.1996, Singapore) artistic practice revolves around the agency of non-human things and how they persist. She works with found material to make images, sounds, text objects, and zines.
She is a co-conspirator of Radioriotgrrrl with Nadhirah Khalid and plays in a band called Terrapin with Jeremy Sharma and Lai Yu Tong.
Mengju Lin – Private Cinema
20 April - 18 May 2024
Richard Koh Fine Art
Blk 47 Malan Road #01-26 Gillman Barracks
Singapore 109444
Open on Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am - 7 pm
Closed on Sunday, Monday & Public Holiday
