Object Lessons Space – Faris Nakamura On White Spaces, Documenting Architectural Changes and A Working Format For Awkward Negotiations
Born in Singapore, 1988, Faris Nakamura graduated with Bachelor in Fine Arts (First Class Honours) from LASALLE College of the Arts in partnership with Goldsmiths, College of London in 2014. Through sculptures, installations and site-specific works, Faris investigates the way people navigate and orientate themselves as they encounter space. He desires to understand their attachments and detachments towards space, how these develop, and their impact. Faris was most recently awarded the Young Talent Programme Winners’ Solo (2017/2018). He was the Grand Winner at the Shitsurai International Art Competition, Kobe Biennale (2015) and the Winston Oh Travel Award recipient (2013).