The IN exhibition sees student artists from 14 leading international schools in Singapore and Malaysia come together, and it is an excellent opportunity for us to express and showcase our individuality through our own style of artwork.

I thought I knew all there was to know about diversity because CIS brings together such unique cultures and perspectives in art. However, when I arrived at the exhibition, I discovered a whole other meaning to the word “diversity” and I was honoured to be a part of it.

The breadth of diversity at the exhibit is highlighted through the display of three of my artworks, which were "Displacement of Id”, "The Never-Wake-Up Berry", and "Wait in Gold", in the form of collages and sculptures. These art pieces follow the theme of “Absence and Presence”, where I aimed to demonstrate the contrasts of what is present and what is not. "Displacement of Id” is a paper mache sculpture that represents the absence of one’s identity through a hollowed body. "The Never-Wake-Up Berry” is composed of a series of collages that embody the idea of corruption of one's innocence. "Wait in Gold” consists of many sculptures formed from broken ceramics and paper mache, in which gold foil was placed on the joints to signify the importance of time in one’s recovery from pain.

I am thrilled to be a part of IN and I am looking forward to exhibiting my work at the DP art exhibition at CIS in March!