Chu Hao Pei
Withering Rice, Flourishing Sovereignty
21 January–10 February 2021
The Substation Box Office
Free admission
Mixed media installation
Withering Rice, Flourishing Sovereignty highlights a collection of rice farming practices and its interwoven relationship between rice and politics in Southeast Asia. A staple consumed in the region, rice has become more than a food product but a symbol embedded within our Southeast Asian cultures. Through a constellation of textures and material, the work explores the production and consumption of rice as borderless produce, and how it is or can be used as a socio-political tool to reimagine the boundaries between countries in Southeast Asia.
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Chu Hao Pei
Chu Hao Pei (b.1990, Singapore) is a visual artist who works primarily with installation and lens-based mediums. In his practice, he explores the shifting physical, sociological and emotional connections with our natural and urban landscapes, which are spurred by his long-standing interest in the interrelations between culture and the environment. By interweaving the processes of engagement, documentation and research in his works, Hao Pei delves into the complexities of environmental and cultural loss (or resurgence) that are shaped by political, economic and social factors to shed light on the overlooked and accidental.
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