Love Hurts (Tales from the Heartland)

2013

A solo exhibition that looks at cross-cultural identities in a globalised world. Using pop culture references such as karaoke videos and TV soap operas, there is a blurring of genres and identities in an exploration of the relationship between song, text and visuals. Both hilarious and jarring, viewers are forced to re-think some of the commonly accepted tropes in mass media and the assumptions behind them.
 
The highlight of the exhibition is a collaboration with Urich Lau on a karaoke video from which the exhibition takes its name, starring fellow artists Ian Woo on the bass, Jeremy Sharma on guitar and Arif Ayab on the drums, together with Massot on vocals, performing Wa Meng Ti (我问天), the title track of a popular Taiwanese soap opera. Set up like a karaoke station, visitors to the gallery are welcomed to sing along with Massot. 

Exhibited Prints

Digitally manipulated photographic collages forming a narrative

Karaoke Video, Wa Meng Ti (我问天)

A hokkien KTV from the Singapore Heartlands in collaboration with ​Ulrich Lau, featuring artists
​Ian Woo, Jeremy Sharma, and Arif Ayab

Exhibition E-Invite

Installation View

Exhibited Prints

Karaoke Video, ​Wa Meng Ti (我问天)
I AM MA.
As simple as that.
And I work on the space between things.
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