I Against I: An Offering To Deficit by Kiat

This exhibition marks the first solo presentation of Kiat, exploring the intersections between music and painting, and the ways in which they can perform as medium and material. Kiat’s forays into these disciplines started more than two decades ago, beginning with his formative training at the Lasalle College of the Arts and Swinburne University of Technology, and his subsequent practice in design and music production. The co-founder of Syndicate, a progressive audio-visual collective cum independent music label in Singapore, Kiat has performed in numerous live electronic music showcases as well as music festivals at home and abroad.

The title of the exhibition is drawn from a 2003 Massive Attack track, alluding to Kiat’s reflections on art and life as a constant process of negotiation between the thinking and the making of art, and between the self and the depths of consciousness.

I Against I highlights a new dimension in his…