Circular Reverberance: Experiment 1
Sai
Solo Exhibition
22 — 30 Nov 2025 , 11am — 7pm
Circular Reverberance is an interactive sound experiment that opens a space for quiet introspection. Inspired by the Chinese pictogram 回, which evokes the act of returning — to a place, a thought, or a state of being — the work unfolds as a gentle play of self-entertainment, where the artist listens to the echoes of his own mind.
Here, sound becomes both visible and tangible, a vibration that can be felt as much as heard. Through this simple act of listening, Sai slows the passage of time, inviting mindfulness to settle in. The reverberations extend beyond the self, prompting us to attune to our inner voices, our surroundings, and the subtle pulse of the world we collectively inhabit.
About the Artist(s)
Sai (aka Chen Sai Hua Kuan) is known for his sound-interactive sculptures, installations, and public artworks that transform everyday experiences into spaces of becoming—where ordinary moments come alive with play and possibility. His practice is both perceptive and playful, often inviting fresh interpretations of the familiar and prompting audiences to reconsider habitual ways of seeing through humour and surprise.
Sai graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts in 1997 and obtained his Master of Fine Art from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, in 2007. His works have been widely exhibited in Singapore and internationally, including Night to Light Festival (National Gallery Singapore, 2023), Refuse (Singapore Art Museum, 2022), Sensory Grammar (Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, 2021), Outlining Space (National Centre for Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad, 2021), Gangwon Triennale (South Korea, 2021), The Sense: Breathe between Excess and Deficiency (Total Museum, Seoul, 2019), If the World Changed (Singapore Biennale, 2013), and Busan International Short Film Festival (Busan, 2010), among others.
He has received numerous awards and residencies, including the Artist-in-Residence Award at Yale-NUS College (2020), Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2015–2016), and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (2013). His accolades also include the People’s Choice Award at Mostyn Open 18 (Wales, UK, 2013); the Visiting Artist Programme, Earth Observatory of Singapore (2012); Best of WRO at the 14th Media Art Biennale WRO – Alternative Now (Poland, 2011); and Best Film at FAFF – Fundada Artists’ Film Festival (UK, 2010).
Sai’s works are represented in both private and institutional collections in Singapore and abroad, including the Singapore Art Museum, He Xiangning Art Museum (China), Chengdu EcoGarden (China), Vehbi Koç Foundation (Turkey), and the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan (South Korea).