Our memories of the past are not only from lived experiences but also dominated by media information. During covid lockdown, the things that mark our days vanished and time took on a flat, seamless quality. Giving shape to time and creating movement in our physically static life became a conscious endeavour.

‘Presenting Pastness’ refers to the fragile material outcome of the works as testament to the fragility of the juxtaposition of time, space, and fleeting emotions. The objects presented are material outcome of Zoya’s reflections during strict COVID restriction in Singapore, as an emotive negotiation in relation to collected newsprint articles of that time. The works crafted from newspapers replicate the filtered screens of the Jali, a recurring form in Zoya’s practice, through which the perception of the real and recorded may be filtered or fragmented.