Creatures of the Mind, Creatures of the Land : Artist Workshop by Sharon Chin

For Malaysian artist Sharon Chin, nature isn’t exclusively reserved for leisurely pursuits. As humans, we are entangled in an intricate ecosystem, and non-human entities are ever-present in our surroundings.

This workshop was held on 8 June 2024, in conjunction with the exhibition “Figuring a Scene”. Led by Chin, this two-and-a-half-hour session invited participants to imagine an alternative way of inhabiting the world through collective drawing and storytelling. Together, they pictured the world becoming a realm where magic holds sway, and imaginary creatures emerge from the shadows.

About the artist

Sharon Chin (b. 1980, Petaling Jaya) is an artist living in Port Dickson, Malaysia. Her work includes printmaking, illustration, installation and collaborative performance projects, and has been shown in Malaysia and around the world. She has participated in the Singapore Biennale (2013, 2019) and the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Brisbane, 2015), and is a current recipient of the Prince Claus Mentorship Award for Cultural and Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis (CAREC). Recently, she has been concerned with healing the relationship between humans, land and place, focusing on the intersection of art, ecology and community organising in Port Dickson.

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