Singapore

Jeremy Hiah

2024 Support

Born in 1972, in Singapore.


[Support] Feb 12, 2025〜Mar 11, 2025

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Since 1993, Jeremy has been working internationally in various field of art, such as paintings, sculptures, installations, and performance. Through his artistic practice, Jeremy delves into social contexts, questioning societal changes, where and how one lives in a society. During his residency in Fukuoka, the artist plans to visit local temples and historical places to conduct research on Shintoism and animistic culture. He is also fascinated by Youkai stories and images, which remind him of elements from Singaporean Chinese culture.
Jeremy is the Winner of the UOB Painting of the Year Singapore 2023, organized by the United Overseas Bank in Singapore. The artist will be staying in FAAM for a month.

The Coward To bury one's head in the ground is to ignore or deny the existence of a problem in the hope it will eventually go away, 2023
Hiah wei han performance with the centipede, Rowell Road Singapore, 2022
Coward. Blame the sky, blame the the earth Never blame yourself (performance)Basel, Switzerland, 2019
Asiatopia International Performance Art Festival, Bangkok Art Cultural Centre, 2007年
The Coward To bury one's head in the money is to ignore or deny the existence of a problem in the hope it will eventually go away, 1994