arteles_catalogue_2014

IN THE RESIDENCY
August 2014
JACQUELYN SOO
Singapore
jpadifields@gmail.com // www.jacquelynsoo.4ormat.com
“I think about ‘blindness’ in my work.
‘Blindness’ in regard to the diverse
identities, landscape and social
functions in society. ”
BIOGRAPHY
Jacquelyn Soo (b. 1981) is a Degree (Hons) Fine Art graduate from
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. She received a bursary
award and a travel grant to Hong Kong in 2006 to create a project
about cultural identity. She has been inspired to create and discuss
works about the differences in cultural practices.
Soo has presented drawings, photos, installation and performance
art works in Southeast Asia, America and Europe.
Her first artist-in-residency was in Jatiwangi, Indonesia where she
stayed in the village of Burujulwetan working with the villagers
to create Community Art Project. She has since had residencies
with NAFAS: Yogyakarta, The Artists Village Singapore: Pulau Ubin
Residency Programme and with Arteles Creative Centre in Finland.
Soo represented Singapore for the 1st Jakarta Triennale in
November 2013 at Nasional Gallerie, Jakarta.