Confluence | 識荒

About Confluence

Confluence is a celebration of unity through diversity. Through oil painting, print and drawing, Suk Tai explores the essence of transience, the ever-shifting landscape of human experience.

Curiosity drives Suk Tai to seek deeper understanding of the subject, while playfulness keeps her exploring different methods, allowing for greater freedom and discovery.

Confluence it's about the human spirit—its resilience, adaptability, and capacity for change. It is a contemplation on the ways we are shaped, not by a singular force, but by the convergence of many.

About the Artist – Suk Tai

Suk Tai, originally from Melaka, has a Nyonya mother and a Hakka father. Having lived in the UK, France, New Zealand, and Malaysia, her work reflects a rich blend of cultural influences. With interests in food, travel, and art, Suk Tai approaches life with playful curiosity, allowing intuition to guide her creative process. She sees herself as a collector and arranger of life’s elements, balancing spontaneity and intention.

Her art explores life's transience, the duality of existence, and the cause-and-effect patterns shaping human identity. Suk Tai's career includes exhibitions across Malaysia, New Zealand, and the UK, where she has received numerous accolades, such as the Gold Water Art Awards and the Daler-Rowney Awards. Infusing her art with tradition and modernity, she creates thought-provoking compositions that reflect her cultural heritage and personal experiences.

《 識荒》Suk Tai戴淑賢個人畫展

生活藝術與文化開放空間PapanHaus Collective八板屋，將於11月份舉行本年度最後一個歲末展覽——Suk Tai戴淑賢個人畫展。

Suk Tai是八板屋幕後八位推手之一， 畢業於英國切爾西藝術與設計學院和倫敦時尚學院、早年受教於馬來西亞藝術學院，旅居英國及紐西蘭多年後回流馬來西亞。

Suk Tai的創作多以自我探索出發，過去常以母親、女兒等女性與命運相關為題。2017年，在吉隆坡舉行了＜Labyrinth（迷宮） by Suk Tai＞個展，反應不俗。時隔7年，她再帶著近期在油彩、版畫、水彩，以及日常素描等的創作，舉行本場名為《識荒》的個人作品展。在過去數年，Suk Tai開始轉向拓展個人生命經驗的版圖，探索並凝視個人的自我在各種因緣條件中融合交滙，往四面八方流動、凝聚、衝突、成形、變化和消融的微妙關係。

凝視生命中的種種繁盛，辨識出無盡荒蕪的初始。—《識荒》

所有在觀察中覺知與辨別的自我面向，皆為真實的虛幻，彼此獨立但又相互牽引。Suk Tai在創作上對自我進行了更深刻的回溯，同時直面捕抓了她對生命實相的好奇。從過去注重個體的展現，轉向描繪大千荒原之中眾生萬相的生命之旅。Suk Tai筆下的自我，受時間與空間的限制、地域和文化的衝擊，個人欲念的影響，產生如同河流一般蜿蜒不斷的斑斕變幻。

每一件作品，如同在荒野中各自獨立，卻又相互對映交織的繁盛景觀。在探看畫家筆下生命短暫本質的同時，觀者可以在投入與抽離之間，找出曝露在生命旅程當中被隱藏的，無序與有序的軌跡。

誠邀出席開幕式及講座對談

23 Nov, 2024

3pm 開幕

4pm – 5.30pm 講座對談

像我這樣的拾荒者／Scavenger like me 

Suk Tai x 黃向藝 x Fairuz Sulaiman 對談