Min Thein Sung
Myanmar
 

The artist intends to engage with local taylors and with the tools of the trade in order to create a new sculptural piece.

Min Thein Sung

2 January - 28 February 2018

Since 2014, Min Thein Sung has been collecting historical, sociological, and material data for the project Mr Tailor had a dream last night: a soft-sculpture installation made of raw linen fabrics that recreates a small tailor shop, a space for craftsmanship that is still common in Myanmar but fast-dwindling in Singapore. Addressing the alienation of the consumer from the garment-maker and the resilience of this kind of handicraft in the face of today’s industrial mass production, the artist intends to engage with local taylors and with the tools of the trade in order to create a new sculptural piece.

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Min Thein Sung, 2 January – 28 February 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Min Thein Sung, 2 January – 28 February 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Min Thein Sung, 2 January – 28 February 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Min Thein Sung, 2 January – 28 February 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Min Thein Sung, 2 January – 28 February 2018, Courtesy the artist.
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Contributors
Min Thein Sung
Min Thein Sung
Artist-in-Residence
Myanmar

In his artistic practice, Min Thein Sung (b. 1978, Myanmar) engages with daily life in Myanmar addressing the complex history of a country that was long isolated from the world. Often playful and poetic, his works conjure up patterns of creativity and modes of imagination that circulate under restrictive political regimes.

His work has been exhibited internationally at the 8th Asia Pacific Triennial, Brisbane, Australia, 2015; the 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan, 2014; H Project Space, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011; Kunstverein Bad Aibling, Germany, 2010.