Author Description

"STPI Gallery presents the first major solo exhibition in Singapore by Dinh Q. Le, one of Asia's most established artists to date. For the very first time, the multiple award-winning artist has developed breakthrough print works of unprecedented scale and technical distinction from 'Splendor and Darkness' - his sold-out photo-weaving series. 'Monuments and Memorials' marks the premiere of this pivotal series in Asia, also unveiling his first-ever three-dimensional weaving's which feature the recent refugee exodus from Africa and the Middle East into Southern Europe. In 'Splendor and Darkness', Le shredded photographs of Cambodian temples and iconic portraits of Khmer Rouge victims killed at Tuol Sleng, weaving the strips into photomontages using the age-old craft of traditional Vietnamese grass mat weaving. The resulting transfigured image is a rich, multi-faceted viewpoint of history and a reflection of our fragmented personal and collective memory. Le's long-standing desire for mural-sized, monumental foiling works interwoven with matte paper were realised for the very first time through STPI's technical capabilities, which refined the works with greater texture and warmth."--Gallery website..