Untitled #6 (One-smiley-assembly)
2022
Mix Media on Canvas
60 x 50 cm
I have been making some works in the studio since the covid lockdowns. The smiley series is a result of this endeavor.
[…] To the casual observer, it is just a photo of a man holding up a smiley face – an image used hundreds of millions of times a day in messages across the world to say “happy”.
But this smiley face on a Singaporean street is different. This smiley face has landed the man holding it in court, potentially costing him thousands of dollars in fines. […]