Untitled (Holes)
2023
Laser Print on Acetate Sheets and Cellulose Tape on Site Specific Project Space
19 x 3 m
Holes is a site-specific installation that embraces the gallery’s history by integrating existing mounting holes, transforming traces of past exhibitions into a contemplative dialogue with the cosmos. Public domain images of astronomical bodies obtained from ESA and NASA, printed on delicate acetate sheets, are superimposed onto these voids, blurring the boundary between micro and macro scales. The juxtaposition of wall holes—once insignificant relics of other artworks—with celestial objects evokes a poignant reflection on gravitational wells and the inevitable pull of entropy. Both the punctures in the wall and these massive celestial entities become metaphors for collapse, inviting us to consider the slow drift toward dissolution, whether in a gallery space or the universe, as all things converge into black holes.
Worlds Apart
2023
Digital Film
2560 x 1440 pixels
Worlds Apart is an observation of low flying aeroplanes in London, long distance travelling, and my experience with the death of my grandmother. Scenes of aeroplanes and airports are juxtaposed with funeral proceedings to draw relationships between aeroplanes and a temple-like boat where the coffin resides in, as vehicles we occupy through life. In the film’s climax, audio from the cremation overlays a scene of a take off, with sounds of fireworks popping signifying a new beginning.
2019
Untitled Space
Shanghai
“Scale” is a painting installation inspired by the different perceived distances and the varying scale of different cities Jay is familiar in.
In relation to his interest in the economics of scale and the infinite, he attempts to tie in elements from natural phenomena, perception, fractals and landscape to illustrate the universality of scale as a larger phenomena.
Referencing travel experiences, the act of leaving a trail, Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot", and attempts at viewing the infinite, the various works come together to form part of Jay's larger narrative in his practice.
Untitled Space
Shanghai
“Scale” is a painting installation inspired by the different perceived distances and the varying scale of different cities Jay is familiar in.
In relation to his interest in the economics of scale and the infinite, he attempts to tie in elements from natural phenomena, perception, fractals and landscape to illustrate the universality of scale as a larger phenomena.
Referencing travel experiences, the act of leaving a trail, Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot", and attempts at viewing the infinite, the various works come together to form part of Jay's larger narrative in his practice.
“Phase” is series of paintings comprising of liquid pigments suspended in air bubbles, suspended within a loosely stretched canvas. Physical space is encompassed in different forms, each bubble representing a field, universe or cell. Different bubbles interact with one another, like the social interactions of each person; unfolding of events.
Images and forms of organic bubbles made of liquid pigment and air resembles both the micro and macro - from the microorganisms during the formation of life to the nebulae in the formation of stars.
Images and forms of organic bubbles made of liquid pigment and air resembles both the micro and macro - from the microorganisms during the formation of life to the nebulae in the formation of stars.