Islanded: Contemporary Art from New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan | 2006

Published 2006 by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
64 pages
256 x 210mm, softcover, with colour illustrations
Edited by Philip Francis
With text by Jason Brown, Lee Weng Choy, Emily Cormack, Sophie McIntyre, Laura Preston, Eugene Tan and June Yap
Design by Ferret
ISBN 98-1054-85-35

Islanded: Contemporary Art from New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan featured work by contemporary artists from three islands in the Asia-Pacific region: New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan. Co-curated by Adam Art Gallery Director, Sophie McIntyre, Artistic Co-Director of the Substation, Lee Weng Choy and Director of The Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, Eugene Tan, the exhibition critically reflected on the histories and the geo-cultural anxieties of these postcolonial societies, to explore how “island-ness” and being ‘on the edge’ plays a role in these countries’ imaginings and (re)inventions of themselves. While reflecting upon the differences and uniqueness of New Zealand , Singapore and Taiwan as islands, this exhibition also revealed certain shared concerns and anxieties. The artists’ works explore a range of issues relating to history, collective memory, migration, mapping and the construction of national identity.