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This work is presented in a pair: the left hand is a multi-exposure while the right hand is a long exposure. Both hands are taken over the same exact period in time: 269 seconds on 26 of July, 2019.

Edition of 1 + 1 AP.

Time is experienced discretely and yet flows continuously. Or is it that we experience continuous time, but cannot resist a need to subdivide our moments minute by minute, second by second? Is the 1/160 second exposure a moment? Is an eight minute exposure a moment or something else altogether? By de-privileging our own default mode of seeing, the viewer can explore the similarities and differences in perception that different treatments of the same moment/event/scene afford.

All reality is in a permanent state of flux, and even the most solid physical object only properly exists in the present moment, and at a specific place in space, which might be akin to saying it does not exist in another other moment, even at the same space. The doctrine of impermanence in Buddhist philosophy suggests that nothing truly exists if one looks closely enough. 

Wong’s work is an attempt to extend this idea beyond objective reality to subjective/intersubjective reality as well, to explore the “true fictions” that undergird our experience of reality.

René Girard wrote, “When all differences have been eliminated and the similarity between two figures has been achieved, we say that the antagonists are doubles”. Wong’s work portrays a set of mimetic doubles, allowing the viewer to visually hold in the mind competing visions of reality contemporarily.

Materials:
Pigment Ink on Cotton Paper
Frame: 22mm x 45mm Pine
Glazing: Gallery UV-Filtering Clear Acrylic
Mat: Single 8Ply White 100% Cotton Rag Window Mat with 4Ply 100% Cotton Rag Backing Mat
Backing: Wood Strainer Frame with Acid Free Foam Board lining

Technical notes:
The multi-exposure is typically made up of more than 60 images, layered image by image individually by the artist. Each hand is then colour corrected and carefully processed into a selenium toned black and white. I personally make each print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, and frame it according to these specifications: each hand measures 1050mm by 700mm with a mat of 150mm / 100mm. The final framed work measures 2.5m x 0.9m (≈100” x 35”).
This work is presented in a pair: the left hand is a multi-exposure while the right hand is a long exposure. Both hands are taken over the same exact period in time: 269 seconds on 26 of July, 2019.

Edition of 1 + 1 AP.

Time is experienced discretely and yet flows continuously. Or is it that we experience continuous time, but cannot resist a need to subdivide our moments minute by minute, second by second? Is the 1/160 second exposure a moment? Is an eight minute exposure a moment or something else altogether? By de-privileging our own default mode of seeing, the viewer can explore the similarities and differences in perception that different treatments of the same moment/event/scene afford.

All reality is in a permanent state of flux, and even the most solid physical object only properly exists in the present moment, and at a specific place in space, which might be akin to saying it does not exist in another other moment, even at the same space. The doctrine of impermanence in Buddhist philosophy suggests that nothing truly exists if one looks closely enough. 

Wong’s work is an attempt to extend this idea beyond objective reality to subjective/intersubjective reality as well, to explore the “true fictions” that undergird our experience of reality.

René Girard wrote, “When all differences have been eliminated and the similarity between two figures has been achieved, we say that the antagonists are doubles”. Wong’s work portrays a set of mimetic doubles, allowing the viewer to visually hold in the mind competing visions of reality contemporarily.

Materials:
Pigment Ink on Cotton Paper
Frame: 22mm x 45mm Pine
Glazing: Gallery UV-Filtering Clear Acrylic
Mat: Single 8Ply White 100% Cotton Rag Window Mat with 4Ply 100% Cotton Rag Backing Mat
Backing: Wood Strainer Frame with Acid Free Foam Board lining

Technical notes:
The multi-exposure is typically made up of more than 60 images, layered image by image individually by the artist. Each hand is then colour corrected and carefully processed into a selenium toned black and white. I personally make each print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, and frame it according to these specifications: each hand measures 1050mm by 700mm with a mat of 150mm / 100mm. The final framed work measures 2.5m x 0.9m (≈100” x 35”).
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Love moves away. The light changes. I need more grace than I thought. - Limited Edition of 1 Photograph

Weng Yew Wong

Singapore

Photography, Black & White on Paper

Size: 98.4 W x 35.4 H x 1.8 D in

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About The Artwork

This work is presented in a pair: the left hand is a multi-exposure while the right hand is a long exposure. Both hands are taken over the same exact period in time: 269 seconds on 26 of July, 2019. Edition of 1 + 1 AP. Time is experienced discretely and yet flows continuously. Or is it that we experience continuous time, but cannot resist a need to subdivide our moments minute by minute, second by second? Is the 1/160 second exposure a moment? Is an eight minute exposure a moment or something else altogether? By de-privileging our own default mode of seeing, the viewer can explore the similarities and differences in perception that different treatments of the same moment/event/scene afford. All reality is in a permanent state of flux, and even the most solid physical object only properly exists in the present moment, and at a specific place in space, which might be akin to saying it does not exist in another other moment, even at the same space. The doctrine of impermanence in Buddhist philosophy suggests that nothing truly exists if one looks closely enough. Wong’s work is an attempt to extend this idea beyond objective reality to subjective/intersubjective reality as well, to explore the “true fictions” that undergird our experience of reality. René Girard wrote, “When all differences have been eliminated and the similarity between two figures has been achieved, we say that the antagonists are doubles”. Wong’s work portrays a set of mimetic doubles, allowing the viewer to visually hold in the mind competing visions of reality contemporarily. Materials: Pigment Ink on Cotton Paper Frame: 22mm x 45mm Pine Glazing: Gallery UV-Filtering Clear Acrylic Mat: Single 8Ply White 100% Cotton Rag Window Mat with 4Ply 100% Cotton Rag Backing Mat Backing: Wood Strainer Frame with Acid Free Foam Board lining Technical notes: The multi-exposure is typically made up of more than 60 images, layered image by image individually by the artist. Each hand is then colour corrected and carefully processed into a selenium toned black and white. I personally make each print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, and frame it according to these specifications: each hand measures 1050mm by 700mm with a mat of 150mm / 100mm. The final framed work measures 2.5m x 0.9m (≈100” x 35”).

Details & Dimensions

Multi-paneled Photography:Black & White on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:98.4 W x 35.4 H x 1.8 D in

Number of Panels:2

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Wong Weng Yew uses conceptual photography as a basis for his work, which deals with the perception and experience of time, the impermanent, and the tensions inherent in visual mimetic portrayal. His work is typically presented in a pair: the left/top hand is a multi-exposure while the right/bottom hand is a long exposure. Both hands are taken over the same exact period of time.

Artist Recognition

Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in Sydney

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