Sam Ng: "Dependent Origination"

In this interview, we speak to Sam Ng,he creates work within the 2D department of Fine Art.

What is the title of your work?

"Dependent Origination".

Summarise the work in 5 words

Serendipity, Communion, Accompany, Discrete, Fragile.

Talk us through the process of creating your work

As these pastel coloured threads represent people they get together and the linen with tie-dyed colour represents people who have fate to come together. I have just to believe that someone in our life is just a shadow, but someone is more than a shadow. This piece of work is to discuss the communion of us. As the process of tie-dye requires me to crumple a piece of fabric and then tie it. Then some colour left on the fabric while some are not. The inequality of the distribution of colour is a metaphor for the fate that makes us meeting someone or not meeting someone. "Meet as fate calls; separate when luck leaves", I would say cherish every single moment we have with someone we feel comfortable with.

This piece of work is developed and modified form the Corner Project which I was trying to put two painting together into one painting and the sewing between is a connection of both painting.

How is the work “site-specific”?

Park is somewhere you can meet many people but without (or with) a communion with them. I tried to figure out the circumstance of what a park actually is.

You can follow Sam Ng on instagram @sam_ngch