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Brandon Tay: Form & Agency

Past exhibition
26 August - 1 October 2023
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Brandon Tay, Language as Time’s Shadow: A Brief History of Synchrocognition, 2023
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Brandon Tay, Language as Time’s Shadow: A Brief History of Synchrocognition, 2023 Image courtesy of Yeo Workshop, Photography by Jonathan Tan.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Brandon Tay, Language as Time’s Shadow: A Brief History of Synchrocognition, 2023 Image courtesy of Yeo Workshop, Photography by Jonathan Tan.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Brandon Tay, Language as Time’s Shadow: A Brief History of Synchrocognition, 2023 Image courtesy of Yeo Workshop, Photography by Jonathan Tan.

Brandon Tay

Language as Time’s Shadow: A Brief History of Synchrocognition, 2023
Archival print on aluminum
77.7 x 100 cm
Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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Charting a speculative timeline that ranges from the very origins of Chinese letterforms to a future where language changes the nature of time, this work utilizes a variety of diagrammatic...
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Charting a speculative timeline that ranges from the very origins of Chinese letterforms to a future where language changes the nature of time, this work utilizes a variety of diagrammatic schemes and typographical puzzles to explore the origins and future of language, from the divinatory nature of Oracle Bone Script, to the opacity of Heikeji (Black Science), it posits that our understanding of temporality is linked to our understanding of communication.


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Exhibitions

Form & Agency, 26 August – 1 October 2023, Yeo Workshop, Singapore

Literature

Dawud, Dana. "Brandon Tay." Coeval Magazine, 1 December 2023, https://www.coeval-magazine.com/coeval/brandon-tay
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