“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly” is a group exhibition by Ang Song Nian, Robert Zhao Renhui and Marvin Tang that excavates the often invisible processes embedded in the natural world.
Join us on a Metis Alumni studio visit with local artist Robert Zhao Renhui and tour of the exhibition.
Robert Zhao Renhui (b. 1983, Singapore) is a multi-disciplinary artist and the founder of the Institute of Critical Zoologists. His artistic practice addresses the human relationship with nature. Zhao received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Photography from Camberwell College of Arts and London College of Communication respectively. His work has been exhibited in international group shows such as Busan Biennale 2020; Singapore Biennale 2019; Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland, Australia, 2018; Jiwa: Jakarta Biennale, Indonesia, 2017; 7th Moscow Biennale, Russia, 2017; 20th Sydney Biennale, Australia 2016; Les Recontres d’Arles, France, 2015. Amongst his more recent solo exhibitions in Singapore are The Nature Museum, commissioned by Singapore International Festival of Art (SIFA) and The Bizarre Honour, realized for OH! Open House, both in 2017. Zhao has undertaken residencies at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France, and Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco, United States, and the Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan. He was awarded the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council in 2010 and was a finalist of the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award 2017 and the 12th Benesse Art Prize in 2019.
This tour is part of our August instalment of The Tetrad and is free to attend for Metis alumni. As our partnering local arts non-profit for this edition, 50% of the proceeds of The Tetrad was donated to DECK, Singapore.
If you have yet to attend a Tetrad course with Metis but would like to join, a voluntary donation of $40 to DECK is suggested.
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