Dangerously Close

Dangerously Close presents a collection of online news article print-outs, individually held up by assorted decorative hornbill magnets from Sarawak. Bold story headlines covering the unfortunate reality of hornbills in peril and their trafficking forms the content of the papers.

Unwaveringly performing their function in glorious poses, these magnetic feathered creatures stare out blankly, naive, and completely unperturbed by their vulnerable circumstances. The presentation takes reference from notices on fridges to serve as a jarring reminder and frame these articles with renewed urgency, almost in a quiet plea for help.

Presented at Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore as part of Ephemera (2022), curated by Adeline Kueh.