HOM Art Trans: SERENDIPITY by Melissa Lin, August 14

SERENDIPITY by Melissa Lin, August 14 - 31 2009

Lead by serendipity down the rabbit hole, reality is re-imagined.Threading into the domains of lost and ancient lands, and divingthrough hyperspace to explore hidden dimensions, the arcane andarchaic are discovered. Strange and familiar characters, moody and morbid angels, mercurialtricksters, shape-shifters, goddesses, lemmings and psychonauts weavethrough Chaos, celebrating anomalies, community and relationships.This body of work explores the ideas of duality, the dichotomy betweenillusion and mystery. It is also a tribute to the sacred spaces thatexists inside ourselves and in our environments.

Melissa Lin was born in 1982 in the sometimes balmy city of JohorBahru. She has studied in Singapore, Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur.Her paintings have been exhibited in Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia,Singapore, Burma and Copenhagen.She enjoying being off with the fairies when they call.

Innocence, Innersense /2009/ 30x 30cm/ Acrylic on canvas

Treading with Thunder/2009/ 30x 30cm /Acrylic on canvas

Trinity and the Prism /2009 /45x 64cm /Acrylic on canvas

The Night Harbours a Secret /2009 /51x 76cm /Acrylic on canvas

The Eye of Mystery Rises Above the Field of Fiction /2009/ 47x 68cm /Acrylic on canvas

sanctuary /2009/54x 66cm/ Acrylic on canvas

curious continuum /2009 /53.5x 67cm /Acrylic on canvas

Way to Lucidity /2009 /68x89cm /Acrylic on canvas

Hollow grounds, raising the stake of a hologram /2009 /52x69cm /Acrylic on canvas

Converge /2009 /47x68cm /Acrylic on canvas

constellations at the edge of the world /2009/ 68x89cm /Acrylic on canvas

Way to the blue /2009 /18.5x16.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Circa Skull (e) /2009 /16.5x18.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Circa Skull (d) /2009 /16.5x18.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Circa Skull (c) /2009 /18.5x16.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Circa Skull (b) /2009 /16.5x18.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Circa Skull /2009 /16.5x18.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

Breathing direction, the gaze transposes itself on the shining body
2009 /43x 56cm /Acrylic on canvas

Blooms of lightning /2009 /50x 76cm/ Acrylic on canvas

From the skein of flickering shadows /2009 /20x 20cm /Acrylic on canvas

Leif /2009 /20x 20cm /Acrylic on canvas

D.M.T /2009 /20x 20cm /Acrylic on canvas

Damiana /2009/45x 47cm/ Acrylic on canvas

Mindscape /2009 /78x 67cm /Acrylic on canvas

Levitate /2009/ 120x 69cm /Acrylic on canvas

Wonder & wander /2009 /137x 130cm /Acrylic on canvas

Flow /2009 /170x 133cm /Acrylic on canvas

breaking static/ 2009 /161x 133.5cm /Acrylic on canvas

A Lucid Kind of Love /2009 /170x 133cm /Acrylic on canvas

spike and saccharine /2009 /27x 33cm/ Acrylic on canvas

phantom phase /2009/ 33x 27cm /Acrylic on canvas

patience precipitates /2009/ 33x 27cm /Acrylic on canvas

Nectar /2009 /27x 33cm/ Acrylic on canvas

It all comes Tumbling Down /2009 /33x 27cm /Acrylic on canvas

fascination /2009/33x 27cm/ Acrylic on canvas

fable /2009 /30x 30cm /Acrylic on canvas

A Fragment of Hyperspace /2009 /33x 27cm /Acrylic on canvas

Thirteen /2009 /27x 33cm /Acrylic on canvas

Adopted Residency (A-RES) is a six-month residency programme designed for young and emerging local artists to start creating their name and building their own career in the local art scene.

The programme emphasizes on committed studio practice that serves as guidance in art direction and technique for the resident artists, fully supervised by HOM Art Trans and guest artists. They will also be exposed to the reality of being a full time artists.

Towards the end of the programme, all the artworks that are produced during the residency will be exhibited for public viewing.

Southeast Asia Art Group Exchanged Residency (SAGER) is a regional residency programme organized by HOM Art Trans (Malaysia), SageJogja (Indonesia) and Projectspace Pilipinas (Philippines).

The exchanged residency takes in artists with at least five years of experience and SAGER enables Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipino artists to foster and strengthen regional ties, as well as to network and establish a better understanding of their neighbours.

The residency entails 30-days each in Kuala Lumpur, Jogjakarta and Manila. During this time, artists-in-residences not only produce artworks for exhibitions in each city, but also partake in studio visits, gallery and art institution visits, as well as introductions to significant art collectors and art communities.

Aside from these physical dialogues, SAGER also fosters a visual dialogue, as artists from these three countries are encouraged to engage in cross-cultural meditations and to broach new visual languages in their works.

ARTRIANGLE is an exhibition showcasing the latest artworks from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. With the purpose of increasing the appreciation of art in this region through a more open network of exchange and to further inculcate closer working ties amongst our artists, it aspires to energies a 4-way art dialogue between these countries and inadvertently, adds more excitement to the art scene in Southeast Asia.

ARTIANGLE is also a fund-raising event. Benefits from the sales of the exhibition will be channelled to the MATAHATI Art Fund (MAF).

MAF is an effort that provides funds to support visual artists and help the art scene in general. It will go towards assisting in the welfare of those artists in need, which includes incidences involving natural disasters, accidents and health issues. MAF is also used as a grant for artists to initiate art projects and art activities.

Artaidartist is a social media platform that’s purpose and intention is to introduce and market fine artworks in a series of virtual exhibitions. This platform was initiated in efforts to support artists who have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and who have struggled to make ends meet during the continuous implementation of MCO.

Artists whose works are sold will be entitled to fifty percent of the sale of their works, while the remaining fifty percent will be donated to participating artists whose works were not purchased during the showcase. The distribution of profit will not only represent a community of artists coming together in solidarity towards those in financial need, but will also provide support to as many artists as possible..

Artaidartist is an open call that involves all Malaysian visual artists, comprising of young, emerging, and established. Featuring some of their best work, all artworks will be capped between RM500 to RM5000. This special offer which is below the market price, will allow the sale to be more accessible and affordable to a larger pool of art enthusiasts and young collectors.

MEA Award is a biennial competition that honours the most promising young artists in Malaysia. Its main goal is to recognize the country's top emerging talents and to give them the opportunity to break into the local and international art scenes.

The 5 artists with the highest number of votes from a panel of respected juries will receive cash prize, coucher for art materials, 10-day travel grant to a city in Southeast Asia and a showcase of their works.

MEA Award is joint-organized by HOM Art Trans and Galeri Chandan.