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Practical Biology (not a Biology practical) (2023)
Practical Biology (not a Biology practical) places the delivery (or exclusion) of key information about our bodies and sexuality via the Science and Biology syllabus under the microscope of inquiry.
The work manifests in the form of a student’s worst nightmare – An exam they did not study for. Questions, language and anatomy diagrams appropriated from local secondary 2,3 and 4 assessment papers and previous GCE ‘O’ level exams press the reader for practical day-to-day knowledge on top of academic concepts. It offers a glimpse of knowledge the artist wishes were imparted to him in an scholastic context.
Accompanying the fictional exam paper is a collection of archival documents and found literature that chronicles the artist’s research process.Medium: Printed booklet, found media
Dimensions: 21 x 29.7 cm, variable -
Rarely touched often held
‘Rarely Touched Often Held’ is an honest documentation of intimacy and self-pleasure. I am joined by my coterie on a personal and platonic journey to negotiate our sexual curiosity. Through snapshots and staged photographs, I pen an almost self-indulgent love letter to our friendships and self-discovery since boyhood.
17.5 x 23 cm
Edition of 10 (2nd Ed.)
Hand-bound with sleeve and elastic binds -
Rarely touched often held
‘Rarely Touched Often Held’ is an honest documentation of intimacy and self-pleasure. I am joined by my coterie on a personal and platonic journey to negotiate our sexual curiosity. Through snapshots and staged photographs, I pen an almost self-indulgent love letter to our friendships and self-discovery since boyhood.
Medium: Book
Dimensions: 17.5 x 23 cm -
Bad anatomy
Originally an attempt to escape from far reaching influence of Anna Atkins on the cyanotype genre, this collection of anatomical illustrations hold no practical value as scientific references. Instead, each image is informed purely by the whims of the illustrator, who were chosen at random from all walks of life.
I ended the experiment after only a month and deemed it a wonder failure. I am eternally grateful to those who participated.Medium: Cyanotype Prints, Risograph Zine
Dimensions: 9 x 13 cm -
They showed Me Their Hole
“Founded in 2019, the Underground Society was created to unite excavation enthusiasts who sought to practice their craft among like-minded comrades. The Society believes that excavation is the ultimate form of expression and self-affirmation, with membership from all walks of life, including scientists, intellectuals and artists.”
Excerpt from the Underground Society Member’s Handbook.
After a chance encounter online, They Showed Me Their Hole is the product of artist Joshua Kon documenting the activities of the Underground Society, a recreational group dedicated to the guerrilla excavation of cavities around the country.Medium: Video
Length: 15 minutes 09 seconds -
Practical Biology
As an extension of the artist’s previous investigations into Singapore’s holistic and secular Sexuality Education curriculum, Practical Biology (not a Biology practical) places the delivery (or exclusion) of key information about our bodies and sexuality via the Science and Biology syllabus under the microscope of inquiry. The work manifests in the form of a student’s worst nightmare – An exam they did not study for. Questions, language and anatomy diagrams appropriated from local secondary 2,3 and 4 assessment papers and previous GCE ‘O’ level exams press the reader for practical day-to-day knowledge on top of academic concepts. It offers a glimpse of knowledge the artist wishes were imparted to him in a scholastic context.
8.3 x 11.7 inches, 28 pages,
Self-published 2023
Edition of 30
