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Irfan Hendrian, A Hole in Wood With Black Wood Frame, 2018, layers of paper on wood, 80 x 58 x 9 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.
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![Irfan Hendrian, [_~o], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 150 x 150 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.](//img.artrabbit.com/events/sans/images/wBaB074ExP7T/468x460/Screen-Shot-2018-06-12-at-12-55-58-pm.jpg)
Irfan Hendrian, [_~o], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 150 x 150 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.
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![Irfan Hendrian, o - 0 - [ ], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 50.5 x 50.5 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.](//img.artrabbit.com/events/sans/images/5NjOk3jXhtMs/688x460/Screen-Shot-2018-06-12-at-2-15-59-pm.jpg)
Irfan Hendrian, o - 0 - [ ], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 50.5 x 50.5 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.
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Irfan Hendrian, (Detail) Piles of Inks on Paper, 2018, offset lithography on layers of paper and wood, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.
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Irfan Hendrian, (Detail) Piles of Inks on Paper, 2018, offset lithography on layers of paper and wood, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.
![Irfan Hendrian, [_~o], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 150 x 150 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.](http://img.artrabbit.com/events/sans/images/LFojNq5OyZ7Y/634x622/Screen-Shot-2018-06-12-at-12-55-58-pm.jpg)
![Irfan Hendrian, o - 0 - [ ], 2018, layers of paper, vinyl and fabric on wood, 50.5 x 50.5 x 6.5 cm. Image courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore and the artist.](http://img.artrabbit.com/events/sans/images/lyBw0sC63adt/838x560/Screen-Shot-2018-06-12-at-2-15-59-pm.jpg)
Exhibition
Sans ☒
7 Jul 2018 – 12 Aug 2018
Event times
Tuesdays - Saturdays: 11am - 7pm
Sundays: 11am - 6pm
Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 5 Lock Road #01-06 Gillman Barracks
- Singapore
Singapore - 108933
- Singapore
Travel Information
- Nearest Bus Stop: Along Alexandra Road Opposite Alexandra Point (Bus Stop Number 15059) Available Buses: 51, 57, 61, 83, 97, 97e, 100, 166, 175, 408, 963 or 963E
- Nearest MRT Train Station: Labrador Park (Circle Line station CC27) Walking Directions from Labrador Park Station (~10 mins): 1. Exit Labrador Park station via Exit A and walk towards Alexandra Road. 2. Stay on the opposite side of the road from Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC) Shopping Mall. 3. At the first bus stop, take the sheltered walkway on your right into Gillman Barracks.
Irfan Hendrian’s SANS☒ explores the expansive potential of non-representational aesthetics and thinking strategies. In this exhibition, “SANS” (literally without) followed by the symbol “☒” is used to describe an absence of representation.
About
The nature of representation is inherently flawed. Ideological and innately restrictive, the meaning of any given representation is never definitive as the gap between intention and realization, original and copy can never be bridged.
Irfan Hendrian’s SANS☒ explores the expansive potential of non-representational aesthetics and thinking strategies. Hendrian’s non-objective practice operates beyond the finite nature of representation; extending the possibilities of perceptual and imaginative experiences. In this exhibition, “SANS” (literally without) followed by the symbol “☒” is used to describe an absence of representation.
Within the space opened up by the absence of signs – things that "stand for" or "take the place of" something else – Hendrian presents us with a particular aesthetic experience; foreign and strange, but equally playful. In these eccentrically coloured, painstakingly constructed forms, Hendrian draws us into a peculiar imaginary space, releasing us from the rules of representation into a state of perceptual ‘tabula rasa’.
About the Artist:
Irfan Hendrian (b. 1987) is an artist and industrial printmaker known for his formal explorations in abstraction. Working mainly with paper, his interest is in the Bauhaus’ approach and method: to reduce, subtract, and simplify everything to its most sublime, essential, and substantial state. Hendrian values efficient, logical and utilitarian modes of thinking and acting that reflect directly in his work. Collage provides a methodology that maintains Hendrian's purist approach to materials, utilising paper as a raw material with sculptural capabilities. Rather than creating images, he believes that through composing visual arrangement of objects, a particular aesthetic value emerges.
Hendrian studied at LASALLE College of Arts, Singapore and Wanganui School of Design, New Zealand, before completing an MA at Bandung Institute of Technology in 2016. He has held several solo shows, these include Terenne, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, South Korea (2016); Logical Aesthetic, Via Via, Yogyakarta, Indonesia(2012); and Secular World, Asbestos Artspace, Indonesia(2011). Since 2011, Irfan Hendrian has been involved in numerous group exhibitions, art fairs, biennales, including Art|Jog 10: Changing Perspectives, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2017); Karyawisata, Jogja Contemporary, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2015); ASEAN 5, Penang, Malaysia (2015); Indonesia Contemporary Fiber Art #1, Art:1Artspace, Jakarta(2012); Jakarta Art District, Indonesia(2012); and ART JOG 2011, Jakarta Biennale 14, Indonesia(2011).
