The World (Postcards)

Lai Yu Tong (Singapore)

15 Mar – 28 Jun 2026

All Day

Esplanade Tunnel

Free

Detail of The World (Postcards), Lai Yu Tong, 2024. Image courtesy of the artist.

Detail of The World (Postcards), Lai Yu Tong, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.

Synopsis

The World (Postcards) is a series of postcard-sized works created between 2023 and 2024. Each piece comprises two elements: a drawing of a single material object or living presence encountered by the artist, and a postage stamp affixed to the upper corner, carefully chosen to match the drawing’s colour.

The series reflects on the shared experience of living, while quietly contemplating what images might await us upon our death.

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Artist Information

Lai Yu Tong

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Lai Yu Tong is an artist from Singapore who works across drawing, image-making, sculpture and sound. His practice centres on finding appropriate media to articulate the present, grounded in a belief in the intrinsic human need to make images and tell stories. His recent works consider how art might evoke empathy in a deeply damaged world.

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15 Mar – 28 Jun 2026

Esplanade Tunnel

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