The city is similar to a film,
One in a state of continuous metamorphosis, one in which not only is everything and
everyone animated but also incessantly accelerated.
Everything passes by and is always in the process of unreeling.
Puddles in the City is a series of 5 images depicting a moment in time where street
performers are captured when they are no longer performing. The role of the Performer/
Entertainer is indeed fascinating. Taking on a different persona each time, the
entertainer is dressed as an Icon and becomes an object of attraction. At the specific
moment when they no longer consciously perform, do these entertainers stop becoming
representations of icons? Who is the spectator and who the performer? When, or does the
performance come to an end?
Documented across busy cities (London, Paris, New york), these cinematic images are
presented in a dark space/room, suspended at various angles, catching the subtle
reflections of the viewers within the room. The reflectiveness of the dark city cape
mirrors the puddles of water across cities. The viewer is hence taking on the role as a
spectator in this work, interacting with the space and navigating through the pieces. The
viewers’ response and level of engagement with the work is pertinent: whether to identify
and read into the meaning of the reflections or to not recognize nor notice their
reflections at all.
Sarah Choo Jing (b. 1990, Singapore) is known for her interdisciplinary approach to photography, video and installation. Her work depicts identifiable moments and characters within contemporary urban society suggesting a plethora of private and often solitary narratives. The artist is concerned with the gaze of the flaneur, voyeurism and the uncanny.
Choo lives and works in Singapore.
Awards 2018 Shortlisted for Aesthetica Art Prize, United Kingdom
2018 Nominated for Singapore Young Artist Award, National Arts Council, Singapore
2017 Honorable Mention, Art of the Rehearsal, International Photography Awards (Special: Digitally Enhanced category), New York
2017 Perspective: 40 under 40 awards, Perspective Global, Asia
2017 Top 30 shortlist, The Sovereign Art Prize, The Sovereign Art Foundation, Southeast Asia
2015 Jury Selections, Arts Division, 19th Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan
2015 First Place, Moving Images, Collage, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia
2015 Second Place, Moving Images, Overall Category Winner, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia 2015 Bronze Award, Special Category One Eyeland Photography Awards
2013 Winner, Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Still Photography Award, Singapore
2013 Photographer of the Year (Professional, Fine Art Category), 4th Pollux Awards, The Worldwide Photography Gala
Awards in Europe
2013 First Prize, 33rd Annual College and High School Photography Contest, Photographer’s Forum, Santa Barbara, USA 2013 First Prize, ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu Photography Award, Singapore
