ARTIST STATEMENT
Call it meditation or call it opium, my studio is where my true self reflects and my name, Madhvee, gets a meaning. My work is more of an expression than a mere illustration of my thoughts. The intentional fluidity of my work allows room for further interpretation, forcing the viewer out of their comfort zone to make them think, imagine, and wonder.
My artwork is a product of an interdisciplinary collaboration between photography, video, audio, and mixed media. The study of human perception, remembrance, and identity frequently guides my art-making process. More often than not this results in a metaphoric representation of the findings inspired by engaged subjects as diverse as gender dysphoria, death, and elements of impermanence and temporality.
While I use a variety of materials and processes, in each project my methodology is consistent, leading to coherently resolved works. My choice of material, shape, and format are always guided by the subject matter of a particular body of work. Each project often consists of multiple pieces, usually in a range of different media grouped around specific themes and meanings. During the research and production, new areas of interest arise and lead me to the next body of work.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2014
MA Fine Arts
Lasalle College of The Arts, Singapore (Degree awarded by Goldsmiths, University of London)
1997
Bachelor of Arts(Hons)
St.Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad – India
2008 – 2013
Photography Workshops
Attended multiple training programmes and workshops in various fields of photography
EXHIBITIONS
2023
Group Exhibition: Of Spaces in Between, Two artworks, centered around the theme of duality, are connected across two locations through augmented reality. Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown and ZHAN Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2021
Group Exhibition:
Crossing Borders: A Global Exhibition Exploring Themes of Migration at
Konstrundan City Vernissage, Galleri Soho, Vasteras, Sweden
2019
Group Exhibition, Affordable Art Fair Singapore represented by Gallery Studio-ID, Singapore. Also featured as spotlight artist.
Travelling Group Exhibition, The 8” by 6″ Project, Malaysia.
Solo Exhibition – Digital Waste: The Sweet Smell of Burning, Galleri Soho, Vasteras, Sweden
Group Exhibition – Konstrundan City Vernissage, Galleri Soho, Vasteras, Sweden
Group Exhibition You Are All Invited, China House Penang, Malaysia.
2018
George Town Festival grant for development and exhibition of new works.
Solo Show – Digital Waste: The Sweet Smell of Burning, OME at Artspace, Penang. Part of the George Town Festival
2016
Plus Est En Vous – Chair #001: Fundraising public exhibition, At ION Orchard, Singapore
2015
Metamorphosis: Singapour En France, FRAC Des Pays De La Loire. Curated by Laurence Gateau. (Toulouse/France)
2014
Consciousness: Art stage, Singapore
Ready As I’ll Ever Be: Landings, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore. Curated by Adeline Kueh and Ian Woo.
Wait for me, on the other side: Eminent Takeover at Eminent Plaza. Curated by Khai Hori, David Chew and Naomi Wang. (Singapore)
Ready As I’ll Ever be: Silent Giraffe, Institute of Contemporary Art, Praxis Space, Singapore. Curated by Adeline Kueh and Ian Woo
Artist Talk at MIA&D International Photography and Design Art Fair, Singapore
Nominated for ‘Prudential Young Artists Award’.
Huis Clos – Lucky the dog: Lassalle College of the Arts Winstead. Curated by Françoise Huguier
2013
Round table: Portraits between reality and fiction. Panel members: François Huguier, Gilles Massot, Charles Lim, Edwin Koo, Madhvee Deb
Shortlisted in 2 categories for ‘Eyes on Asia Awards’
Superfiction: Open studio, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.
Work was published in Turkish eBook and eMagazine ‘Fotoritim’
2011
Published on the cover page of the Photozoom online magazine as the photographer of the month.
Featured in the same magazine as ‘photographer – Asia’
2010
Won the photography competition ‘Travel category’ Eyes on Asia.
EVENTS | LECTURES
2018
Artist talk at George Town Festival, Impacts of social media on our life
2014
Artist Talk at MIA&D International Photography and Design Art Fair, Singapore
2013
Roundtable: Portraits between reality and fiction. Panel members: François Huguier, Gilles Massot, Charles Lim, Edwin Koo, Madhvee Deb
GRANTS | AWARDS
2018
Received George Town Festival Grant for development and exhibition of new works.
2014
Nominated for ‘Prudential Young Artists Award’.
2013
Shortlisted in 2 categories for ‘Eyes on Asia Awards’
PUBLICATIONS
2019
Penang Monthly a feature about the series Digital Waste: The Sweet Smell of Burning
2018
Turning digital waste into art | Star Online by Jeremy Tan
‘Digital Waste’: an Exploration of human dependence, focus on virtual world | Malay Mail by Opalyn Mok
2013
Feature in Photozoom magazine as the photographer – Asia
OTHER ART INITIATIVES
2019 - Till Present
Co-founder of a global art initiative Crossing Borders: A Global Exhibition Exploring Themes of Migration. The project explores the theme of migration through concurrent shows that will travel through several countries.
2019
Co-curated and organised the exhibition “You are all invited”, China House, Penang – Malaysia.
2018
Co-founded the Penang Monthly Art Meet Up initiative to support exchange and collaborations amongst the artist and art community
2016
Launched a new designer product line with own artwork as part of the design, in the USA, UK, and EU markets in the niche of travel accessories.
2015
Co-founded and launched an e-commerce business with her own designer sports & outdoor accessories.