Shen Jiaqi Singaporean, b. 1989
I Need To Look Busy, 2025
LED light on aluminium panel, acrylic casing box
80 x 60 x 10 cm
Edition of 3, 2 AP
‘I Need To Look Busy’ and ‘ I Need To Look Forward To Something’ are both presented in glowing LED text, their illuminations both seductive and wearying. These phrases echo...
‘I Need To Look Busy’ and ‘I Need To Look Forward To Something’ are both presented in glowing LED text, their illuminations both seductive and wearying. These phrases echo the mantras repeated by inhabitants of the corporate cycle. They are statements muttered inwardly, performed outwardly, and rehearsed endlessly in the choreography of office survival within high rise glass towers, where the performance of work becomes as important as work itself.
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