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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shen Jiaqi, Being Seen Doing Something Is Better Than Being Seen Doing Nothing, 2025

Shen Jiaqi Singaporean, b. 1989

Being Seen Doing Something Is Better Than Being Seen Doing Nothing, 2025
Subsurface laser engraving in glass cube
15 x 15 x 15 cm
Edition of 2, 1 AP
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Being Seen Doing Something Is Better Than Being Seen Doing Nothing is a glass cube, where a subsurface laser engraving of a workstation sits suspended like a specimen. The cube...
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Being Seen Doing Something Is Better Than Being Seen Doing Nothing is a glass cube, where a subsurface laser engraving of a workstation sits suspended like a specimen. The cube becomes a metaphor for isolation, at the same time contrasting the lack of privacy afforded to individuals in densely built environments.
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