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RIFQI AMIRUL ROSLI
Borders and Territories (2018)
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Border places are always thought to be non-emotional, detached and cold places of commute. Similar to a non-place, this back and forth movement across such spaces, in which the individual remains anonymous at the crossroads of human interaction, has an effect on our psychology. There are plenty of temporary sensations felt when passing through these places of authority - the anxiety of getting caught/halted, the stringent security checks, the endless queues, the never dying thought of being observed the whole time you are there. There is a certain detachment to such spaces. I want to explore the physicality of these places and our relationship with them by mapping a psychological space onto the architectural environment, taking cues from the existing infrastructures - particularly, border places (e.g. airports, immigration checkpoints, interchanges).

Looking into defensive architectures, taking examples from road barriers, turnstiles and fences, objects that are hostile to humans that discourage them from using it in a way that is not intended by the owner. It is objects like these that enforce 'social divisions’. Although almost hidden in sight, These objects hold an invisible power in an already authoritative space.
In-Between
​2018
Silkscreen and concrete flocking on Paper
42cm X 59.4cm

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​Sharpest Hump
2018
Single-Channel Video
​1” 01’












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Picture
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Sad Fence
2018
Sponge, Spray Paint, Wire
​Dimensions Variable


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Reconstructed Power
2018
Acrylic, Collage, Rubber on Wood Panel
​30 X 40 cm X 3


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Study I
​2018
Silkscreen and Graphite on Paper

Around the Bend
2018
Silkscreen, Acrylic, Plaster on wood
Untitled (A Different Defensive Object)
​2018
Woodcuts, Metal, Enamel, Concrete
Dimensions Variable

Rifqi Amirul Rosli is an artist in Singapore whose works often deals with the in-between of things: states of suspension, transition, liminality. He probes into the construction of personal boundaries and speculative states that defines one’s purpose and sentimentality towards a place. He describes the personal connection one has to a physical, or an imagined place, which may not necessarily be a typical home, but could relate to a sense of familiarity, a tradition or a regular activity that becomes a part of one’s identity.
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