StillScape #03
26-28 June 2026
Glasshouse
136 Neil Road #01-01
Meet at Eye Level centres on our encounters with animals—those who share our daily lives, and those that live quietly within us.
Through ceramic and illustration practices, the showcase invites visitors to consider how shifts in posture, rhythm, and attention shape the way we relate to those around us. To meet at eye level is more than a physical adjustment; it suggests a shift in perspective.
The External: Attentiveness through Clay
The ceramic works focus on shared rituals of care, revisiting moments of dining through hand-built vessels. These works draw our attention to small gestures — the pause before eating, the rhythm of chewing, the quiet exchange of gazes.
The Internal: Identity in Motion
The illustrations turn inward, using the horse as a central motif to explore our ongoing search for identity. The series unfolds through fragmented perspectives and shifting landscapes, reflecting the complexities of identity and how growth is shaped through small efforts and experiences that gradually come together over time.
Together, these works form a dialogue between shared daily rituals and personal longing, inviting us to reconsider how we move, how we relate, and how we choose to see.
Vicky
WanWingKi
Vicky Wan is a ceramicist and visual artist from Hong Kong whose works sit between function and contemplation. Working across sculptural forms and delicate vessels, she brings together clay and industrial hardware -- materials that feel at once grounded and slightly unsettled. Shaped by solitude and a sensitivity to time, her practice moves beyond use, creating objects that ask not to be handled, but to be noticed.
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@kiln_wanday
What shapes your practice?
V: My work is drawn to the fleeting, memories, passing time, and things we cannot hold. The foundation of my practice grew from living alone abroad, where watching flowers decay led me to the Japanese aesthetic of Mono no aware (the pathos of things).
Today, I explore the "sensation of time" through Death, Wabi-sabi, and Awareness, often blending clay with hardware or acrylics. It’s a journey that splits into two paths: my functional design brand, Kiln Wanday (溫地), and my sculptural installations.
Why ceramics?
V: It began in Zurich when I hand-crafted a vessel for my hyacinth. What was meant to be a home ultimately became its coffin. This profound shift sparked a fascination with how objects intersect with the human experience.
Through formal art training, I fell in love with the elemental nature of clay. Born of the earth and forged through fire, it undergoes a transformation where the flame isn't an end, but a "solid rebirth." Clay has become the ultimate lens for me to explore my inner world.
How can everyday ceramics transcend function and become art?
V: Ceramics become art when they stop serving our hands and start challenging our minds. During the pandemic, I explored this by creating "useless tableware" — objects intentionally heavy or difficult to use.
By intentionally breaking the expected relationship between form and purpose, it forces us to pause and question what "useful" really means. When an everyday object stops serving a chore, it begins serving an experience, shifting from a tool into a piece of art.
What animal holds a special meaning for you, and why?
V: Definitely the lovebird. They’re just so incredibly sweet, affectionate, and full of character. I’ve always loved their whimsy, how they’ll spend hours having quiet little monologues to themselves, then suddenly burst into a song that brightens the whole room.
Even though my own little bird recently returned to the stars, that sweet, familiar sound is something I’ll always carry with me.
J0YRU
Lim Jie Ru
Jie Ru is a Singaporean illustrator and visual artist whose works begin with a feeling, then take shape through image. Guided by intuition, her practice moves through animals, imagined landscapes, and fluid scenes that reflect an ongoing search for identity. Working primarily in watercolour, she embraces unpredictability, allowing each piece to unfold between control and release.
@joyru_
How would you describe your practice?
J: My artistic practice is very much guided by intuition and the core feeling that I am trying to convey with my work.
I think my practice in itself is me trying to figure out the best way to bring out this “feeling” - it often feels like solving a puzzle! I like to use visual metaphors in my work, usually through animals or imagined settings.
As a young person navigating the world, these days my work is rooted in themes of freedom, motion, transformation and identity.
The animal that you have special attachment to /why?
J: I’ve always been drawn to horses since I was young! I feel that horses represent qualities I strive for myself such as perseverance, resilience, free-spiritedness etc.
Horses also have an interesting duality, strong yet gentle, free yet focused and so forth, which makes them very fun to draw in different ways! I feel similarly about birds and fish too.
What is your ideal #StillCorner ?
J: My ideal #StillCorner would encompass everything that brings me joy and inspiration! I imagine a well-lit space with a big window for sunlight to pour in near a big table for me to do work on. I would also have all my favourite art/picture books, toys and objects that I have collected over the years on a big shelf by a sofa where I can chill with my family/friends.
How do you see your illustrations moving beyond being just visual pieces, and becoming something people can experience or connect with?
Something that I am striving for is to be bolder with my storytelling, specifically blending visuals with writing more. I have a few stories in my head that I am working on to eventually turn them into picture books. Other things I’ve been meaning to explore include toys, ceramic sculptures and longer animations…if it happens, it happens but I would love to create an animated film/show one day. There is just so much I want to explore!
Activations
On the Table: Between Bloom & BitesSun, 30 NovAlma House Lounge, New Bahru
(RE)STOREROOMSat, 29 NovAlma House Lounge, New Bahru
![Finding a cozy corner at @sojaoshop . ☁️
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We’re joining their Vintage Pop-up from 25 Apr – 10 May, bringing along our curated collection of functional art to sit beside other charming brands.
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Think of it as a gathering of one-of-a-kind objects that actually want to live in your home, not just on your feed 👀
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Come by to touch, feel, and find a new rhythm for your living space.
📍 Sojao Shop [ Joo Chiat & New Bahru ]
🗓️ 25 Apr – 10 May
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