Salt Tongues_Near Shore Far

Exhibition

Salt Tongues / Far Shores Near

Comma Space

20 January 2026 to 22 February 2026

Tue - Sat, 12pm - 7pm; Sun, 12pm - 4pm; Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays

Free admission

Synopsis

Salt Tongues / Far Shores Near is an exhibition continuing a cross-cultural exchange between artists from Singapore and Japan, following their 2024 residency in Onomichi. Shifting from sound to sensation, it explores embodied connection, porous boundaries, and emotional resonance. Anchored in the sea as a shared environment and the act of crossing into unfamiliar territory, the works open up a space for dialogue, movement, and meaning across difference and distance.

Liu Liling, ArtistNg Hui Hsien, Artist
Susanna Tan, Artist
Yang Jie, Artist
Tamaki Ono, Artist
Yumi Nishimura, Artist
Ayaka Yoshida, Artist
Yutaka Inagawa, Curator
Wang Ruobing, Curator

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