Ho Tzu Nyen

Ho Tzu Nyen is an artist, filmmaker and writer currently based in Singapore. Some of his writings and reviews have appeared in Broadsheet and Art Asia Pacific. His last major project Utama – Every Name in History is I, an installation of film and paintings, was recently exhibited at the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale. Currently, he is involved in a research project on the ‘Anxieties of Influence’ in Singaporean art.

Utama 1

Ho’s Bohemian Rhapsody Project, created for the 2006 Singapore Biennale, is a film set in the Supreme Court of Singapore, which takes its spoken dialogue entirely from the lyrics of the song.

Paintings

Ho Tzu Nyen produces art and film projects. In 2003, Tzu Nyen made Utama – Every Name in History is I, an installation of film and paintings about the forgotten pre-colonial founder of Singapore, was first produced for The Substation and subsequently exhibited at the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), and the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (2005)…