In collaboration with @freyafilms to showcase two works produced 25 years ago by our Managing Director, Mr Tung Ching Yew during his struggling years as a design student in a local polytechnic. Embarking on a different design language that translates from the intangible into tangible; from formless to form, his works were criticized by tutors of those times as ‘difficult to understand’, ‘pointless’ and ‘unnecessary’. Thus, he named them as Works of Disregard.
However, he continued his degree studies many years later with the same design philosophy and was guided to expand on his Design Methodology in Narratives. Upon completing his degree studies, he graduated with a First Class Honours and was further conferred Best Graduate + Best Studentship Awards. His design philosophy has since been embedded into practice for 22 years now.
Works of Disregard is exhibiting as part of @nafa_sg SOAD Staff Show 2021. Starting from 16 September – 31 October 2021. Do visit the exhibition at The Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1 & 2 between 11am – 7pm daily (except Mondays). Admission is free.