Oct 26th - The opening of Ya-ad at Trispace Gallery at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Singapore.
After finishing his MAFA at LaSalle School of Fine Arts, Rajinder moved to
London. Working out of his studios in Fulham, West London, he concentrated on
making works that are fragile; which are still until disrupted, on a verge of
something- perched on a precipice. There has been trauma and it has changed
everything and it is going to change again. Rajinder’s new installations are
vulnerable to the slight alteration of space around them. The smallest movement
can cause the works to alter. They sit quietly, subtly - in anticipation. The
material, the positioning and the viewer’s senses are vital. Whether the viewer
chooses to or not, if they are even aware, the viewers’ movements can and do
disrupt the work. Change is inevitable. Ya-ad is such an installation. It is created
mainly with talc powder which is allowed gently to sift onto walls that are not
entirely smooth.
Rajinder's background in philosophy and mathematics is the driving force behind
his art practice. He is interested in the possibilities of knowledge outside the
domain of traditional paradigms. Rajinder's research today is based on sculptural
interventions situated somewhere between the architectural space and the
materials he uses to shape it. "I am interested in sculptures that are perched in
between form and formlessness, either leaking away or resolutely building some
potential for site-specific systems of knowings." Rajinder sets out to traumatise
the body through disrupted, dislocated architectural spaces forcing the viewer to
pause and question certitudes, abandoning for a short moment the subjectivity
and significance of built space.