The female body is born with a million eggs, yet the path to conception is marked by fragility and improbability. In egg-freezing, every step of the way is fraught with chances of non-materialisation. It is a snapshot of the body at that point of time, where it is goaded into overdrive to produce an unnatural number of eggs. Some eggs aren't up to par, others perish in freezing, and plenty more disintegrate during the thawing process.
Reimagining the female body as a site of both creation and experimentation. seggs invites viewers to question cultural perceptions of fertility, the miracle of reproductive technology, and the evolving role of artificial intervention in the age of growing autonomy through a surrealist and futuristic lens.
The internal crevice of an industrial site is transformed into a surreal meditation on the fragility of fertility. Suspended in an industrial four-storey mechanical car park, the bamboo chandelier adopts its abstract form from the female reproductive system with layers of concentric rings that sag towards its centre, like a sticky droplet on the verge of falling.
At the heart of the chandelier, a single light drips into the depths, mirroring the process of ovulation. The contrast between the magnitude of the chandelier and the sliver of light emphasises both the abundance of fertility and the delicate, seemingly impossible nature of conception.
Cognitive dissonance between the actual experience of fertility preservation persists in contemporary media — complex medical procedures, hormonal treatments, emotional challenges — and stock imagery of egg-freezing, is presented more akin to a lifestyle treatment.
A common visual shorthand for egg freezing frequently shows women cradling a chicken egg, which markets an optimised and polished version of reality. The unsavoury emotional and physical challenges of fertility treatments are often glossed over in favour of hopeful, optimistic depictions, which reflects the general consensus's understanding of how egg-freezing should look.
seggs explores this phenomenon through amorphous clusters of eggs surrounding the centrepiece, raising questions as to whether this idealisation assists in the destigmatisation of fertility treatments, or whether it contributes to unrealistic expectations about the process.
A real sonogram provides an immediate, visceral connection to the physical reality of reproduction, contrasting the surrealist elements with a visceral intimate glimpse into the body's interior landscape.
We are born possessing nothing, yet the seed of infinite potential lies within all of us. Through seggs, the female body becomes a canvas for reflection — a site where technology, biology, and culture collide, inspiring visitors to question philosophical ideas about what it means to create, control, and exist in the age of new autonomy enabled by human discovery.
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PresentationJanuary 2025 (Singapore Art Week)
River Valley, Singapore
Solo presentation with Sarah Lin
March 2025
Glass Dome, Singapore
International Women's Festival