This is an interview with Mayyu Ali and myself about our collaboration ‘Transcultural Lullabies’, published in Akshar Wangmay Special Issue – Lullabies: Indian and International. Akshar Wangmay is a peer-reviewed cultural journal in Marathi and English. This monumental issue collects lullabies from around the world. Our interview was conducted by Dr. Arun Prabhune. Read more
Socially Responsive Performance Art: The History and Context of Selected Performance Art in Malaysia is a paper examining selected works by Sharon Chin, Intan Rafiza, Aisyah Baharuddin, Rahmat Haron, Azizan Rahman Paiman, Mislina Mustaffa, and Fared Ayam. Published 29 September 2023 in Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse 22. Read more
An essay by Ellen Lee about my site-specific work Rich Country, commissioned for Ilham Art Show 2022. Part of a series of interviews with participating artists, which can be downloaded here. (Link accessed Feb 2023)
An essay by Dr Fiona Lee about my works “In the Skin of A Tiger: Monument To What We Want” and “Mandi Bunga/Flower Bath”, for The Protest and The Recuperation, a exhibition and accompanying publication organized by the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York. Read more
Tan Su Mei is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) in Social Practice at Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University. She wrote this essay about my art for an assignment, and kindly agreed to let me publish it here. In addition to being a student, Su Mei is also an artist, art… Read more
A conversation with Gabrielle Bates, published in the catalogue of my solo exhibition “Pendatang/Arrivals”.
Gabrielle Bates: Let’s start with the title of the show. I know that you struggled with finding a theme that would tie together all your concerns during this residency. Can you tell me how you came to settle on ‘Pendatang’… Read more
Essay published in the catalogue of my collaborative exhibition with Lydia Chai, “ChinChai”.
How is distance, the chasm that delineates and separates, measured in art? What are the quantifiable forms that we can employ to visually express the span of… Read more
Interview with Lydia Chai and Tahi Moore, published online for my solo exhibition “Sensors: Banned Books and Other Monsters”.
Tahi Moore: How does time come into your work?
Sharon Chin: I don’t have enough time! I’m working exclusively off a particular list of banned books in Malaysia since 1971… Read more
