hans chew
Fine Art MFA
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Ceramics / Installation/Sculpture / Sculpture
My location: Singapore, Singapore
hans chew
First Name: hans
Last Name: chew
University / College: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Course / Program: Fine Art MFA
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Ceramics / Installation/Sculpture / Sculpture
My Location: Singapore, Singapore
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About
Hans Chew (b.1997) is a ceramic artist currently based in Singapore. He graduated with a major in ceramics from Tama Art University, Japan. He obtained a Masters in Fine Art from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore on a NAC-UAS postgraduate scholarship.
Apart from making functional pottery, he also creates objects in search of himself in relation to his environment. His works often deal with themes of foreignness, discord and nostalgia. As clay is a highly tactile medium, he strongly believes that the ability to think with both hands is equally as important as the ability to conceptualize and communicate oneʼs thoughts.
This series of work is developed as a means to bring ceramics out into the public space by using the public transport system. Ceramics is also employed as a vehicle for sociality in non-place such as bus stops and public parks. A foldable cart is created out of recycled crates from the art shipping industry to transport geometric ceramic forms. The cart can contract and expand based on the strict rules of the Singapore public transport and is treated as a mobile pedestal for ceramic forms to move through the city. As I approach the bus stop, I will approach a stranger to join me in an exercise of placing the ceramic objects in response the urban environment. The social interactions that arise from this encounter was documented along with a set of instructions.
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