작품 상세

Nothing beats catching forty winks in the open on covered grass in the garden basking in natural light and amidst soothing and refreshing air. This is a departure from Chong Ai Lei's indoor feminine dramas extolling habits and thoughts that young girls savour in their private space. It must have been a most tiring day as the young girl in nice floral dress, her hair tousled, takes a respite after apparently working on her laptop. Beside her are also a nice pair of red shoes with bow knots and her yellow dark cream bag, colour choices that perhaps reflect her personality. Taking time for oneself in this globalised world of wired technology could help restore one's sense of balance. This work was first shown in her solo titled Pink at Yogyakarta's leading Sangkring Art Space in 2013. Chong Ai Lei has the distinction of having three solos overseas - in Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Hong Kong, before her first Malaysian solo, When I See You Again, at The Edge Galerie in January 2018. From her graduation from the Dasein Academy of Art in 2005, her career path was relentless culminating in her turning professional in 2010. She won the Malaysian Emerging Artists Award in 2011 and got selected for international art fairs in Britain, South Korea (Gwangju and Busan), Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan (Taipei, Kaohsiung). She got honourable mention in the American Fremont Fellowship Asian Artists Programme in 2010 and 2011.