Artist Talk, Lim Jia Qi

Founded in 2004 by Yeo Shih Yun, INSTINC is an artist-run institution based in Singapore. INSTINC has been an active player in the arts ecology through their exhibition programming and curation, as well as through community engagement through their workshops and artists’  talks. They continue to build upon regional and international ties through their long-running residency program. The vision for INSTINC is one of collaboration and connection, producing immersive large-scale projects that cross the genres of installation, new media, performance, painting and sculpture, partnering with brands such as Volvo and Guinness in the past.

INSTINC Art space

Join us for the artist talk by Lim Jia Qi on her first solo show, As Intended at INSTINC Space

INSTINC Space

Venue: INSTINC Space, 39 Keppel Rd, #03-10 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065Exhibition Duration: 10 to 25 October 2026 | Wed-Fri, 1PM-7PM. Sat - Sun, 1PM-6PMOpening Reception: 10 October (Fri.), 5:30PM–8:30PMArtist Talk: 10 October (Sat.), 1PM–2PM and 17 October (Sat.), 2PM–3PM

As Intended is a solo exhibition exploring Singapore's urban landscape and the ways nature is incorporated, represented, managed, and experienced within the built environment. Drawing from Lim Jia Qi's ongoing interest in Singapore's everyday spaces, the exhibition brings together paintings on carved woodblocks and drypoint prints centred on familiar sites such as HDB void decks, sheltered walkways, building facades, and urban infrastructure. The works consider a city that is constantly being constructed, maintained, replaced, and renewed. Within this changing landscape, nature appears in many forms, from living trees and fleeting shadows to decorative motifs and designed representations. These different forms raise questions about what is natural, what is constructed, and how the two have become increasingly intertwined in Singapore's urban environment.As Intended reflects on a Singapore that is continually being made and remade. Through familiar urban spaces, representations of nature, and material processes that transform fleeting traces into lasting marks, the exhibition considers what is preserved, what disappears, and what remains in a changing city. It asks viewers to look again at the ordinary spaces around them and consider the relationship between what has been deliberately constructed and what continues to exist beyond our intentions. About ArtistGrounded in the cultural landscape of Singapore, Lim Jia Qi’s practice reflects on how urban design, nature, and lived experience shape the collective identity of the city. Her works trace the quiet tension between the natural and the man-made, revealing how carefully curated greenery, domestic interiors, and public housing spaces become sites of memory, aspiration, and belonging.Trained as a printmaker, Lim approaches her practice as both an artist and observer of Singapore’s ongoing transformation. By merging printmaking and painting on carved wood panels, she reimagines traditional techniques through a contemporary Singaporean lens. Her process mirrors the city’s own balance between preservation and progress, where heritage and innovation intersect, and where nature, though carefully cultivated, becomes inseparable from urban life. Through these layered surfaces, Lim captures how human presence and planned order coexist, revealing the subtle poetry of Singapore’s constructed landscapes.Her practice has garnered steady institutional and market recognition. Her work has since been featured internationally in Sandu Publishing’s 'Craving Blocks: Printmakers and Their Stories' (2023), presented at ART SG's NEW/NOW(2025), and realized on an architectural scale through a commissioned public woodcut mural for the National Health Group at Serangoon Polyclinic (2025). About INSTINC SpaceFounded in 2004 by artist Yeo Shih Yun, INSTINC is a leading artist-run institution based in Singapore. With a distinguished presence in the arts ecosystem, INSTINC diligently sustains the growth of contemporary art through exhibitions, residency programs and curations. Their esteemed Artist-in-Residence program has cultivated invaluable regional and international networks since 2009. INSTINC is celebrated for producing immersive, large-scale exhibitions that encompass installation, new media, performance, painting and sculpture, showcasing the diverse range of artistic expressions.Notable collaborations include partnerships with renowned brands such as Volvo and Guinness, further demonstrating INSTINC's commitment to fostering cross-disciplinary exchanges. Moreover, INSTINC takes immense pride in organising the highly anticipated INSTINC D:Art Festival 2022, generously supported by UOB Bank and the NAC start fund.INSTINC continues to foster creative individuals and collective practitioners by establishing a platform for cross-disciplinary exchanges with their relocation in Tanjong Pagar Distripark. With expertise in exhibition curation, commissioned works and brand alliances, INSTINC endeavours as a vital presence in the cultivation of contemporary art.

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