弦外餘音－戴瑋利個展 Distance Resonance – Paintings by Willy Tay is a solo exhibition showcasing the artist’s latest body of works that furthers his exploration of colonial histories and their enduring imprint on contemporary Singapore. Inspired by archival photographs, historical events, and recomposed visual fragments, Tay’s textured oil canvases oscillate between memory and myth. His works transform static images into sites of tension, where the colonial gaze is simultaneously revealed and unsettled.
Among the highlights of this exhibition is Snowfall, in which a seemingly ordinary gathering of men becomes quietly unsettling, suggesting the unseen consequences of decisions whose impact unfolds gradually over time. In Deity, Tay reimagines a historical figure once revered as a benefactor, raising critical questions about how power is remembered and culturally reframed. Meanwhile, Repackaged and retold reflects on the ongoing reinterpretation of Singapore’s histories, underscoring how colonial narratives are continually revised across generations.
The exhibition as a whole affirms painting’s capacity to mediate between rupture and continuity, positioning the canvas as a site where fractures remain suspended in ambiguity. Across these works, history is neither regarded in conclusive terms nor as a burden to be overcome but rather a field of reverberations that influence the present. Through deliberate and sustained acts of looking, viewers are invited to imagine ways of living within a postcolonial society constantly haunted by the shadows of empire.
Venue: iPRECIATION, 50 Cuscaden Road, HPL House #01-01, Singapore 249724
Hours: 9am – 6pm (Mon – Fri)
11am – 6pm (Sat)
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
When: 13 - 30 Apr 2026,
By: iPRECIATION
