Alecia Neo | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | Nanyang Technological University |
| Known for | Visual art, socially engaged art, sensory installations |
| Notable work | Unseen: Touch Field (2014), Unseen: Constellations (2015), Power to the People (2019), Care Index: Performing Care (2023) |
| Awards | Young Artist Award (2016), Singapore Youth Award (2019) |
| Website | Official website |
Alecia Neo (b. 1986) is a Singaporean visual artist. She is known for her series of Unseen long-term projects that are developed with individuals with visual-impairment. [1]
Neo is the middle child in a working-class family. [2] She studied photography at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. [1]
Neo is the founder of Unseen Art Initiatives, a Singapore-based art platform for professional and emerging disabled artists. [3] [4] She is also one of the artistic directors of Ubah Rumah Residency on Nikoi island in Indonesia, and co-founder of Brack, an art collective and platform for socially engaged art. [5]
Neo received the Young Artist Award in 2016, Singapore's highest award for young arts practitioners, aged 35 and below. [1] She was also awarded the Singapore Youth Award in 2019. [6]
Sensory installation that included braille drawings, sound and video. [7]
Large-scale multi-sensory installation developed with visually-impaired students to share their hopes and dreams. [8]
Site-specific installation to commemorate the centenary of the Bauhaus and pays tribute to the hardware and software of Pasir Panjang Power Station. [9] [10]
A video triptych on how care practices affect the carer's own body, the pervasiveness of self-care industries, and how bodies could resist the pressures of bureaucratic or capitalistic systems. [11]