Unlearning Colonisation by Dorcas TangUnlearning Colonisation is an illustration of modern Singapore society, backdropped against British colonial history and its residual effects on our culture, people and even architecture. While present Singapore holds racial harmony at the core of its value system, the original Padang painting depicted undeniable White Supremacy, division between races, and the use of coloured people as servicemen. The past and present, East and West ideologies, and

and the popular amulet called Ta-Krud – together with world pop-culture references like the trendy clothing and electronic gadgets

This illustration is inspired by the Arnolfini Portrait (Jan Van Eyck

He is confined to his home

This piece references Edvard Munch's painting The Scream

this ballpoint-pen-and-watercolor artwork is a commentary on colonisation

as nothing lasts forever

but we are given clues in the painting

The Two Faridas is a portrait of Sadiq's mother

residential

Everyone is created equal

With the introduction of Christianity to the Philippine islands

this paper collage also seeks to embrace our South East Asian identity by deliberately featuring a handful of tropical fruits and vegetables that we often see and consume in the region