Eng Tow, Mass, 1988

Acrylic and ink on own handmade linen flax paper
42.5 x 56 cm (visible), 62 x 79 x 1.5 cm (framed)
Condition: Very Good, slight mould on glass cover of frame 

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I recall buying this piece from Eng Tow’s solo exhibition at Fort Canning in 1992. It is not one of her more well-known pleated textiles, but an earlier experimental work. I feel that the intricacies woven into the paperwork here had a deeper meaning for the artist.

(Photographed in April 2024)