Transitions. Change. Progress.
With so much static noise around us, how do we find any kind of order or structure to guide the way we navigate ideas and images today? How would one go about claiming the use of cultural signifiers as if it was his/her birthright?

Perhaps we have come to a point of space-time compression where the flow of images and information have become so fluid, that the act of reading and watching moving images has replaced the authenticity of navigating real environments.

Suddenly the world is so much smaller.

If the above were true, how then can artists today truly express authenticity in the production of their art?

One possible answer is the honesty, boldness and naivety of the human expression.

Enter Wong Lip Chin. At age 22, he still embodies a healthy dose of teenage angst, naivety, and innocence that guides his expression as an artist. His blind ambition to rise above himself often pisses people off, but it doesn’t seem like something he is too concerned about. Situated in the thick of images transmitted from music, magazines, internet, and movies, his art reflects his direct response to a world he is constantly exploring. Like a child, his eye knows no bounds.

Commonpeople had the pleasure of speaking with Lip Chin as he shows us a glimpse of his life and art making process.

Shot & edit by Meng Han
Produced by YC Teo

Special thanks:
Wong Lip Chin
The Wong Family (Y’all Wongs feel so right)

Music:
José González

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