Singaporean artist Han Sai Por is best known for her body of work inspired by the significant impacts of human activities on nature and its ecological systems. While working as a full-time teacher from 1965 to 1968, Han’s passion for art spurred her to take part-time studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. She subsequently went to further her education at Wolverhampton College of Art, United Kingdom, from 1979 to 1983. Presenting a penchant for analysing raw materials such as marble, wood and granite in her works, she decided to pursue her studies in Landscape Architecture at New Zealand’s Lincoln University from 2004 to 2008.
In the Flora Series, Han draws inspiration from tropical rainforests and landscapes. The artist creates gentle folds on an elongated sculpture. This resultant texture, along with the curvature of its overall form, echoes the physical characteristics of a worm. This sculpture demonstrates not only her advanced understanding of materials but also her meticulous observations of the world around her, giving attention to even the smallest of nature’s species.
