{"id":18233,"date":"2021-07-23T16:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T08:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&amp;p=18233"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T08:27:58","slug":"list-poetry","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/portfolio-item\/list-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | LIST POETRY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-18233'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Cheong Kiet Cheng \u2013 We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | 22 June \u2013 18 July 2021 \u2013 Works\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/cheong-kiet-cheng-we-are-dreaming-and-awake-in-the-air-22-june-18-july-2021-works\/\">works\u00a0<\/a>|<a title=\"Cheong Kiet Cheng \u2013 We Are Dreaming and Awake In the Air | 22 June \u2013 18 July 2021 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/cheong-kiet-cheng-we-are-dreaming-and-awake-in-the-air-22-june-18-july-2021-press-release\/\">\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?p=18233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIST POETRY<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?p=18254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIDEOS<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">LIST POETRY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Few weeks ago, we hosted a collective poetry-writing session surrounding Cheong Kiet Cheng&#8217;s surreal works of art. Through this fun workshop, participants came together to create list poetry in response to paintings from the artist\u2019s upcoming solo exhibition \u2018<em>We Are Dreaming and Awake in the Air<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Through this new series Cheong Kiet Cheng presents ink and watercolour works that draw from her voyage, upbringing and everyday life. It is a series in which she delves deeper into her creations of fictional creatures and narratives, while continuing to address her reflections on human\u2019s relationship with mother nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-18233'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-827aa7b97851fca2dd4a9e6a328341a7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-827aa7b97851fca2dd4a9e6a328341a7 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-827aa7b97851fca2dd4a9e6a328341a7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-827aa7b97851fca2dd4a9e6a328341a7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Filled with you (2020) | Watercolor on canvas; 164.5cm x 134cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Filled-with-you1-245x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0Strange figures appeared from the deep forest<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Under sky of shroomish clouds<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Topographic mind escaping illusions of time<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crown of rabbits on swollen head<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Little mermaid, how are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Around me, once green<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The smell of dew, tingling through all senses<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Why from rose tinted glasses I see is sorrow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Amanda Ariawan, Connor Duch, Daniel Chow, and Dea Dalila<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-db3e47ce13cb154f2992f45f39c744a1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-db3e47ce13cb154f2992f45f39c744a1 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-db3e47ce13cb154f2992f45f39c744a1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-db3e47ce13cb154f2992f45f39c744a1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Under the Buddha Tree (2020) | Ink on canvas; 43cm x 48.5cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Under-the-Buddha-Tree-300x264.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh mighty warrior of the land<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Labyrinth forest, I take your hand<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Coming home to my ghostly tribe<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wounds forgotten, in transcendent lives<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Under the shadows I dance, no longer terrified<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Spirits of the forest I kneel before you,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>tree of ages I stand beside<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>We all are one, scion of the tree of life<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Amanda Ariawan, Connor Duch, Daniel Chow, and Dea Dalila<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-f9b8923e270f3f99e6e4b2ea51b5f36e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f9b8923e270f3f99e6e4b2ea51b5f36e .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f9b8923e270f3f99e6e4b2ea51b5f36e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-f9b8923e270f3f99e6e4b2ea51b5f36e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Flowers in the Sea (2021) | Watercolor on canvas; 77cm x 96cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flowers-in-the-Sea1-300x235.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Here we are, swimming in everlasting waves<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cognitive dissonance, masked happiness<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Thumbelina born in a flower<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Her eyes wide open, ready to teach the world kindness<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My fear of falling into the sea is a thing I can\u2019t control<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Running from the past, going nowhere<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I like it when my feet touch the water,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>freely tapping into the shallowness of thought<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My dream, washed by the line of the horizon<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Unable to come back to where I am<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The sound of the ocean calls for me to stay<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>But my mind says otherwise<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Dana Gross, Jasmine Azura, Khalila Yuniarto, and Tang Tze Lye<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-52256698175a1bb9562d4f5d33ec7570\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-52256698175a1bb9562d4f5d33ec7570 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-52256698175a1bb9562d4f5d33ec7570 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-52256698175a1bb9562d4f5d33ec7570 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Riding (2020) | Ink on paper; 58cm x 48cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Riding-231x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mother is the best figure in the world<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Representing many souls in one body<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The joy of protecting<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Accepting the fate of her children<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There she goes, carrying joy and burden on her back<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Dana Gross, Jasmine Azura, Khalila Yuniarto, and Tang Tze Lye<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-5622024a313aa28638a94eb8159bce43\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5622024a313aa28638a94eb8159bce43 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5622024a313aa28638a94eb8159bce43 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-5622024a313aa28638a94eb8159bce43 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Loving You (2020) | Watercolor on canvas; 164.5cm x 119cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Loving-You-218x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Talking Heads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Alligator eyes in gentle beasts<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Heads peeping out of watercolour trees<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Connections when walking throughlife<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>But in my tale there will be a friend at least<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The magical spiral starts inwards and swirls outwards<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Barefoot creatures, seeking violet truths<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hands dipped in pink ink, held up in gratitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Endless skies filled with dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And in all these colours, her eyes were the brightest blue<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And in all these colours, the girl\u2019s innocence<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>is the most enamoured<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Petrify these creatures, what say you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Anita, Deena Dakshini, Kasthury Paramiswaran, Ria Thomas, and Viji Krishnamoorthy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#969696;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d1563760cfce935bea678b613aa1129d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-e80b215de7597e971ecb29754a83f07b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-e80b215de7597e971ecb29754a83f07b .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#444444;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-e80b215de7597e971ecb29754a83f07b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-e80b215de7597e971ecb29754a83f07b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg'><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center'><p>Cheong Kiet Cheng &#8211; Life Being (2020) | Ink on paper; 58cm x 48cm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Life-Being-234x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-61f1f3fb8a14755dafdb04b8bcedc67a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bloodline Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The monochrome nature of my dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The faces I see in my busy mind<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Leaves for a poker face, but shrouded by nature<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Is the jungle overcrowded?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Protected by something she doesn\u2019t know<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The ancestral energy within facades<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mixed with my culture, mixed inmy blood,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wraps over me in branches of care.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I can go to sleep, in trees and in bushes<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Feeling the safety of feline instincts<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And taking care of me will be ancestors<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Now existing in fable tales as folklore creatures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Deena Dakshini and Kasthury Paramiswaran<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":18103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[4],"class_list":["post-18233","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-exhibitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/18233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/18233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18233"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=18233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}