Tiffany Singh
Her use of ceremonial and ritualistic materials gathered from the everyday in order to transcend culture is what Singh is most recognized for. The use of the sacred refers to a multiplicity of meanings as it dates back to pre-Christian times and is found in both Western and Eastern religions symbolized through such objects as the apple, salt, and lotus.
Tiffany Singh is a New Zealand Installation based artist.
Her philosophies and practices encompass influences as varied as
Modernism, Eastern and Western spiritual beliefs, Jungian
psychology and ancient cultures.
Born in New Zealand, of Maori, Indian and Pacific Island decent
Singh has been based in India and New Zealand since 2005, and
continues to exhibit in both locations. This mix of cultures
and aesthetics is evident in Singh's work, which consists largely
of natural mixed media based installation. Her use of
ceremonial and ritualistic materials gathered from the everyday in
order to transcend culture is what Singh is most recognized
for. The use of the sacred refers to a multiplicity of
meanings as it dates back to pre-Christian times and is found in
both Western and Eastern religions symbolized through such objects
as the apple, salt, and lotus. The religious associations of
her materials, particularly the association of precious found
objects honour wisdom, enlightenment and energies that also
reiterate her exploration of spiritual beliefs.
Singh has travelled extensively throughout the East and
throughout Central and South America studying cultural and
mythological beliefs systems and patterns. Due to her interest in
cultural preservation and her desire to integrate this into her
fine arts practice Singh began working in the Volunteer sector in
the Northern India in 2005. By using arts as a tool for education,
empowerment and communication Singh has grounded her career
trajectory by identifying with using art as a means to generate and
affect change. Since returning to New Zealand in 2008 Singh has
applied a similar framework to her practice in Aotearoa, working on
sustainable community outreach and focusing on participatory works
that have community building themes as their primary objective.
Singh is currently studying her Masters at Unitec, Auckland New
Zealand where her current practice is located around the historical
nature of the University in relation to the Maori land it stands
upon and the Whau Mental Hospital building that is now her studio.
The central ideas for her Masters are mediating spaces and the the
healing theory of Critical Analysis of Chromotherapy and Its
Scientific Evolution by Samina T Yousuf Azeemi and S Mohsin Raza
from the Department of Physics, University of Balochistan, Quetta,
Pakistan.
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