Rusydan Norr (b. 1998) employs elements of nature found in urban environments as an expressive photographic medium. Most notably in his practice, through a process of manipulating light received by a plant’s chlorophyll, he produces ephemeral images that stimulates a sense of biophilia, captivation and wonder. Echoing through his works is a play on imperceptibility. Subtleties embedded within the typical or seemingly mundane elements of nature encountered in neighbourhoods, illuminating overlooked perspectives or processes within ecology and culture. Working closely with plants, he has been interested in the tensions between preservation and transience of nature across urban landscapes.
Rusydan graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a Diploma in Fine Arts (2019). In that same year he was a recipient of Winston Oh Travelogue. He has participated in a few exhibitions and residencies since. Most recently in 2022, he was the selected candidate for the first residency exchange between Grey Projects and Maison Des Arts Georges et Claude Pompidou.
Education
2019
Diploma in Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Selected Projects
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2023
Leave Nothing But Footprints - A landscape exhibition, Starch SG
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2022
Shooting Home Youth Award, Objectifs
Grounding Commonalities, Hearth (Art Outreach Singapore)
2021
Ext: Open Studios, Starch SG
APAD 50th Exhibition: Rewang, Maya Gallery, Singapore
2019
Winston Oh Travelogue 2019: Another Folded Sunset, Project Space, ICAS
Truth Hates Delays, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, ICAS
Floating Islands Sculpture Week, LASALLE College of the Arts
2018
Actually, Painfully Beautiful, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, ICAS
Limits, Tomo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Residencies
2022
Grey Projects-Maison des Arts Georges et Claude Pompidou residency exchange, at Maison Daura (St Cirq Lapopie, France)
2021
405 Art Residency, Telok Kurau Studios
Awards
2019
Anugerah Bawean Cemerlang (Excellent Baweanese Award), by Baweanese Association of Singapore
Winston Oh Travelogue 2019: Another Folded Sunset, LASALLE College of the Arts
2018
‘Search in site’ Collaborative Project Grant, LASALLE College of the Arts
Press
2021
Rewang at Maya Gallery, by Michelle JN Lim, Plural Art Mag.
Anak Muda Junjung Dalam Budaya Dalam Seni by Haryani Ismail, Berita Harian.
2019
Kisah Pondok Bawean di sebalik batu, by Haryani Ismail, Berita Harian.