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Jennifer Tee: TAMPAN TULIP
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Jennifer Tee’s exhibition Still Shifting, Mother Field explores the idea of the wandering spirit or lost soul and, moreover, the question of how we can refine or redefine the human
’s place in the cosmic world and our surrounding natural environment. Still Shifting, Mother Field features a body of newly developed works in specially tailored spatial presentations. Tee combines sculptures, among them ceramic domes, knitted floor pieces, and textile shrouds, with installation and collages to continue her ongoing process of negotiation between material experimentation and philosophical practice. Additionally, a performance is staged with six dancers who activate and interact with the textile sculptures in the exhibition. A central element of the exhibition is, however, the collage series Tampan Tulip, on which Tee has worked for over a decade and which is shown in its majority for the first time. The collages are made of pressed tulip petals with motifs taken from Lampung Tampan weavings that often include a ship with human souls, animals, and plant-like forms moving forward to the afterlife: references, which explore the tree of life, migration, and diasporic narratives in relation to genealogy and ancestry. The Tampan Tulip works are also the core subject of this artist’s book, which reflects the unique language, vocabulary, and material realities behind the imagery, narrative, and materiality of these collages. With contributions by Natasha Ginwala and Sophie J Williamson, revealing new perspectives on Tee’s Tampan Tulip series in their texts. Publisher: SecessionConcept: Jennifer TeePublication Manager: Tina LipskyBook design: Cleo TswImage Research: Wendy van Slagmaat-BosPhotography: Ernst van DeursenPreface: Annette Südbeck and Sofía Hernández Chong CuyTexts: Natasha Ginwala, Sophie J WilliamsonCopy-editing and Proofreading: Charlotte Eckler, Wendy van Slagmaat-BosProduced by: robstolk, AmsterdamEdition: 400 copiesPapers: Munken Lynx, IGEPA Emotion Natural White, IGEPA Maxi OffsetISBN 978-3-95763-524-2 © 2022 Secession, Kunstinstituut Melly, Jennifer Tee, the authors, and photographers
