Commentary
The Kent Ridge Common, 27 Jul 2009, Melvin Chen
The first thing that strikes you about Seelan’s gallery is its off-the-beaten-track, sequestered nature. Tucked away in a humble corner of Little India, this underground exhibition immediately exudes a certain bad-ass aura, since it is being conducted under the radar of the authorities, and invitation to the gallery is by-appointment-only, and for good reason. Seelan is an artist and political activist who wears his criminal record (for his involvement in local protests for the SDP and the Burmese monks) like an artistic badge of courage. The starkly controversial nature of his work means that its essence may only be faintly discerned by reading between these lines, and will reward a firsthand vewing.
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