Hong Ling Wee delights in making both sculptural work as well as ceramic objects for use. She is partial to finding different ways of integrating sculptural forms with functional ceramics without sacrificing aesthetics or practicality. She likes her creations to harness a quiet contemplative attribute, to serve as visual stimulation and to provide tactile pleasure.
For her functional pieces, Wee gives a contemporary freshness to a traditional craft by specializing in one-of-a-kind handmade ceramics that transform everyday utilitarian pottery into delightful, decorative objects.
Wee explores simple objects that are often taken for granted, and gives them greater importance by expressing human gestures and relationships through them. Her creations often make references to her family and heritage. Wee is attentive to ergonomic details and sees successful designs as the union of function and aesthetics. She wants her work to occupy a living space and be engaged in daily use to fulfill ideas of the useful and the beautiful.
In her sculptural work, Wee is developing a series of Prayer Houses to explore the extremely private and intimate use of a public sacred space. She is attracted to spaces where humans feel close to the divine; the work addresses the elusive qualities that define a sanctum.
Wee sees houses as containers and the human emotions and interactions within as containment. She is interested in the idea of a house as a place of comfort and solace, ties and membership to a community, lineage, tradition, heritage and origin. Her work consociates the interior (personal) with the exterior (public).
Wee’s photography has become a part of her portfolio. The images illustrate her sources of inspiration and the experiences that fuel her work. The photos conjure a sense of departure from the familiar and bring the viewer to a place of wander, fantasy and imagination.
For her functional pieces, Wee gives a contemporary freshness to a traditional craft by specializing in one-of-a-kind handmade ceramics that transform everyday utilitarian pottery into delightful, decorative objects.
Wee explores simple objects that are often taken for granted, and gives them greater importance by expressing human gestures and relationships through them. Her creations often make references to her family and heritage. Wee is attentive to ergonomic details and sees successful designs as the union of function and aesthetics. She wants her work to occupy a living space and be engaged in daily use to fulfill ideas of the useful and the beautiful.
In her sculptural work, Wee is developing a series of Prayer Houses to explore the extremely private and intimate use of a public sacred space. She is attracted to spaces where humans feel close to the divine; the work addresses the elusive qualities that define a sanctum.
Wee sees houses as containers and the human emotions and interactions within as containment. She is interested in the idea of a house as a place of comfort and solace, ties and membership to a community, lineage, tradition, heritage and origin. Her work consociates the interior (personal) with the exterior (public).
Wee’s photography has become a part of her portfolio. The images illustrate her sources of inspiration and the experiences that fuel her work. The photos conjure a sense of departure from the familiar and bring the viewer to a place of wander, fantasy and imagination.