the truth of matter
Grace TAN
12 March - 03 May 2015

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in the stillness… a reverberation
2015
Polypropylene loop pins and nylon cable ties on spray painted metal frame
85 x 220 x 25cm

n. 313 - foliation
2014
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with mica pigment suspended in shellac solution, archival EVA glue and cotton thread
Variable Dimensions (artwork)

n. 315 - calcification
2014
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with Kinpou gofu (oyster shell pigment), nikawa (cow hide glue) and archival EVA glue
Variable dimensions (artwork)

n. 316 - bonds
2014
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with sumi ink, graphite pigment and nikawa (cow hide glue)
Variable dimensions (artwork)

n. 317 - char
2014
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with sumi ink, Yakirokusho (burnt malachite mineral pigment)
H3 x W16 x D15.5 cm (artwork)

n. 319 - layers of carbon
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with sumi ink, graphite pigment, iron filing, lwakuro (iron oxide mineral pigment) and nikawa (cow hide glue)
25 x 13 x 12 cm (artwork)

n. 320 - residue
2014
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper with sumi ink, charcoal pigment, Gosu (lead-free synthesized cobalt oxide-based pigment), Yakirokusho (burnt malachite mineral pigment and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H6 x W25 x D16 cm (artwork)

n. 321 - compression
2015
Bamboo pulp calligraphy paper, Bianco San Giovanni (lime white pigment), Iwagofun (marble mineral pigment) and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H56 x W40 x D9 cm (artwork)

n. 323 - deposition
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, Iwagofun (marble mineral pigment), Kougyokumatsu (corundum mineral pigment), archival EVA glue and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H58 x W77 x D3.5 cm (artwork)

n. 324 - cementation
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, Ultramarine Ash pigment, archival EVA glue and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H58 x W88 x D3.5 cm (artwork)

n. 326 - carbonation
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, Matsurokusho (malachite mineral pigment), archival EVA glue and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H20 x W20 x D20 cm (artwork)

n. 328 - dispersion
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, black pigment, Yakirokusho (burnt malachite mineral pigment), archival EVA glue and nikawa (cow hide glue)
H78 x W18 x D12 cm (artwork)
![n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Right] 2015 Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide) H58 x D150 x W6 cm (e](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363607be4b0b76d9b9e509e/1425897096031-Z4L9N80UZNRMZOZQYSKB/Grace+Tan%2C+n.+329+-+sedimentation+%28diptych%29+%5Bleft%5D-low+res%2C+2015%2C+Acid-free+cotton+pulp+watercolour+paper%2C+archival+EVA+glue%2C+Aizumiiro+%28tourmaline+mineral+pigment%29%2C+Ultramarine+ash+pigment+and+nikawa+%28cow+hide+glue%29%2C+H58+x+D150+x+W6+%28each%3Bartwork%29.jpg)
n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Right]
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide)
H58 x D150 x W6 cm (each; artwork)
![n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Left] 2015 Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide) H58 x D150 x W6 cm (ea](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363607be4b0b76d9b9e509e/1425897091978-DAKVS0MYRBU1ANSNW1Q1/Grace+Tan%2C+n.+329+-+sedimentation+%28diptych%29+%5Bright%5D%2C+2015%2C+Acid-free+cotton+pulp+watercolour+paper%2C+archival+EVA+glue%2C+Aizumiiro+%28tourmaline+mineral+pigment%29%2C+Ultramarine+ash+pigment+and+nikawa+%28cow+hide+glue%29%2C+H58+x+D150+x+W6+%28each%3Bartwork%29-right.jpg)
n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Left]
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide)
H58 x D150 x W6 cm (each; artwork)

n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych)
2015
Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide)
H58 x D150 x W6 cm (each; artwork)



















![n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Right] 2015 Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide) H58 x D150 x W6 cm (e](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363607be4b0b76d9b9e509e/1425897096031-Z4L9N80UZNRMZOZQYSKB/Grace+Tan%2C+n.+329+-+sedimentation+%28diptych%29+%5Bleft%5D-low+res%2C+2015%2C+Acid-free+cotton+pulp+watercolour+paper%2C+archival+EVA+glue%2C+Aizumiiro+%28tourmaline+mineral+pigment%29%2C+Ultramarine+ash+pigment+and+nikawa+%28cow+hide+glue%29%2C+H58+x+D150+x+W6+%28each%3Bartwork%29.jpg)
![n. 329 - sedimentation (diptych) [Left] 2015 Acid-free cotton pulp watercolour paper, archival EVA glue, Aizumiiro (tourmaline mineral pigment), Ultramarine ash pigment and nikawa (cow glue hide) H58 x D150 x W6 cm (ea](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5363607be4b0b76d9b9e509e/1425897091978-DAKVS0MYRBU1ANSNW1Q1/Grace+Tan%2C+n.+329+-+sedimentation+%28diptych%29+%5Bright%5D%2C+2015%2C+Acid-free+cotton+pulp+watercolour+paper%2C+archival+EVA+glue%2C+Aizumiiro+%28tourmaline+mineral+pigment%29%2C+Ultramarine+ash+pigment+and+nikawa+%28cow+hide+glue%29%2C+H58+x+D150+x+W6+%28each%3Bartwork%29-right.jpg)

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