Dr Iskandar Jalil: PARADOX
3 - 30 November 2018
venue: japan creative centre, singapore
A solo exhibition of 65 ceramic works by Dr Iskandar Jalil, a recipient of Singapore’s Cultural Medallion Award at the Japan Creative Centre.
Jointly organised and managed by Japan Creative Centre and Mulan Gallery, this exhibition affirmed the breadth and richness of the Master Potter’s practice through an extraordinary range of wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramic works. Working from Temasek Potters kiln facility founded by Dr Iskandar in 2010, the works included familiar forms and signature glazes; and the introduction of works with sculptural qualities and new dynamic glazes.
The exhibited works were presented through the frameworks of his philosophy (Perfect Flaws), his travels (Beyond Borders) as well as his bonds and kinship with others (Same Difference). Alongside teapots and functional vessels were ceramic pieces bearing evocative forms. Elena Iskandar (daughter of Dr Iskandar), threw light and shared her father’s philosophy, suggesting that his convictions are not confined to the making of a pot but to a way of life.
