Ryan Lim Zi Yi

Off-sight Ryan Lim Zi Yi Elaine W. Ho Pasuth Sa-ingthong Duanwad Pimwana and Praguy Prachya Kanich Khajohnsri Curated by Kantida Busaba 3 May - 28 June 2026 Opening reception: Sunday, 3 May, 17:00 - 21:00 “To be seen, or to choose to hide. To be watched closely, or passed by without notice. To get ready to begin again, or to still be on the way to failure. Maybe what awaits has no roots, yet elsewhere in time, it stands in plain sight. Built from what was left behind, from things once called worthless, from hopes that were pushed away. Converging, accumulating, dispersing.” STORAGE is pleased to present Off-sight, a group exhibition featuring works by Ryan Lim Zi Yi, Elaine W. Ho, Pasuth Sa-ingthong, Duanwad Pimwana and Praguy Prachya, and Kanich Kajohnsri, curated by Kantida Busaba. Bringing together works previously shown across different times and contexts alongside newly commissioned pieces, the exhibition responds to the conditions, limits, and possibilities of space and language. The selected works are connected through a persistent attention to rough surfaces, layered traces, humour embedded within rigidity, and forms of resistance shaped through the act of living. In confronting circumstances that may exceed expectation and emerge at any moment, how might we sustain the capacity to adjust, negotiate, and respond to uncertainty? Public programme: Sunday, 28 June 2026 Reading group x MAD FEMinists Book Club on What’s the Use? On the Uses of Use by Sara Ahmed … STORAGE programme is supported by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture (Fiscal Year 2026) Poster design: Theetat Thunkijjanukij Installation: Paraform Studio _ STORAGE 3rd Fl. 469 Phra Sumen Rd. Bangkok, Thailand opening hours: 14:00 - 19:00, Thu-Sun * ภาษาไทยอ่านได้ที่ comment ด้านล่าง

The Desert Rose, also known as Adenium Obesum, is a poisonous species of flowering plant that can grow up to 5meters high. According to the website, Know Your Dillenia, “The swollen basal stem merges into the equally swollen roots, particularly in older plants. The flowers are arranged in clusters at the branch tips. The 5 petals are joined into a trumpet like structure, with the free ends radiating outwards. The color ranges from red to purple with a white eye or it can be a solid white. The Mandarin name, 馥薈華 “fu gui hua”, signifies a life of fortune and comfort. The Chinese believe that this plant will bring such a life to its owner, hence it is an auspicious plant to cultivate in pots and dragon jars. The cultivars with pink or red flowers are more valued than the white ones as it is believed that the red or brightly colored flowers are like life blood, while white flowers are connected to death and sorrow. The swollen, stout stem base and roots represent fertility and abundance. The plant is also a source of poison, which is used to coat the tip of arrows or for ordeal rituals to determine guilt or innocence.” - Fortune and Comfort 2026 Wood, plaster, emulsion paint 30 x 40 x 30cm - Shown as part of “Monuments” at Shop House by @deck_sg Photos by Marvin Tang

I used to frequently cycle to the Bedok Jetty when I was living around Marine Terrace. During that time, I was developing In Search of Geminid, a video work about the pursuit of the Geminid meteor shower at East Coast Park, later presented at @queenswaytelevision There is a scene in the video where I am cycling home from the Bedok Jetty along the Park Connector Network and I see something dark lying in the middle of the bike lane. I swerved to avoid it. I went back to inspect it, and noticed several cyclists nearly riding over it, not realising that this thing was in their path. - A small thing, a dark thing, a lifeless thing 2026 Wood, plaster, emulsion paint 30 x 40 x 30cm - Shown as part of “Monuments” at Shop House by @deck_sg Photos by Marvin Tang

Monuments are scattered across the pavement on our long walks home. A discarded puzzle piece, a dead rat, a shoe print fossilized into wet concrete, are lit dimly by a row of street lamps that all turn on at the same time each evening. These found images are a form of contemporary archaeology, each representing a micro-history revealing tales of loss, love, and meaning embedded in urban life. In the few moments before and after pavements are restored to their pristine nature, these objects are documented and presented on blocks erected to commemorate each unspectacular event. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 presents an alternative archive of the urban environment through these sculptural images. Perhaps in a hundred years, these impressions will persist as artefacts. Evidence of how life was lived in this moment, how we moved through these spaces, and how meaning accumulated in the most ordinary paths taken home. - It’s the final week to catch my exhibition, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, at Shop-House by DECK. Over the last few months of 2025, I spent most of my time as an artist-in-residence at Shop-House by DECK, where I had the opportunity to further develop and produce this body of work. This was all made possible by the incredible team at @deck_sg , and I feel very fortunate to be part of this first cycle of residents❤️ Thank you to Gwen, Jay, Adrianna, Clara, Jenson, Joy, Kimberly, Yu Tong, Renée, Chun Aik, Yang Jie, Song Ming, Alvin, Robert, Mike, and Marvin for all the support you’ve given. - 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is on view at Shop-House by DECK 17 January - 28 February 2026 Photo documentation by Marvin Tang

I’ve been photographing engravings and small objects I encounter on pavements and footpaths. I start to notice these things mostly on my way home at the end of the day, when time feels slower and nothing is required of me. For me, these moments truly epitomise encounters that are unplanned and incidental, yet I think they represent something larger than what they actually are. I think about how these engravings get etched in concrete, how these objects get left behind, and what stories led to them being there. For Lovers, I recreated declarations of love etched into public concrete pavements made by strangers. I don’t know who they are, what they intended, or what those words really mean. Yet these small inscriptions feel defiant and spontaneous, standing in contrast to the pragmatism that often shapes love and life in Singapore. - Lovers II 2025 Concrete 60 x 60 x 3cm - Shown as part of “I decided to take the longest way to cross the street” at @artoutreachsingapore

Once upon a time, two lovers confessed their love into wet cement at two different places in Singapore. Etching confessions into a substance that hardened over time. This declaration transformed into a timeless record weathering rain and heat, meeting an uncountable number of footsteps from pedestrians it has met over its lifespan. It is unlikely that these two lovers ever knew each other. And I donʼt believe in fantasies. Most might say romance is dead in Singapore. It is loveless. It is practical. It is pragmatic. I suppose romance, in all itʼs versions, is true love being grounded. - Lovers 2025 Concrete 60 x 60 x 4cm - Shown as part of “I decided to take the longest way to cross the street” at @artoutreachsingapore Image 2 by Art Outreach Singapore

Tremors (A dizzy spell) 2025 Archival pigment print on canvas, framed 25 x 19 x 4cm - Shown as part of: Zhai Sheng Ji: Chapter 5 82 Tiong Poh Road, #01-07 26 October 2025 - 31 January 2026 Curated by Wang Ruobing and Pang Hailong

Tremors. This work is special to me. Back in 2022, I had a vision of this work but knew nothing about mechanics and coding. I decided to dive right into it with the advice and guidance of many friends, trying to make this work as close to perfect as possible for my exhibitions at @islands.peninsula and @carp__gallery Now, three years later, I can happily say this version is the most refined. Thank you to the extremely skilled @yj.sg for fine tuning this work, and to @wang_ruobing and the @commaartspace team for the opportunity to share it once more. - Tremors 2023 Polystyrene lamp shade, LED light, motor, light and motor switch, wood Dimensions variable - Shown as part of: Zhai Sheng Ji: Chapter 5 82 Tiong Poh Road, #01-07 26 October 2025 - 31 January 2026 Curated by Wang Ruobing and Pang Hailong

In the corner, a flashing light blinks every five seconds in the background. There is a lighthouse nearby. Perched at the top of a 26-storey building located in Lagoon View condominium. The first unmanned lighthouse. The beam of light continuously flashed in the distance. It was more rhythm than disturbance. I’ve always wondered if the flashing beam would ever intrude on the lives of those living on the 25th floor, where darkness might never fully settle for them. - An endless end 2025 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin, black aluminium frame, wood, putty, emulsion paint - I’m happy to be showing this new work for “SAMA SAMA” curated by Dr Wang Ruobing, at Whitestone Gallery Singapore. Thank you @wang_ruobing for the invitation and for bringing us all together. “SAMA SAMA” runs from 8 August to 28 September at @whitestonegallery.official Image 1, 5, 6, 7 by @whitestonegallery.official

A couple sat on a concrete bench. The ones that lined the jetty equidistant from each other. They looked to be having a serious conversation. I sat behind them with their backs facing mine. I couldn’t hear their conversation over the wind so they remained as silhouettes. At this hour, the jetty was still rarely empty. Many came, not just to fish, but simply to be. Alone, or in pairs. The ones that were alone were often on their phones. I would pass them by trying to get a glimpse of the fragments of their activity. They would be texting, some typing long messages. Not knowing if they would ever be sent. Others read intently at the long messages that they received. Were you fighting with a lover? Or maybe they were having a heartfelt conversation with someone they longed to be closer to. - In Search of Geminid 2025 Video, sound 14mins 57sec - Shown as part of In search of Geminid at @queenswaytelevision Curated by Goh Chun Aik @crashingmoments

“Lim’s work draws from moments and encounters in our surroundings. The traces and observations are often reconfigured into narratives and forms that invite us into a stream of consciousness. This video begins by taking us to look for the Geminids, an annual meteor shower. Across the night, Lim’s gaze drifted from the night sky to the various sights and sounds unfolding along the beach, incidental moments occurring in the background, with the meteor shower being the intended highlight. These “distractions” instead came to define the night, culminating with the scene of a dark, lifeless object lying on a bicycle path, narrowly missed by passing cyclists who remained fixated on their destinations. Led by the pursuit of a spectacle, the sense of anticipation and expectation gradually turned into contemplations and introspections. The search for awe became a search for meaning, or perhaps the search for awe has always been about a search for meaning.” - In Search of Geminid 2025 Video, sound 14mins 57sec - Shown as part of 𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥 at @queenswaytelevision Curated and text written by Goh Chun Aik @crashingmoments Photo documentation by Marvin Tang @marvin.tang

Queensway Television is pleased to present 𝑰𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒅 by Ryan Lim Zi Yi, opening next Sat evening. Composed of scenes recorded through the night by the beach, the video documents the artist’s attempt to seek moments of spectacle. Grounded in the exploration of the unspectacular, Lim’s work draws from moments and encounters in our surroundings. The traces and observations are often reconfigured into narratives and forms that invite us into a stream of consciousness. This video begins by taking us to look for the Geminids, an annual meteor shower. Join us in learning about what happens in Lim's attempt to capture moments of spectacle in this video next Saturday evening, 17 May 2025, 8pm at Queensway Television. @ryanzylim