When we think of a Surrealist object, what comes to mind? It might be Meret Oppen- heim’s (1913-1985) fur-lined teacup, for example, or the infamous lobster telephone by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989). Assemblage emerged in the 1930s as a new form of sculpture involving the amalgamation of easily obtained materials: found objects, or mundane and mass-produced items cheaply purchased at flea markets. Singapore- based Priscilla Ong continues this tradition, placing everyday things in new, often humorous, configurations. In the following pages, we see hands knitting with ramen noodles or grating a carrot with a parking ticket. A Polaroid camera prints out slices of processed cheese. Sour ribbons take the place of sticky tape. Ong’s work focuses on minimalism, bright colours and puns – playing with inanimate items, manipulating and reconceptualising materials to provide them with new meanings.

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Images courtesy Priscilla Ong.