Siew Guang Hong
 

Weed Legitimisation Project expresses a frustration with the binaries of inclusion and exclusion, as well as the need to justify non-conventional existences.

Role-playing as the “fake scientist”, Siew sets up an allegorical experiment where he collects weed samples growing out from cracks in concrete, originating from 15 different sites systematically sampled across East Singapore. The immersive installation gives viewers the opportunity to flip through faux science notes and news articles, touching on themes of systemic violence when the fringe are uprooted and displaced into settings of scientific denotation.