Pocket dictionary series
2019–ongoing
This series of pocket dictionaries is a long-standing project that forms the conceptual backbone of the artist’s practice. Each edition reimagines a vocabulary through the artist’s personal definitions. The works propose an alternative lexicon shaped by uncertainty, error, and nuance, which the artist can then reference as a method of developing new artistic ideas.
To date, there are four chapters in the series:
A pocket dictionary of non-understanding, 2019
A pocket dictionary of things misunderstood, 2021
A pocket dictionary of word slips, 2023
A pocket dictionary of hesitation, 2025
a pocket dictionary of hesitation
2025
The publication a pocket dictionary of hesitation is the fourth of a series of pocket dictionaries. It was created on the occasion of the artist’s solo exhibition Sitting on the fence (2025, starch, Singapore).
Published in an edition of 100 copies.
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a pocket dictionary of word slips
2023
The publication a pocket dictionary of word slips is the third of a series of pocket dictionaries.
Published in an edition of 200 copies.
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a pocket dictionary of word slips (english/german special edition)
2023
The publication a pocket dictionary of word slips (english/german special edition) is the third of a series of pocket dictionaries. This special edition was heavily inspired by the artist’s 3 years of learning the German language while living in Switzerland. Compiling a series of English and German words that may be confusing to a foreigner, these word associations thread the lines of humour, poetry and unpredictability.
Published in an edition of 100 copies.
a pocket dictionary of non-understanding
2019
The publication a pocket dictionary of non-understanding accompanies the exhibition Configurations, 2019.
Its 1st edition is printed on the occasion of the exhibition at Royal College of Art, London, in an edition of 100 copies.
Its 2nd edition is printed on the occasion of the exhibition at Supernormal, Singapore, in an edition of 100 copies.
Its 3rd edition is printed on the occasion of the exhibition at Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Rapperswil, in an edition of 200 copies.