Title: Bodies to Bear
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Around late 2024, at the time this work emerged in my consciousness, what I felt was described succinctly in Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai: “Disgust… I can’t move beyond the negative feeling, there is not even room for action. It is a mediation of utter despair”. This work reflects the empathy, frustration, hopelessness, and sadness I experienced yet could not remedy. I translate these feelings into shadows of bodies without substances, barely staying on the hangers in stillness and inaction.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Creative Experience
My creative practice is a way for me to explore and interpret my lived experience. I often paint without a clear intention, letting my body take the lead. It is only afterward that I understand the ways in which the painting encapsulates how my body attempts to make sense of certain events. My physical self possesses an unarticulated wisdom, a reservoir of embodied knowledge that I uncover through the analysis of my paintings. This process hints at a knowing that transcends my conscious thoughts. Through my creative practice, I unpack and translate this way of understanding, offering a deeper comprehension of my engagement with the world.
Biography and links
Sapira Cheuk is an ink painter and installation artist. Cheuk has exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including those at the Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Center for Contemporary Art Texas, Masur Museum, The Neutra Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, and Rochester Contemporary Art Museum. Cheuk works for the Nevada Arts Council, serves as the Art Editor for the museum of americana, and teaches at the College of Southern Nevada. She received her MFA from California State University, San Bernardino.
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- 2025 - Bodies to Bear
- Mayor's Gallery, Las Vegas, US (Work on display: IRL)
- 2024 - Title: Body and Time
- The Hive, Worcestershire, UK (Work on display: IRL & VR gallery)
- 2023 - Title: Body and Time
- RSA House, London, UK (Work on display: IRL & VR gallery)