The works of Suzann Victor (b. 1959, Singapore) prospect the contours of human sensorial experience, perception and phenomena by rekindling materials derived from the body, the elements of light and water, science of physics, alongside engineered components and the readymade. Through performances of vulnerability, acts of collective labour, installations or public artworks, Victor underscores the significance of sites, spaces and architecture. She transforms them into immersive environments that draw awareness to the viewer’s own body as an investigative tool for apprehending the world at large. A conflation of dynamic image, sumptuous materiality, movement and multi-tiered concepts epitomises Victor’s oeuvre. Elements which are characteristic of her practice are the re-materialisation of Fresnel lenses and smashed stained glass.

A significant figure in Singapore’s contemporary art scene, Victor was Co-founder and Artistic Director of Singapore’s first corporate-sponsored feminist artist-initiative, 5th Passage (1991–1996). In 2001, she was the only female artist among the four artists who represented Singapore at its first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She has been commissioned and exhibited widely. Some of her notable exhibitions include the 2^nd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (1996), 6^th Havana Biennial (1997), 6^th Gwangju Biennale (2006) and Singapore Biennale (2013). In 2009, she was awarded the New York-based Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship Residency (Umbria, Italy) and was selected by the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum for two special artist residencies in 2017 and 2018.