SPOTLIGHT: JACK KY TAN.

Jack Ky Tan, a UK-based Singaporean artist, combines sculpture with activism and curation to challenge and reshape art institutions that are rooted in colonial legacies. Tan believes that language is a powerful tool of the master, but he has found a way to "hack" it by decoding and exposing the linguistic gaslighting used by institutions. He works with institutions to improve their communication with artists and marginalized groups, and he has also brought visual imagery into legal documents to better represent the cultures involved. Tan's approach involves thinking materially and rejecting the mind-body dualism of Enlightenment thinking. He embraces a philosophy of resistance rooted in "tropical" ways of thinking and mutual sheltering, rather than competition. Tan envisions a future that can be manifested in the present, and he calls for collective action in co-imagining a healthy future for institutions. [Extracted from the article]