Opening Reception, Jason Ting: Breathing Room

Venue: INSTINC Space, 39 Keppel Rd, #03-10 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065

Exhibition Duration: 24 to 27 July 2025 (Wed-Fri, 1PM-7PM. Sat - Sun, 1PM-6PM)

Artist Talk: : 26 July 2025 (Sat.) 3:00PM-4:00PM at the venue

BREATHING ROOM is a multimedia installation that invites viewers to take refuge from the deluge of noise and distractions of contemporary life. In a culture where the experience of viewership is marked by mind-numbing consumption and overwhelm due to our 24/7 news cycle and the ubiquity of screens competing for our attention, BREATHING ROOM offers a rare pause.

Through gentle shifts in light and color and ambient sounds composed by Los Angeles-based producer Teebs, BREATHING ROOM creates a meditative enclosure much like a cove: it shelters viewers from the elements while providing the quiet necessary to behold one’s inner life and the outside world more clearly. This sanctuary of stillness, breath, and reflection is not for viewers to zone out, but to reconnect with themselves so that they can re-engage the world with greater care.

Each artwork transitions through a series of visuals designed to cultivate attentiveness and wonder. Lumina acts as a “digital fireplace” where viewers can gather around a light source that prompts introspection and connection. Finally, a series of screen-based animations, including Rise and Aura Flow, draw upon movements and forms found in the natural world.

Repurposing technologies typically used for advertising and entertainment, such as LED lights and TV screens, BREATHING ROOM halts the dopamine rush of constant media input, allowing viewers to focus instead on evolving forms and colors and to simply soak in the light washing over them. In this state of active presence, viewers may experience the capaciousness and clarity that arises from even brief moments of quiet, prompting reflection on what it means to truly see.

About Artist

Jason Ting (b. 1986, Johor Bahru, Malaysia) is a new media artist based in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He uses creative coding tools to create abstract animated visuals that explore the interaction of form, color, and motion. A graduate of UC San Diego’s Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts program, his work is inspired by forces found in nature, geometric patterns, and light.

About INSTINC Space

Founded in 2004 by artist Yeo Shih Yun, INSTINC is a leading artist-run institution based in Singapore. With a distinguished presence in the arts ecosystem, INSTINC diligently sustains the growth of contemporary art through exhibitions, residency programs and curations. Their esteemed Artist-in-Residence program has cultivated invaluable regional and international networks since 2009. INSTINC is celebrated for producing immersive, large-scale exhibitions that encompass installation, new media, performance, painting and sculpture, showcasing the diverse range of artistic expressions. 

Notable collaborations include partnerships with renowned brands such as Volvo and Guinness, further demonstrating INSTINC's commitment to fostering cross-disciplinary exchanges. Moreover, INSTINC takes immense pride in organising the highly anticipated INSTINC D:Art Festival 2022, generously supported by UOB Bank and the NAC start fund.

INSTINC continues to foster creative individuals and collective practitioners by establishing a platform for cross-disciplinary exchanges with their relocation in Tanjong Pagar Distripark. With expertise in exhibition curation, commissioned works and brand alliances, INSTINC endeavours as a vital presence in the cultivation of contemporary art.