Sidetrack
Sidetrack traces the quiet marks of human presence along Singapore’s Rail Corridor, a former railway line that has since been reclaimed as a green trail cutting across the city. Through photographs made in 2022, Aw Ker Wey documents a series of unofficial access paths branching off the corridor, eight subtle openings whose origins remain uncertain, yet unmistakably shaped by human passage.
These paths, modest and easily overlooked, suggest a parallel narrative unfolding alongside the formal trail. They hint at the ways people navigate, adapt, and quietly reshape shared spaces. In attending to these understated gestures, the work reflects on the Rail Corridor as a site of transition between past and present, structure and improvisation, movement and pause.
Moving through these images, Sidetrack invites readers to consider the quiet negotiations embedded within everyday landscapes, where traces of use reveal how we inhabit and make sense of the spaces around us.
About the Artist
Aw Ker Wey investigates the tensions inherent in everyday experience. Her practice often leans into ambiguity, creating space to reflect on how we document, interpret, and move through the world. Attentive to subtle patterns and passing inklings, she approaches image-making as a way to explore the emotional undercurrents that shape how we perceive and remember our surroundings.
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Language: English
Format: Softcover | 102 pages | 215g
Publication Year: 2025
ISBN: 978-981-94-4662-9
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