Pastures
100% Linen Exhibition


Brother Joseph McNally Gallery
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, 2013

Co-curated by artists Betty Susiarjo and Adeline Kueh, 100% Linen was presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore and brought together artists working across different media to explore the material, linguistic and historical associations of linen. The exhibition considered its many forms and derivations—from the flax plant and linen fabric to linseed oil and the word “line”, derived from the use of linen thread to determine a straight line.

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For Pastures, Hazel Lim responded to the premise of the exhibition by working entirely with linen fabric and thread. Through folding, weaving and other forms of material manipulation, she explored the possibilities of creating texture and surface with the fabric. Threads become lines and marks, allowing textile processes to operate as a form of drawing and transforming the linen surface into a space for both material and visual experimentation.