In the exhibition, Khor presents ‘1 Binjai Park, Singapore 589818’ (2016), a series of varied lithographic prints that play with colour combinations through the use of chine-collé. Through lithography, a meticulous drawing can be replicated without losing the touch of the artist’s hand. The process involves drawing with a greasy substance on limestone, to which a solution of gum arabic and nitric acid is then applied. As the surface is kept wet, only the areas with grease can pick up on oil-based ink. Khor then uses a method called ‘chine-collé’, which involves adhering a tissue-thin layer of paper onto the thicker base paper as it is run through the press. This creates a backdrop to the printed image. In this series, the artist produces variations of the original print by manually grinding off a portion of the stone and redrawing specific parts of the print.

Another work in the show is ‘in between oakbrook and chinatown’ (2016), a repeated pattern of unspectacular alley scenes in Chinatown, Singapore and a corner of an indoor swimming pool in Oak Brook, Illinois. The image was collaged, drawn and printed using stone lithography before being quilted together on muslin, a plain-woven cotton fabric. Paying tribute to quiet, mundane spaces, the artist remembers the comfort and reliability of light and shadow while living abroad. The plastic chair is present in these compositions, but draws little attention to itself.