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Recapped: Roving Perspectives and The World Beyond at OCBC Wisma Atria
From 1 August 2023 to 8 January 2024, Dong Lee organized two art exhibitions at the Premier Banking area of OCBC Wisma Atria, the Bank’s largest lifestyle and baking branch spanning 20,000 square feet. The first exhibition, Roving Perspectives, was shown from 1 August to 31 October 2023. It featured sketches of Singapore over four decades by local architect Ma Pak Loong and oil paintings of the Guizhou, China countryside by award-winning Chinese artist Miao Yao Sheng.
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The second exhibition, The World Beyond, showed from 1 November 2023 to 8 January 2024, featured even more works from Ma and Miao, this time showcasing more artistic breadth, as well as collages by local artist Chua Zin Yan and Indian artist Harshita Agarwal.
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An opening reception was held on 10 November 2023, presented by Dong Lee, the president of Guizhou International Cultural Association, dean of Guizhou Minzu University School of Fine Arts, and the Branch Manager and Deputy Cluster Head of OCBC. In attendance were business, cultural, and academic leaders in Singapore.
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The exhibitions attracted much footfall and received coverage from numerous outlets, such as The Edge, Singapore Business Review, Alvinology, Arts Equator, Honeycombers, Weekender Singapore, The Scribbling Geek, Singapore Art Gallery Guide, and Plural Art Mag. Guizhou International Cultural Association’s press release generated much attention in Guizhou. Including the duration of the exhibitions, the branch enjoyed multiples in account openings and credit card applications compared to other branches. The exhibitions have been reposted online by influential patrons of the arts.
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Audiences enjoyed a moment of nostalgia as they observed scenes of Singapore before MRTs and smartphones, and inspiration from the humble yet happy depictions of life in the Guizhou Miao villages. The presentation of artworks in a public space such as the Bank added beauty to otherwise daily routines and created a humanistic touchpoint between the Bank and its customers.