viewing sequence from right to left
poetry of time, 1990
Oil on Paper
a set of eight
100 x 480 cm
Coll: Singapore Art Museum
with poem
Time Series
Inspiration : woke up by stormy weather at 0300 hr and visualized the painting.
Date Events Sep 16, 1990 painted coils of silence Sep 19, 1990 painted dazzling echo Sep 19, 1990 painted poised for takeoff Sep 19, 1990 painted unforgettable chorus Sep 20, 1990 painted flashes of neon Sep 21, 1990 painted seemingly overnight Sep 22, 1990 painted streaking across water Sep 23, 1990 painted the soft notes
Frame Data
Teak Wood:
Dimension : 3.81 x 7.62 x 10.16 cm Weight : 100 Kg Fabrication : Thailand Mounting board & tape : Window mount with 2.54 cm spacer Dimension : 100 x 480 cm Thickness : 4 ply museum board pH value : 7 Fabrication : U.S.A. Plexiglass XT : Dimension : 100 x 481 x 0.3 cm Weight : 28 Kg Fabrication : Rohm Malaysia Sdn Bhd Total Dimension : Painting : 76 x 452 cm Frame : 100 x 481 x 10.6 cmPlexiglass Data
Commercial name : Plexiglass XT Scientific name : PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate) Manufacturer : Rohm Gmbh Chemische Fabrik Year Invented : 1933 Method : Extrusion Mechanical properties :
Camera : Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xener 1:5, 5/500 Aperture : 32 Speed : 1/60 sec at 32.6 Fahrenheit Filter : Center grey/outside white Balcar Starflashes : 2400 + 1200 joues Fujichrome Professional RDP ASA 100 Din 21 Transparency : 25.4 x 20.32 cm
a moment ago
in just a moment
enduring echos
with a roar
swirls of pink & orange
seemingly overnight
wind & rain dispersed the veil
with a terrible brilliance
with a tender nudge
as sun inched steadily
dedicated to Mr Ulrich Sieler
Lin Hsin Hsin poetry of time
there were good days
& days like these
bordered by a
softly breaking wane
it was calm
coils of silence
well-balanced...
change is the very fabric
of time
of this dazzling echo
fierce, hostile & sullen
blazing across the night sky
poised for takeoff
just on time
unforgettable chorus
savoring the remnants of the night
flashes of neon
staining the vista of the sky
massive rain swept
fog-cloaked sky
riding the tides
darkness settled over the shore
streaking across water
like soda in hot spring
a quick escape
rewarding vistas
ended with soft notes
paradise of nature
again witnessed
paths to the future...
February 28, 1991
Oil on Paper 
Time Series 
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