Faris Heizer's First Solo Exhibition 'Shoe Shufflers' at Coda Culture Presents Tormented Salarymen

Faris Heizer's first solo exhibition, titled 'Shoe Shufflers,' is being held at Coda Culture in Singapore from September 19 to October 3. This showcase includes ten acrylic-on-canvas pieces crafted this year by the emerging Singaporean artist, who recently graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Heizer explores the psychological anguish of daily life, illustrating distorted figures with extra limbs and heads. Common themes involve salarymen in suits, portrayed both collectively and individually. Key pieces include 'Morning Rush,' 'Job Hunting,' 'Compulsory Dinner,' 'Small Talk,' 'Monkey Business,' and 'Punching Bag.' His use of a grim grey-brown color scheme and brutalist depictions confront issues of corporate capitalism, enforced social interactions, and toxic sexuality, delivering "a dose of good, clean misery" in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.