Delicate balance of painting and sculpture

THERE are artists who prefer to work alone, and then there are those who find inspiration working with other artists. Singapore-based Australian artist Belinda Fox belongs to the latter group, and her latest collaboration with Jason Lim is a matchmade pairing of painting and ceramics.

For Lim, collaborations are rare in his ceramics creations as he sees that process as one that is sacred and private. "I am beginning to open my door a little to people whom I consider to have something to share," he explains. This is the artists' second collaboration after a sold-out show at the Sydney Contemporary Art Fair in September. Fox, 40, came up with the theme and idea, Balancing the World. Both artists discussed the concept where their works will take on a series of precarious forms like balancing acts.

""Jason responds to my work, and this time, I would also respond to his with the painting I do on his ceramics as well as on the wall after the installation is completed," explains Fox about the collaboration.