“My diary reflects what I’ve been reading; it’s where I speak of the important events of my life, the traumas, the joys, the obsessions, the childhood memories; it’s where I keep the smells, the tastes, the sounds and the images that I have in my head and which I collect, and which, sooner or later, appear in my work, whether it’s something I’ve read, a title of a book that has inspired me, a story that my father had told me… The diary is where I recount my dreams, my reality.”
Andrée received the Scholarship for L'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris- Atelier of Annette Messager in 2001, and has since been representing Singapore in global art festivals and events, such as the Biennale Arte Dolomiti, Italy (2016), Archipel Secret, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2015), ICASTICA: International Women’s Art Biennale, Arezzo, Italy (2013) and the 4th Guangzhou Triennal, China (2011). She has also presented 7 solo exhibitions across countries and held duo exhibitions with highly-recognised collaborators such as Duan Ying Mei and Lynn Lu.
Born in France, Andrée Weschler has been living and practicing her art in Asia for the past 20 years. She trained in visual arts in Singapore, Australia and France. At Les Beaux Arts de Paris, she worked in the atelier of Annette Messager. Since 2000, she has been invited to participate in international art events in Asia and Europe. Her art practice is a very active one, spanning across countries from Singapore, Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Poland, Chile, Italy, Germany and France. Her artistic practices encompass Performance Art, Video Art, Photography, Installation and Jewellery-making.