within / without
06 PM – 08 PM, Fri 21 Aug 2026
Rare Sea
3 Đặng Thị Nhu, Bến Thành ward, HCMC
Parking: TNXP parking lot – 4 Trương Định, Bến Thành Ward (900 m; 2 minutes by walking)
From the organizer:
Rare Sea is happy to introduce “within / without”, an Open Studio by Jason Ting, marking the conclusion to his one-month residency with us. “within / without” presents on-going works that open meditative realms between our bodies and the environment through explorations of light, color, and sound in response to movements as well as the human body’s presence in spaces both urban and natural.
In an age where virtual interactions increasingly mediate our lives, what does it mean to be human in a space? How do our movements affect our environment and each other? What unseen signals are we constantly transmitting and receiving? Mingling visible and invisible bodily signals—movement, breath fluctuations, brain waves—Ting heightens our awareness of the embodied self. Drawing on research into how light and color affect the nervous system, he repurposes technologies typically used for medical devices, robotic automation, and media consumption—radar sensors, LEDs, and light projectors—subverting their original functions toward creative and critically reflective ends.
This attention to inner rhythms then extends outward: from installation of projection and sensory devices that mirror the viewer’s own breathing—inviting stillness and revealing what surfaces when external stimuli fall away—to the immersive field of light that recall the sensory memory of a city in transition, where Saigon’s bustling streets and meandering river intertwine. Ting’s works offer a meditative sanctuary from modern noise—not for zoning out, but for being actively present, if even for a moment.
About the artist
Jason Ting (b, 1986, Johor Bahru, Malaysia) is a new media artist based in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He uses creative coding tools to create abstract animated visuals that explore the interaction of form, color, and motion. A graduate of UC San Diego’s Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts program, his work is inspired by forces found in nature, geometric patterns, and light.
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