A land in crisis

Zen Teh, a Singaporean artist and environmentalist, is interested in the relationship between man and the natural world. It all started at the time of her grandmother’s death. Teh followed the tradition of a vegetarian diet for 99 days after a Buddhist family member in Singapore passed away, however, she decided to remain a vegetarian from the age of 14 until now. This incident began her interest in the search for meaning and understanding of her relationship with nature and the environment.

She later graduated with a Bachelor’s in Photography and Digital Imaging and a Master’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Art and Education from Nanyang Technological University, which became the foundation of her art practice that consisted of photography and painting, along with interdisciplinary investigations into the impact of human interaction with the natural landscape.