Words by Curator Jenn Ellis

‘The Earth Laughs in Flowers’ is an ode to visual perspectives of the accumulated quotidian. The images we consume when walking through the streets, the newspaper headlines that flicker, that internet scroll, time with friends, the hint of a texture that catches our eye or an image sent by a loved one. In their infinite variety, there are two constants to these inputs: the month of the year, and oneself, the vessel of perception. Articulating this observational and at times mundane data, and distilling them, is Dawn Ng, who has created a visually abundant diaristic response through twelve paintings using the ephemeral medium of ice, one pertaining to each month of 2025.

Ultimately, Ng’s work acts as a lyrical portal or thread between different worlds: a connector between our minds and our instincts, the bodily and the emotive. In a world where the constant is change and movement, ‘The Earth Laughs in Flowers’ leans into the temporal spectrum of shifts and highlights how we all have something that’s idiosyncratically ours: our time, how we use, and appreciate it.