Summary
- Singaporean artist Jahan Loh will release the toy “Postcard from Space Star::kepler-22b” on August 8
- The character was inspired by a painting from Loh’s exhibition of the same name, which was staged last fall at Le Freeport in Chengdu
His immersiveness, the subsequent sequel to the star-inspired Postcards in space Last fall in Chengdu, Singaporean artist Jia Han His iconic astronaut is being removed from the canvas with a new toy.
The figures are based on a large-scale painting he exhibited at Le Freeport, which explores the concept of “Star Diaspora”. Here, Loh imagines a future where humans live on exoplanets or other celestial bodies. The work is rendered through a fusion of Eastern portraits, pop culture patterns and science fiction, thus making the surreal, digitally-like composition.
The toy is titled as a fictional celestial body (Kepler-22b), which includes a duo of female boys and astronauts wearing pink and white spacesuits, with embroidered patterns blooming on the panels. The two characters go hand in hand, and the center seems to be a lantern.
Each Polystone sculpture is produced in collaboration with Xmasterpiece and is carefully crafted, hand-painted and assembled by a group of craftsmen. Start buying “Postcard from Space::kepler-22b” toys starting August 8. Go to cont9ct website Pre-register now.
