Tan Shu Min

writes personal essays and poetry that wander through questions of home, language, and identity. A third-culture kid at heart, her works have found homes in Singapore Unbound, Jom Magazine and at the European Cultural Centre.

2 posts

Reading the Signs: Penang’s Streets Have a Lot to Say

8 min read

Multilingualism here is banal, part of the fabric that holds daily life together. As Higgins and Coen remind us in Streets, Bedrooms and Patios, “as homo sapiens, we are all the same in terms of genetic structure and cognitive potentiality…

by Tan Shu Min

Living in Still Life: Reflections on Tan Chiang Kiong’s Odyssey

4 min read

Penang’s Soka Gakkai Centre is a fitting site for Tan Chiang Kiong’s exhibition. The venue now houses 168 of his works, turning the space into both gallery and archive.

by Tan Shu Min