Diploma in Fine Arts alumnus Benedict Yu is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores Eastern philosophy, psychology and human behaviour. His most recent series titled Are You Coming Home? deals with ‘transnationals’, ‘third-culture kids’ and ‘hidden immigrants’ – terms used to describe individuals who lack a distinct sense of cultural belonging as they have lived abroad for extensive periods of time.
As a Singaporean raised in Taiwan, and having spent substantial time in both countries, Benedict struggles with his identity and employs art as a means to rediscover himself.
In 2017, Benedict won the Winston Oh Travelogue Award which offers recipients from the McNally School of Fine Arts the opportunity to venture abroad to deepen their artistic practice. This led him to Lhasa, Tibet where he studied music, Sanskrit and other subjects.
