School of Creative
Industries
Jacqueline Sim
Jacqueline works predominantly in sculpture, video and installation. Her works are centred on creating pockets of breathing space—a space of fluidity as one transits from the mundane encounters of daily life, to a world where one treads upon the tightrope of precarity and stability. Through the play of light and sensory perception, she hopes hope is sown.
Currently expanding her practice through the MA Art Therapy programme at LASALLE College of the Arts, she delves into the delicate interplay of hiding with—and seeking within—therapeutic space. Witnessing the uncovering of physical, emotional and psychological weights, she seeks to understand the atmosphere of these moments, whether through words, artworks or simply being present.
Work
Your Presence Lingers Like A Warm Wordless Poetry
Mixed media
150 x 170 x 100 cm
(2025)
Time slows and the outside world fades in a nursing home, leaving the elderly to carry the weight of loss—of independence and belonging. Their lives turn inward, where memories offer comfort, and grief lingers in quiet moments.
Despite the cold, impersonal environment, warmth emerges through simple gestures—a touch, a smile or a kind word. This sculptural installation aims to bring warmth to the cold institutional spaces, reminding us that home is not defined by walls, but by the hearts that fill it, making the elderly feel seen, valued and cared for.
