Zelin Seah is a Malaysian visual artist and lecturer in Fine Arts whose practice moves through the entanglements of land, memory, and material trace. Rooted in long-term research, his work examines how extractive economies and postcolonial regimes leave their imprint—on bodies, maps, and landscapes. Working across installation, fiber art, and cartographic interventions, he often employs natural materials such as rattan and oil palm waste to unearth the silent histories they carry.
From altered land titles to forgotten grasses, Seah’s recent projects explore how nature is framed through systems of value, and how ecological residues hold the ghosts of erased knowledge. He has undertaken residencies at basis e.V. Frankfurt, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, and SAVVY Contemporary, and in 2025 presented his solo exhibition This Land is ( ) Land at Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore. His works are included in the collections of the Singapore Art Museum and the National Art Gallery Malaysia.
