Charles Lim Yi Yong (; born 10 July 1973) is a Singaporean contemporary artist and former

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sailor. Lim's work as an

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spans

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

, installation, sound, text,

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, and photography. He co-founded the seminal Singapore-based

internet art upright=1.3, "Simple Net Art Diagram", a 1997 work by Michael Sarff and Tim Whidden Internet art (also known as net art) is a form of new media art distributed via the Internet. This form of art circumvents the traditional dominance of the phys ...

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, tsunamii.net. In 2015, he represented Singapore at their national pavilion in the prestigious Venice Biennale, with the exhibition ''SEA STATE''. Lim was a former national sailor who competed in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

representing Singapore in the men's 470 event, and Team China in the 2007 America's Cup.

Career

In 2005, Lim began developing a body of work titled ''SEA STATE'', which explores the political, biophysical and psychic contours of Singapore through the lenses of the sea. The artist's practice involves extensive research about Singapore's

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and its geography, examining the impact of mankind on the physical environment, and the relationships between nature and technology, land and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Charles 1973 births Living people Singaporean artists Singaporean male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Singapore Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Place of birth missing (living people) Sailors at the 1994 Asian Games Sailors at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Asian Games medalists in sailing