About

Nicholas Chee is a Singapore-based interdisciplinary artist and aspiring curator whose practice engages closely with cultural communities to document and reinterpret forms of intangible cultural heritage. Currently studying at LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts, Singapore, his work explores how traditional knowledge systems can be translated through contemporary processes, particularly addictive manufacturing and digital fabrication.

His workshop in London Craft Week 2026 is rooted in a deeply personal project developed through years of observing and working alongside his grandfather, a craftsman known for creating birdcages and intricate ornamental components that adorns it. What began as a practical effort in designing and fabricating replacement parts has evolved into an ongoing exploration of memory, material, and craft. Following his grandfather’s passing, the project has taken on new meaning as both a form of commemoration and method of preserving a disappearing craft practice.

The workshop invites participants to reflection on how personal histories and cultural narratives can be embedded within objects, and how emerging technologies might contribute to the continuity of intangible cultural heritage.

Nicholas’ workshop offers a thoughtful perspective on how younger practitioners are engaging with heritage today, not only preserving it, but reshaping it for future contexts.