Ahmad Farid
Ahmad Farid
$2 Million View (At What Cost?)
Year : 2025
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
Dimension (cm) : 46 x 92cm
Bare feet at an open window — a private pause at the edge of achievement. The city erupts in celebration, yet something in the view feels distant, even heavy. Marking 60 years of progress, $2 Million View reflects a quieter truth: in the midst of
fireworks and national pride, many still carry a tiredness that success cannot fully soothe.
Panoramic Pinnacle — What Next?
Year : 2025
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
Dimension (cm) : 61 x 92cm
At the height of success, the sweeping view glows with celebration. But the higher we climb, the goals keep rising and the finish line keeps shifting. Panoramic Pinnacle — What Next? captures a subtle contradiction of modern Singapore: even as the nation rejoices, the spirit may struggle to find space to rest.
Even Up Here — A Diptych on the Modern Singapore Dream Together, these works explore the contradiction of a nation celebrating its rise while its people quietly wrestle with the weight of keeping up.
From the intimate tension of standing at the window to the vast emptiness of the pinnacle, the diptych asks a simple question:
what happens when progress outpaces the human heart?