
PROFILES
Robert Zhao Renhui
The Origin of Invented Species
ROBERT ZHAO RENHUI, Hiroshi Abe: Winner, 2008/09 Phylliidae Convention, Tokyo, Abe Morosus (Abe, 2006) (detail), 2009, from “The Great Pretenders” series, archival pigment print, 121 X 84 cm. Courtesy the artist.
Behind the lemon-yellow door in Singapore's Goodman Arts Centre lies an idiosyncratic collection belonging to a 31-year-old artist and self-professed natural-history lover. Whimsical memorabilia fills the laboratory-like space; life-size replicas of a rottweiler, tortoise and stork greet the visitor. Display cases and…