In this work, a haunting figure stands in front of a boy facing the wall that is full with unfold clothes. The boy clinging to her body made her crouch a little. The woman’s face is hollow as part and pieces of her are on the floor. It looks like the woman is probably under a lot of stress as house chores are piling up and at the same time she needs to look after the clingy boy. Another figure is seen laying on the floor facing the women. A man is seen standing at the corner as if waiting to be served by the women. The artwork leaves a mysterious atmosphere that unravels the hidden complexities of human nature.
Gan Tee Sheng won two of the most highly coveted awards, UOB Painting of the Year (twice) and the Malaysian Emerging Artists Award, and catapulted him to the cream of young artists. He was a Fukuoka Asian Art Museum artist-in-resident in 2014 besides a six-month residency at HOM Art Trans. He took part in Art Stage Singapore and Art Busan both in 2016, Art Gwangju 2015, Art Kaoshiung (2015, 2016), and the Art Expo Malaysia for consecutive years. He is a graduate of the Dasein Academy of Art in 2008. In the Henry Butcher (April 2017) Art Auction, his oil on canvas, Family, sold for a premium of RM31,360.