Tag: installation

Art What!, Arts, National Gallery, Preview, Singapore, Visual Art

Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s ‘Temple’: National Gallery Singapore’s newest installation turns the remnants of war into space for healing

Visitors stepping onto the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery at National Gallery Singapore encounter a cluster of suspended shells, bells and chimes that glimmer with both menace and promise. Touch becomes participation. Sound becomes memory. The installation, titled Temple, marks the Gallery’s first rooftop commission to entwine motion, sound and public interaction. Temple is the latest milestone in the practice of Vietnamese-American artist Tuan … Continue reading Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s ‘Temple’: National Gallery Singapore’s newest installation turns the remnants of war into space for healing

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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

This Humid House makes Creative Spaces at Chelsea Flower Show debut, with site-specific artwork Tabula Rosa

LONDON – This Humid House (THH), a botanical design studio based in Singapore and Paris, makes its debut at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Tabula Rosa, a new site-specific installation. Presented in the Creative Spaces category, the project marks the first time a studio from Asia has been invited to exhibit in this segment of the show. Selected by invitation, Creative Spaces is … Continue reading This Humid House makes Creative Spaces at Chelsea Flower Show debut, with site-specific artwork Tabula Rosa

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Art What!: Aesop brings the woodlands to the city with olfactory installation Scents of Being

‘Come wander with me, for the moonbeams are bright / On river and forest, o’er mountain and lea.’ Charles Jefferys Marking its second collaboration with the Singapore Night Festival, Aesop presents ‘Scents of Being,’ an olfactory installation that delves into the intricate relationship between scent and self. Running from 23 August to 7 September 2024 at the National Design Centre, this immersive showcase celebrates the … Continue reading Art What!: Aesop brings the woodlands to the city with olfactory installation Scents of Being

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Arts House

★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Flower power by way of storytelling via plants. While often known more for their installations and collaborations in retail, botanical design studio This Humid House presented their first ever public event on Wednesday, with a botanical installation created live with renowned florist and educator Wagner Kreusch. Held at the Arts House Chamber, Soft Power is described as ‘part performance, part demonstration, and part conversation’, while … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

Preview: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Botanical design studio This Humid House is presenting its first public event in the form of the collaborative making of a botanical installation live with renowned florist and educator Wagner Kreusch on 6 March 2024 at the Chamber of the Arts House. Part performance, part demonstration, and part conversation, “Soft Power” draws conceptually from the language of plants and flowers presented in the context of … Continue reading Preview: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

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Arts, Dance with Me, Hong Kong, Interview, Preview

Architecture-inspired choreography at The House Collective: An Interview with Clarissa Tam and Patsy Lo of ‘Encounters Across Cultures 2021’

HONG KONG – When does a house become a home? When it is no longer empty, filled with individuals occupying it, and imbued with life. And this year, Swire Hotels’ The House Collective (THC), a group of refined, highly individual hotels in Asia, is launching the 2021 edition of their biennial art programme, ‘Encounters Across Cultures,’ to fill their houses with art and celebrate the … Continue reading Architecture-inspired choreography at The House Collective: An Interview with Clarissa Tam and Patsy Lo of ‘Encounters Across Cultures 2021’

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Arts, Review, SIFA 2021, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Demon States by The Observatory (SIFA 2021)

Futurist cyberpunk hellscapes to accompany new songs from The Observatory. Presented as part of the 2021 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Demon States is one of this edition’s most unique offerings yet. Produced by The Observatory, the immersive mixed reality experience acts as a preview for the local band’s upcoming album with Koichi Shimizu, and combines their music with set design by Irfan Kasban, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Demon States by The Observatory (SIFA 2021)

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Art What!, Arts, Centre 42, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

LONDON – After bringing their interactive installation Dear Cardboard Kitchen to Singapore in May, London based Singapore company FK Co-Lab has further developed the installation into a full length theatre production, set to premiere at Camden Fringe this August. Created by FK Co-Lab co-founders Faezah Zulkifli (director) and Nur Khairiyah Ramli (producer), The Cardboard Kitchen Project follows Jennie, as she moves from Singapore to London. She inherits a … Continue reading Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

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Art What!, Arts, Centre 42, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Dear Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

A brand new company has emerged from Nur Khairiyah Ramli (Hatch Theatrics, Singapore) and Faezah Zulkifli (Blaupunkt, London), both currently pursuing their MAs at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Named FK Co-Lab, the London-based Singapore company aims to present the immediate sociopolitical landscape through the lens of the personal, developing original performances and using practice as research to maintain and evolve … Continue reading Preview: Dear Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

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Art What!, sam, Singapore

Museum Musings: Installation in Progress at SAM

The Singapore Art Museum has launched its newest presentation this week. Titled Installation in Progress, the presentation is a retrospective on the SAM’s own history as it explores ideas of exhibitions and exhibition-making. Tracing the time from SAM’s opening in 1996 to its present day expansion and growth, Installation in Progress will be located at SAM Curve at the Singapore Art Museum till 26th August 2018. Having produced over 300 … Continue reading Museum Musings: Installation in Progress at SAM

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