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Burying Children
2023-03-22 19:30 - 2023-03-26 16:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade Theatre Studio, 1 Esplanade Dr, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
Who mandates the life of a child? Set in a world with a zero child policy as an answer to overpopulation and conflicts over resources, Burying Children follows the lives of a nomadic community of women who leave the City in protest, and seek refuge back in mother nature. Examining processes of burying children within ourselves or abandoning the very idea of bearing children in a world without hope for the future, this ensemble dance theatre work follows several stories in search of freedom, reprieve, or revenge.

International conference and Expo on Pharmaceutical and Medical Microbiology
2023-03-23 - 2023-03-24
Hilaris Conferences cordially invite all scientists, students, academicians, delegates, research scholars anticipate aim to all over world at our scientific collaboration “International Conference and Expo on Pharmaceutical and Medical Microbiology”, held during March 23-24, 2023 as Webinar along the theme “ Microbiology is Advancing : Adapting to the Challenges.”

Checkpoint Theatre presents Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes – A New Play by Myle Yan Tan
2023-03-23 20:00 - 2023-04-02 16:30 | Drama Centre Black Box, Singapore, Select a Country:
The eve of an election. A politician, a musician, an activist, an academic, and a therapist reunite after several years. As the five friends catch up on the different paths their lives have taken, they realise their rose-tinted memories might be the only thing holding them together. With secrets unravelling, old conflicts reawakening, and a threat looming, the five are forced to confront the boys they once were, and the men they want to become.

Playwright Myle Yan Tay’s powerful and incisive play lays bare the tensions of male friendship with sharp humour and searching questions. As past mistakes lead to dire consequences, should loyalty prevail over shifting values? What does it take to be a friend?
Huzir Sulaiman’s deft direction illuminates the finely-crafted text, interrogating what it means to be a brown boy in Singapore. With a stellar ensemble cast comprising Gosteloa Spancer, Krish Natarajan, Ebi Shankara, Adib Kosnan, and Shahid Nasheer, Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes is a nuanced and unflinching examination of friendship, race, and masculinity in our country.

Textile Masters to the World: The global desire for Indian cloth
2023-03-24 10:00 - 2025-01-24 21:00 | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
From 24 March 2023
Daily, 10am – 7pm | Fridays, 10am – 9pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Level 3, Fashion and Textiles Gallery

The Asian Civilisations Museum presents Textile Masters to the World: The global desire for Indian cloth with a selection of exquisite garments and textiles at its Fashion and Textiles Gallery. Featuring 27 pieces from the National Collection and loans, the exhibition spotlights the historic global impact of textile production in India, and its role as evidence of trade and cultural exchange between India and regions such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe from the fourteenth to nineteenth century. From fashion and furnishing, to gift exchange and heirlooms, visitors can marvel at the artistry and craftsmanship of early textile masters, and discover how Indian textiles influenced local designs, materials and fashions wherever they were traded.

The Panchatantra: Unforgettable Fables from Ancient India
2023-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
Many Indian children grow up with seemingly simple tales from a fascinating treasure-house of stories, the Panchatantra. But this classic work of ancient literature, originally written in Sanskrit, appeals to all.
This talk, a reprise of a recent Monday Morning Lecture, brings you intriguing fables of humans and animals set in five major threads and memorable stories within stories. Abha will introduce major characters, who act out the highs and lows of human conduct in the story, teaching by example in a simple and effective way. Be entertained by a selection of tales and the story of the Panchatantra’s travels to foreign lands.
This lecture is organised by the Friends of the Museums (FOM) with support from Asian Civilisations Museum.

Essentially Macbeth
2023-03-24 19:30 - 21:00 | NUS University Cultural Centre, 50 Kent Ridge Cres, Singapore, 119279, Singapore
Essentially Macbeth 必要麦克白
Directed by Judy Ngo
Presented by NUS Chinese Drama 国大爪吗 & NUS Chinese Orchestra 新加坡国立大学华乐团
🗓️Fri 24 Mar 7.30 pm &
Sun 26 Mar 7.30 pm
📍 UCC Theatre, NUS
A group of ex-drama club members comes together to stage Macbeth in order to rekindle their passion for the arts they felt 10 years ago. By coming back to theatre, they find themselves re-examining their life choices and asking the same question they had before – what is the meaning and purpose of arts in their lives? 🎭
Directed by Judy Ngo, with an original score composed by Phang Kok Jun and conducted by Moses Gay, Essentially Macbeth explores what success, ambition and fulfillment mean to today’s generation.💫
为了重燃他们十年前对艺术的热情，一群前中文戏剧社成员再次聚集上演《麦克白》。 重返剧场后，他们开始重新检视自己的人生选择，并重新思考缠绕许久的问题——艺术在他们生活中的意义和目的是什么？
由吴美箬执导，冯国峻作曲和倪恩辉指挥的《必要麦克白》是首部新加坡国立大学中文戏剧社（简称国大爪吗）与新加坡国立大学华乐团的合作大戏。此演出将探索成功、志愿和成就感对现代人们的意义。
Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.🤩
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🎫Get your tickets here: https://nusartsfestival.bigtix.io/e/EMACBETH
📚More information about the show: https://cfa.nus.edu.sg/naf2023/event/essentially-macbeth-必要麦克白/

Essentially Macbeth 必要麦克白
2023-03-24 19:30 - 2023-03-26 19:30 | University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, Singapore, 119279, Singapore
A group of ex-drama club members come together to stage Macbeth in order to rekindle their passion for the arts they felt 10 years ago. By coming back to theatre, they find themselves re-examining their life choices and asking the same question they had before – what is the meaning and purpose of the arts in their lives?
Directed by Judy Ngo, with an original score composed by Phang Kok Jun and conducted by Moses Gay, Essentially Macbeth is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between NUS Chinese Drama and NUS Chinese Orchestra and explores what success, ambition and fulfilment mean to today’s generation.
为了重燃他们十年前对艺术的热情，一群前中文戏剧社成员再次聚集上演《麦克白》。 重返剧场后，他们开始重新检视自己的人生选择，并重新思考缠绕许久的问题——艺术在他们生活中的意义和目的是什么？
由吴美箬执导，冯国峻作曲和倪恩辉指挥的《必要麦克白》是首部新加坡国立大学中文戏剧社（简称国大爪吗）与新加坡国立大学华乐团的合作大戏。此演出将探索成功、志愿和成就感对现代人们的意义。
Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.
Essentially Macbeth is presented as part of NUS Arts Festival 2023: Spaces Between.
NUS Arts Festival 2023: Spaces Between examines the idea of liminal spaces, the uncomfortable unknown as we transition between phases, and states. While liminal spaces bring discomfort and ambiguity, they also present us with opportunities for growth and positive change, physically, emotionally, and metaphorically.
In a world that is constantly divided by extreme views, NUS Arts Festival 2023: Spaces Between seeks to show how art can bring relief and recognition that there is more to gain in the spaces between.
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Essentially Macbeth
Fri 24 Mar & Sun 26 Mar| 7.30pm
Tickets from $18 via bookmyshow.com (link in bio)
UCC Theatre

Queens of Asia Comedy Show
2023-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Projector X: Picturehouse, 2 Handy Road, The Cathay, Level 5, 229233, Singapore
To celebrate International Women’s Month, Queens of Asia brings together three iconic female comedians in a stand-up comedy showcase like never before! They’re coming from all over the globe to the spectacular Projector X: Picturehouse for two nights to put the “power” in “empowerment”.
Hosted by Singapore’s very own Singapore boy and national treasure Hossan Leong, the evening will feature a lineup with Netflix comedian Aditi Mittal, Youtube sensation with over 33 million views Yumi Nagashima, and local legendary queen Joanne Kam. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a first-time-ever female-empowered comedy extravaganza guaranteed to offer a night of side-splitting acts!
Date: Friday 24 & Saturday 25 March 2023
Time: 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Age requirement: recommended 18+ (coarse language)
Early Bird prices ($10 OFF): Zone A – $80, Zone B: $60
Normal ticket prices: Zone A – $90 , Zone B: $70

Art & Poetry book Launch, Art Tour by Artist & Poems recited by the 12 y.o.
2023-03-25 10:30 - 17:00, 2023-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 | 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 049178, Singapore
“Nature of Art” book Launch (family-friendly event)
Seen thousands of times, the seemingly ordinary sights of Singapore nature hide stories that were never told. “I love to explore the nature of the garden city. I love taking paths less traveled to soak nature scenes with its visuals, smells, and noises. Together with my family, we love making up stories about what we see.” – shares Inessa.
Another day we spotted the butterflies by the lake flying in an unusual manner: as if they can see something that we cannot. “They are not alone. Dragon Number 7 is there too. He is just invisible to earth walkers.” – guessed our daughter.
This book and the exhibition is an attempt to share these fantasies through whimsical visual worlds of Inessa’s artworks and poems by Alice Kalabekova. Bamboos, rustic benches, butterflies, and water lilies of Singapore parks… you won’t be able to see them the same again.
Programme highlights:- be surprised by artist’s stories on how ordinary sights of Singapore parks led to creation of whimsical worlds of artworks,- be mesmerized by artworks-inspired poems recited by the 12 y.o. author- hunt for dragons & mythical creatures hidden in the artworks
Book: “Nature of Art”, artworks by Inessa Kalabekova, poems by Alice KalabekovaDate: March 25, 2023 (Sat)
Time: 10.30am-11.30pm & 4pm-5pm
Admission: freeSuitable for 6-12 y.o. children & their parents

Little Red Riding Hood: Drypoint with Krystal Lay
2023-03-25 11:00 - 12:30 | STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore, Singapore, 238236, Singapore
Be immersed in the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood, and turn this childhood tale into a functional work of art!
Join Little Red as she teaches you how to upcycle storybook pages into pocket folders. You will be guided through a hands-on drypoint printing process to illustrate your own folder cover, in the way that old fairy tale illustrations were made.
Recommended for ages 7 and above. Adult supervision advised.

STPI Open House 2023: Fables
2023-03-25 11:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 | STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore, Singapore, 238236, Singapore
STPI’s Open House returns this year with the theme of Fables. Journey through beloved tales with us and create whimsical prints that you can take home!
FREE PROGRAMMES:
Print with the Pros
✨ Take an exclusive look into our Creative Workshop, and join us for interactive demonstrations with our team of expert print and papermakers.
The Launch Pad
✨ Hop on the launch pad for exclusive demonstrations using our new series of Activity Kits, and enjoy a launch day discount!
🔗 Get yours here: https://bit.ly/STPI-ActivityKitLaunch
The Three Little Pigs
✨ Print creative textures to help the little pigs build their houses.
The Tortoise and the Hare
✨ Create your own paper tortoise and hare, and race with your friends to the finish line!
The Ant and the Grasshopper
✨ Create stamps of critters from the tale on Saturday and help us design the backdrop to Sunday’s interactive storytelling performances!
Print Anthology
✨ Try your hand at screenprinting and recreate storybook images from a selection of fables
PAID WORKSHOPS:
Little Red Riding Hood: Drypoint with Krystal Lay
✨ Learn the drypoint printing process and illustrate a unique folder cover, just like old fairy tale illustrations were made.
📆 25 March, Saturday, 11.00AM – 12.30PM
🔗 https://bit.ly/OpenHouse23-Drypoint
Ex libris: Stamp Carving with Drool Stamps
✨ Create a bookplate rubber stamp with Rachel Ma, and label your books the way people did back in the 15th century!
📆 25 March, Saturday, 3.00PM – 5.00PM
🔗 https://bit.ly/OpenHouse23-ExLibris
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Lino Carving with Jia Ling
✨ Carve and print your very own storybook with the linocut printing technique.
📆 26 March, Sunday, 11.00AM – 12.30PM
🔗 https://bit.ly/OpenHouse23-LinoCarving
Whimsical Creatures: Print & Draw with Shanlyn Chew
✨ Unleash your imagination and build quirky, one-of-a-kind creatures using a variety of printing techniques!
📆 26 March, Sunday, 3.00PM – 5.00PM
🔗 https://bit.ly/OpenHouse23-WhimsicalCreatures

Beyond & Back
2023-03-25 12:00 - 2023-04-02 21:00 | The Arts House, Gallery II, 1 Old Parliament Ln, 179429, Singapore
BEYOND & BACK features recent paintings by two young and emerging local artists:
Dominic Thian & Matthias Chua. The paintings presented seek to go beyond trending
and contemporary modes of engagement with art. What is hoped will emerge is an
authentic raison-d’etre—a simple and harmonious manner of creating and
appreciating art.
The viewer will see works inspired by ethereal impressions of light, and pieces that
tap into the unlimited expressive potential of the human figure. Our artists will
showcase a repertoire of work which includes scintillating outdoor etudes, delicate and
intricate still-life paintings, and a tour-de force of portraits and monumental figurative
work.
Just as how the early Nanyang generation were enthralled by the modernist
movement toward more primitive modes and motifs of expression, so too do the works
here revere more primordial manners of perception to explore the sophistication of
expression instead of the deconstructivism that is popular today.
The exhibition doors are open for viewers to join us at The Arts House from Saturday
March 25th to Sunday April 2nd.

Ex libris: Stamp Carving with Drool Stamps
2023-03-25 15:00 - 17:00 | STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore, Singapore, 238236, Singapore
Join stamp carver Rachel Ma – also known as droolstamps – to create your very own bookplate rubber stamp! A bookplate, or ex libris, was used decorate and label a book with its owner’s name in the 15th century.
What you will learn in this workshop:
• Introduction to the tools that will be used
• Tracing of design and transferring to stamp
• Basic stamp-carving techniques
• How to ink and stamp your rubber stamp
This workshop is suitable for beginners. All tools and materials are provided. At the end of the workshop, you will take home 1-2 bookplate rubber stamps.
Recommended for ages 7 and above. Adult supervision advised.
Image courtesy of Rachel Ma.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Lino Carving with Koh Jia Ling
2023-03-26 11:00 - 12:30 | STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore, Singapore, 238236, Singapore
Bring “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to life in this workshop! Recreate scenes from the classic fable using the linocut carving technique, and make it your own by designing unique outfits for the characters.
You will be guided through the carving and printing process. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to bring back a hand-printed storybook!
Recommended for ages 7 and above. Adult supervision advised.

How Are You?
2023-03-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
This month, take a moment to focus on self-care and wellness. Enjoy a drama performance and a storytelling session. Then, create art inspired by objects from our Body & Spirit: The Human Body in Thought and Practice special exhibition.

ACM Adventures: Wildlife Wonders
2023-03-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
Step into the wondrous world of flora and fauna at this month’s ACM Adventures. Experience magical stories of plants and animals in a drama performance and storytelling session. Then, create an animal shadow puppet inspired by an object from our special exhibition, Body & Spirit: The Human Body in Thought and Practice.
Enjoy $10 discounted entry into Body & Spirit during programme timings. Today is your last chance to visit the exhibition before it closes!

Whimsical Creatures: Print and Draw with Shanlyn Chew
2023-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore, Singapore, 238236, Singapore
Reimagine your favourite animal characters in this print and drawing workshop with illustrator Shanlyn Chew! Unleash your creativity and experiment with pops of colours and varying textures to build your own quirky, one-of-a-kind creature from scratch.
All tools and materials will be provided.
Recommended for ages 6 and above. Adult supervision advised.
Images courtesy of Shanlyn C. (Mushroom Mountain).

Collegia: A Nexus of Songs (I)
2023-03-26 17:00 - 18:30 | School of the Arts Concert Hall, 1 Zubir Said Drive Singapore, Singapore, 227968, Singapore
Following an 8-month period of incubation, the new compositions created as part of the second run of the Choral Collective Residency Programme (CCRPSG) will be premiered by Vox Llinette at Collegia: A Nexus of Songs (I). This iteration of the programme is jointly organised by Vox Camerata and the University of Queensland. Under the guidance of CCRPSG composition faculty members Dr. Zechariah Goh (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts) and Dr. Robert Davidson (University of Queensland), 9 emerging composers (5 from Singapore, 4 from Australia) each wrote a work lasting between four to five minutes. The works, written in a wide range of musical styles and drawing upon texts from diverse sources both historical and contemporary, present exciting new directions for contemporary choral composition. The concert will be jointly conducted by Dr. Shahril Salleh (Artistic Director, Vox Camerata) and Mr. Adyll Hardy.
Programme:
Chung Ee Yong, Wayfaring
Abigail Lui, The Moon
Charlene Cloud Tan, man in the mirror
Alexandra Dunk, There is a Solemn Wind Tonight
Lennie Chua, Still I Fly
Matthew Minter, The Call of the Bush
Lim Han Quan, whenever the night…
Rebecca Tan, To Tigerland
Alexandra Mison, Nostalgia
Concert Duration: 1h 30min (with 20min intermission)
Ticketing:
Concession tickets costing $20 each are available for full-time students, full-time national servicemen (NSF) and senior citizens (60 years and above). All other patrons should purchase general admission tickets for $28 (early bird) or $35 (full-price).
Admission Rules:
No children below the age of 6 will be admitted. Concession ticket holders should bring proof of their status, such as a driver’s license or student pass, as random checks may be conducted at the venue. Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.
Latecomers will only be admitted at suitable breaks. Patrons may choose to sit anywhere during the concert, except on seats which are reserved for VIPs and guests. We reserve the right to ask parents to bring children out of the hall should they be disruptive during the performance. There is no admission without a ticket.
About the Choral Collective Residency Programme:
The Choral Collective Residency Programme (CCRPSG) is an 8-month incubation project focusing on the development of choral leadership within the choral music community. The CCRPSG is held annually and consists of two iterations: the Conductor’s Edition and Composer’s Edition. Each iteration will take place in alternate years. The programme provides a platform for choral music composers to participate in a structured and collaborative professional development practice. It aims to facilitate the growth of individual professional skill sets and knowledge through closed-loop feedback from peers and invited faculty in a practicum setting with a professional choir. Each iteration of the programme culminates in a concert, where programme fellows are given the opportunity to showcase what they have learnt from the programme. CCRPSG also aims to resuscitate the choral music sector which has been badly impacted by COVID-19, by providing a safe and conducive environment for choristers from various backgrounds to come together and develop their professional skills.

MIFFest Project Market: Open Call 2023
2023-03-27 - 2023-05-28 | MIFFest, 13A-3, Level UG, UOA Business Park, 1, Jalan Pengaturcara U1/51, Shah Alam, Selangor, 40150, Malaysia
The MIFFest Project Market (MPM) is a Malaysian feature film project market designed to bring Malaysian filmmakers and storytellers to the forefront and create collaborative opportunities between (inter)national investors, key industry players, producers, and distributors. In the second year since its establishment, we are thrilled and looking forward to sharing this platform with those creative forces here in Malaysia on the occasion of the 6th MIFFest 2023. Beloved storytellers in Malaysia, don’t miss your chance to meet with the potential investor to have a face-to-face pitching session on July 25–26, 2022. Stand a chance to win the cash award amounting to MYR 20,000, as well as other supporting awards!
Submission Period: 27 March – 28 May 2023
More details here: https://www.miffest.com.my/mpm-2023/

The Soldier & His Virtuous Wife 《都是当兵惹的祸》
2023-03-30 20:00 - 2023-04-16 22:00 | Drama Centre Theatre, National Library, Victoria Street, Singapore
A lot can happen after Happily Ever After…
One day of marriage. Ten years of separation.
Another suitor lurks in the wings.
Is true love really worth the wait?
Will the soldier ever be reunited with his virtuous wife?
The pioneers of Singapore Mandarin musicals are BACK with a highly-anticipated restaging of Lo Pei-An’s (Taiwan) The Soldier & His Virtuous Wife.
Inspired by the traditional Yuan opera Qiu Hu Flirts With His Wife, this Mandarin musical comedy combines Chinese Opera aesthetics with campy humour and musical theatre flair, deftly helmed by director Kuo Jian Hong (Lao Jiu: The Musical, If There’re Seasons…, Liao Zhai Rocks!).
Starring Joanna Dong, MengFM’s Cavin Soh and Ric Liu, and Sugie Phua, this is one show that’ll have you walking down rolling in the aisles!
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Ticketing prices & promotion details:
CAT 1: $85 (Preview Show $70)
CAT 2: $75 (Preview Show $60)
CAT 3: $55 (Preview Show $40)
CAT 4: $51 (Preview Show $40)
*Not inclusive of $4 booking fee
Discounts applicable to CAT 1 and CAT 2 tickets only.
Discounts applicable to all shows (excluding preview) unless otherwise stated.
15% Early Bird Discount (ends 31 January)
– Applicable for shows between 31 March – 09 April
20% Buddies Package Discount (ends 30 March)
– Min. of 4 tickets per order
15% Discount for PAssion Card and SAFRA members (ends 12 February)
10% Discount For Students/ NSFs/ Senior Citizens (end 16 April)
Group Bookings available: Save up to 20%, contact ticketing@practice.org.sg for more details.

Between Ground and Sky
2023-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
Between Ground and Sky is an interdisciplinary production exploring the poetic world of renowned Malaysian-American poet Shirley Geok-lin Lim through contemporary art song and corporeal theatre. Born to a Peranakan mother and a Chinese father, Lim grew up in British Malaya with Malay and Hokkien as her first languages. She later pursued her graduate studies in the U.S. and is currently a Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her poetry is marked by her life of crossings and travel, and traverses scenes, dreams, and histories that are intensely personal yet relatable, local and yet transnational. Inspired by the cultural in-betweenness of her work, the production seeks to inspire deeper reflection on the taut, yet complex and intersectional nature of Lim’s poetics.
The eponymous song cycle of five songs by Tan Tiag Yi will be performed by soprano Wong Yong En and pianist Koh Kai Jie, alongside corporeal theatre work by contemporary theatre practitioners Ang Gey Pin and Ranice Tay, assisted by producer Wu Chin Ying. The poetry performed in this production is predominantly from Lim’s 2015 poetry collections Ars Poetica for the Day and Do You Live In?. Her other poems and writings have also been excerpted where relevant. The two collections will be available for purchase at the live performances, courtesy of Ethos Books.
This performance is kindly supported by the National Arts Council, the Tote Board Arts Fund, and the National Youth Council Young ChangeMakers Grant.
Performers: Ang Gey Pin, Koh Kai Jie, Ranice Tay, Wong Yong En, Wu Chin Ying
Composer: Tan Tiag Yi
Curators: Tan Tiag Yi, Wu Chin Ying
Producer: Wu Chin Ying

Rise by Irene Barlian (Indonesia)
2023-03-31 12:00 - 2023-05-07 16:00 | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
Featuring works by Irene Barlian (Indonesia)
Recipient of the Objectifs Documentary Award 2022, Open Category
Curated by Siddharta Perez
Chapel Gallery, Objectifs
31 Mar to 7 May 2023
Free admission
Exhibition Opening: 30 Mar 2023, 12pm – 9pm
Artist Talk with Irene Barlian and Siddharta Perez | 1 Apr 2023, 3pm – 4pm
RSVP here: docuaward-rise.peatix.com
Rise by Indonesian photographer Irene Barlian is a developing body of stories about communities seized by the escalating flooding crisis in Java. As Irene’s first solo art exhibition, Rise harks to her ongoing advocacy towards inclusive and sustainable environmentalism as expressed in her project “Land of the Sea.” In Rise: a Land of the Sea project, these images immerse in the axis of human agency and the broader issues of the climate crisis and all other infrastructural recourse that besiege villages in Pekalongan and Cirebon. Between these images, environments imprint on bodies (human and architecture) as registered in the estrangement of people from their homes and their adapting livelihoods. Irene Barlian started materialising her engagements with families affected by flooding in 2019. She sustains the documentation of their eroding homesteads, volatile subsistence and social ecologies until this recent iteration of “Land of the Sea.”

Ang Palaboy at Ang Tatlong Krus by Jomar Tingson (the Philippines)
2023-03-31 12:00 - 2023-05-07 16:00 | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
A project by Jomar Tingson (the Philippines)
Recipient of the Objectifs Documentary Award 2022, Emerging Category
Mentored by Muhammad Fadli
Courtyard Space, Objectifs
31 Mar to 7 May 2023
Free admission
Exhibition Opening: 30 Mar 2023, 12pm – 9pm
Artist Talk with Jomar Tingson and Muhammad Fadli | 1 Apr 2023, 4.30pm – 5.30pm
RSVP here: docuaward-palaboy.peatix.com
Since April 2022, photographer Jomar Tingson has been photographing communities in Paete, Laguna, in the Philippines. Initially drawn to the performances of The Centurion Original, a local theatre group that performs the dramatization of the Passion of Christ each year during Holy Week, Tingson soon began expanding the scope of his project to include wider aspects of the town’s spiritual and religious beliefs.
Paete is derived from paet, the Tagalog name for chisel, which points to the town’s reputation as the woodcarving capital of the Philippines. Catholic wooden statues from Paete grace churches and museums across the country, a testament to the skill of its craftsmen, and the town’s devotion to spirituality and religion. Expressions of faith in Paete frequently meld local folklore with Catholicism; these practices are reflective of the complex histories, identities and cultures that influence the often syncretic nature of religiosity across the country.
Tingson’s exploration of the tension between modernity and tradition, colonialism and native identity, speak to his own journey in coming to terms with family lore, personal histories and identity. It is an exercise of faith and curiosity; a reconciliation of past and present, wonder and devotion.

Fighting Demons by Yong Li Xuan (Singapore)
2023-03-31 12:00 - 2023-05-07 16:00 | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
A project by Yong Li Xuan (Singapore)
Recipient of the Objectifs Documentary Award 2022, Emerging Category
Mentored by Muhammad Fadli
Lower Gallery, Objectifs
31 Mar to 7 May 2022
Free admission
Exhibition Opening: 30 Mar 2023, 12pm – 9pm
Artist Talk with Yong Li Xuan and Muhammad Fadli | 1 Apr 2023, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
RSVP here: docuaward-fightingdemons.peatix.com
Ashley Poo is a 22-year-old student who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2019. Nearly four years on, she continues to battle her inner demons. Yong Li Xuan has been documenting Ashley’s journey since September 2021, after they met in a mental health support group online.
According to a Singapore Mental Health Study conducted in 2016, one in seven in Singapore have experienced a mental disorder in their lifetime but more than three-quarters did not seek professional help. Evidence that youths in Singapore are experiencing difficulties with their mental well-being is mounting, and there is a growing awareness that more resources are needed to tackle this issue.
Fighting Demons is an intimate portrait of Ashley’s relationships – with friends, family and herself – and how they intertwine with her mood disorders. Through this project, she lets her walls down, in the hopes that others will empathise and open up about mental health issues.
