ArtsEquator

Glitch by Wu Jun Han (Singapore)
2022-09-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block O, Singapore, Singapore 439053, Singapore
We live in a time of unprecedented technological development. From ancient stone tools all the way to the computers that we use to work and live, we have always possessed the innate desire to progress and advance. We’ve come far enough that we’ve begun to trust in our computers in ways that we wouldn’t trust another human being.
As we further develop these systems, could we one day ask the machine to interpret our dreams?
Can we see ourselves in the machines we use?
Can we ground ourselves in the ‘now’ to catch a glimpse of possible futures?

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ViaRT, a children's upcycled art award, 2022 OPEN CALL
2022-09-01 - 2022-11-22 | Sustainable Singapore Gallery, 8 Marina Gardens Dr, singapore, singapore, 018951, Singapore
ViaRT Award, a Children’s Upcycled Art Competition is back for its third edition! This year, ViaRT is proud to present to you the annual art competition, titled “Before Semakau Landfill in 2035”, in support of the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) “Say YES to Waste Less” campaign. As some of you may know, our current rate of waste disposal will cause Semakau Landfill, our only landfill, to be completely full by the year 2035.
This has prompted ViaRT to invite primary and secondary students in Singapore to use upcycled materials to craft creative artworks to showcase their unique interpretation of the waste problems we face in Singapore. The inspiration or theme behind each piece of art should relate to the Semakau Landfill or any other sustainability topics.
This year’s art competition includes four categories:
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Best Sustainable Message Award(for the piece of art that most accurately relays the message of sustainability); You Made a Difference Award (for the piece that is the most creative); The Most Artistic Award (for the most artistic piece of artwork); Public Love Award (for the artwork that gets the most likes on Instagram. This award will be open to Junior College students as well).
First Prize winners will receive either a cash reward or an amazing free staycation package courtesy of the Luxurious Conrad Centennial Singapore Hotel.
The winners and finalists’ artworks potentially will be featured in the Sustainable Singapore Gallery in 2023.

Ransom
2022-09-01 - 2022-09-05 | The Projector X Riverside, 30 Merchant Road, #04-13, Singapore, 058282, Singapore
A Mirage presents:
Ransom
by Euginia Tan
TICKET PRICES:
Standard = $25
Concessions = $20
Tickets are free seating. Doors will open 20 minutes before showtime.
*To purchase Concession tickets, enter ‘CONCESSION’ as a promo code.
All sales are final. A Mirage does not facilitate exchanges or refunds of tickets.
For any further queries or help, kindly contact Theo Chen at popup.pubtheatre@gmail.com
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About the play:
A kidnapping goes wrong when nobody is willing to hand over the demanded ransom.
In a gripping two-hander performed by Dana Lam and Saifuddin Jumadi, searing class and racial tensions collide.
How much is a person’s worth to another? Who remains a larger hostage?
Ransom was first developed under Jalan Besar Salon’s 2020 Radical Transparency open call. Find out more about that process here – https://www.jalanbesarsalon.space/euginia-tan
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About ‘A Mirage’:
A Mirage is a pop-up theatre for artists to experiment & create, away from financial or critical pressure. In partnership with The Projector X Riverside, the platform runs on a revenue-share model and is focused on producing premieres and revivals of original Singaporean writing.
Follow us on Instagram @a.mirage.sg
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Ransom
Written by Euginia Tan
Directed by Hazwan Norly
Performed by Dana Lam and Saifuddin Jumadi
Stage Managed by Bib Mockram
Produced by Pearlyn Tay & Theo Chen
Important Information
The duration of this performance is approximately 50 minutes with no intermission.
Accessibility: Please use the central lifts of Riverside Point (located just next to the official Taxi Stand D11). Take to level 4. Turn left when you exit the lifts. The Projector X Riverside is the first unit on the right after the glass doors. There are 2 sets of glass doors that need to be opened before you can enter our premise. If you require assistance opening the doors – please contact us as well so we can assist on the day of the show and provide you a contact point to call when you arrive. The performance space is wheelchair-accessible.

Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme (YPMP) Open Call
2022-08-31 - 2022-10-03 | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
The Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme (YPMP) aims to develop the artistic voice and ambitions of emerging photographers. This three-month long mentorship programme encourages them to explore and experiment with image-based work, and deepen their understanding of the creative and professional possibilities in photography. The programme was formerly known as the Shooting Home Youth Awards.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from some of the region’s foremost young artists and photographers as mentors and guest lecturers. Topics covered include how to develop a personal photographic practice, professional and ethical considerations, and exhibition making. They will work towards completing one photo project, which will be presented at Objectifs in a group exhibition at the end of programme.
YPMP is open to Singapore-based photographers aged 15 to 23 years old. Only 12 participants will be selected for this programme. Participants must attend all workshop sessions in person.
Applications for the Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme 2022 are open till Mon, 3 Oct 2022 (2359H).

EXHIBITION OPENING - Striking Distance
2022-08-30 18:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Kang Contemporary, Lindenstraße 90 / Mendelssohnplatz, Berlin, Berlin, 10969
It is the empty space surrounding a mountain’s summit that accentuates its grandeur. Similarly, the sky above a field, the distance the human eye can suppose, emphasizes its vastness. Gazing into these distances suggests a visual-mental journey from the viewer’s position to somewhere else. The distance has no direction and no destination; the only clear variable is the point we are moving away from.
Meng Huang’s paintings have landscapes as their subject as much as the empty spaces above and around them. The formal and thematic immanence of distance in the artist’s works can be retraced in his biography. Despite Meng Huang’s move to Berlin 10 years ago, the artist’s thoughts and concerns remained with China. Already here and not yet arrived – that is one of the starting points of this exhibition, as well as the emotional and mental processes that follow the experience of cultural displacement and an encounter with distance. Evidently, the idiom “Striking Distance” implies a dual distance that can emerge when leaving a culture behind. Close enough to touch and simultaneously conspicuously distant. However, this year marks an immanent change in Meng Huang’s artistic work. For the first time, he is not exclusively painting Chinese landscapes but now also German and Austrian sceneries. Putting these landscape paintings from China, Germany and Austria into a dialogue captures a turning point. This incision perhaps suggests hope and the possibility of overcoming the emotional and cultural distance between oneself and a new environment. Learning to navigate the distance and find solitude, not in proximity to culture but to beliefs, permits new clarity to spread across the void and offers an unparalleled perspective on the world.
Additionally to the landscape paintings, Kang Contemporary shows waterscapes by Meng Huang on the upper level of the gallery. These paintings were initially created after the death of Liu Xiaobo. The waves, which in nature are never static, stop their movement as they are captured on the canvas. They mark the attempt to preserve a condition that cannot last; rather, it transforms continuously with persistent movement. Holding on, trying to make a moment last, and recognizing the impossibility of petrifying waves, reflects the process that comes with an involuntary distance between a person and their home. While the gallery’s lower level depicts Meng Huang’s journey of overcoming the mental distance between him and his new surroundings, the upper level offers an immersive experience into the emotional depths of cultural displacement. The viewer can be surrounded by the abysmal water and empathize with the moment of being midway between holding on and letting go, mirroring the natural pattern of water itself.
Besides the biographical themes, Meng Huang’s formal vocabulary unites his connection to two countries and cultures in an effortless and unexpected amalgamation of traditions. The philosophy of distance as a subject has greatly influenced Meng Huang’s paintings which were especially common during the Song dynasty. Moreover, the subject of remote locations as a retreat from the turmoils of political and civil society has a long tradition within Chinese art history. Vast landscapes and empty spaces serve as a representation of the self within a culture in which it is forced to withdraw into an internal exile. However, despite these parallels, the format of Meng Huang’s paintings is unlike these ancient Chinese landscapes. The monumental canvases he works with are more reminiscent of Western art history. Rather than moving along a scroll, the viewer is standing at a fixed point, gazing upon the scenery. While the artist does not include people in his paintings, they convey the unmistakable feeling that the human observer and with them, human turmoil is minuscule measured against the vastness of nature. Through his compositions and a muted palette, Meng Huang’s paintings are reminiscent of the philosophy and poetic emotions of German Romanticism. Moreover, the artist expands this vocabulary to a global magnitude. The themes of yearning for peacefulness and the longing for rest from social and political turmoil connect German and Chinese art histories. Adopting formal strategies that are intuitively legible in both nations, the artist employs his combined cultural knowledge into a new artistic tradition that can be understood universally.

Paula Böke

Munch! Lunchtime Concerts - Not Just Another Hunt! - Music for Horn and Piano
2022-08-29 12:30 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Dr, 038981, Singapore
From the dense forests to the polished floors of a concert hall, the horn has certainly established itself as one of the most iconic and versatile instruments in Western music. What else can the horn offer? Join Kartik and Beatrice in discovering a platter of varied sounds from the music of Mozart to Messiaen.
Receive a $10 Esplanade Mall voucher with every ticket purchased. The voucher will be emailed to ticket holders on the day of the concert. T&C apply.

CHOREO DANCE FILM FESTIVAL
2022-08-28 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | La Jetee, 6 Pl. Michel de l'Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000
Founded in 2022, Choreo Dance Film Festival (CDFF) is Choreomundus’ first global platform for dance on film, dedicated to cultivate a new generation of embodied and empowered dance filmmakers.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Choreomundus, the Erasmus+ International Master in Dance Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage, CDFF will be held at Clermont-Ferrand, one of the oldest cities in France, which is also home to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand), the world’s leading international festivals for short films, from 28 August to 31 August 2022.
This year, there will be 2 entries from Southeast Asian filmmakers. Ella, a Female Morion from Bryan Viray, Philippines and Twilight Chants from Joko Sudibyo, Indonesia. The festival is founded and directed by Shanny Rann from Penang, Malaysia.

Selected Verses from in within over under beneath Therapy
2022-08-27 - 2022-08-28 | Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block O, Singapore, Singapore 439053, Singapore
What happens when mental health issues spill out of the therapy chair?
Selected Verses from in within over under beneath Therapy delves into spaces beyond the therapy room, experimenting with how mental health issues can be represented on stage. It gathers 2 collections of 4 short performances each, conceptualised and written by local emerging artists. These pieces are as much about depictions of issues as they are about our process of finding ways to talk about them. We invite the audience to join us in shining light into overlooked corners of public discourse, creating new spaces for encountering experiences and conversations around mental health.
Price: $20 per ticket
*Surtitles in English will be provided for Mandarin performances.
Tickets can be purchased at https://forms.gle/oMobjDtxH1nnsbB56
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Think! Contemporary Preschool Exhibition 2022 | Hello Future: Fantastic Paper Planet
2022-08-27 - 2022-09-18 | Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569, Singapore, 259569, Singapore
In Hello Future: Fantastic Paper Planet, be enthralled by the creations of preschool children, which draws inspiration from Earth, the planet we call our home.
Through SAM’s signature programme, Think! Contemporary Preschool, the children engaged in lively discussions on contemporary art, environmental sustainability with reference to artworks in SAM’s collection and exhibition. The children embarked on a journey to explore paper and its infinite possibilities as they cut, tore, coiled, crinkled, folded and moulded the humble material to bring their ideas to life. This presentation is the third edition of the Think! Contemporary Preschool Exhibition, showcasing selected artworks from six preschools and in venue partnership with Singapore Botanic Gardens.
As you walk through the lush surroundings of Singapore Botanic Gardens and encounter these artworks, we hope that they will remind you to appreciate the environment around you and galvanise efforts towards protecting our planet for future generations.

Hello Future: Fantastic Paper Planet
2022-08-27 - 2022-09-18 | Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569, Singapore, 259569, Singapore

liTHE 2022
2022-08-26 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | T.H.E Dance Company’s studio, 90 Goodman Rd, Blk M, #01-51 Goodman Rd, Singapore 439053, Singapore 439053
liTHE, the annual showcase of T.H.E Second Company, returns once again! This year’s programme sees a brand new cycle of choreographic curiosities and explorations by an eclectic group of artists. In Hi, It’s me, Jackie Ong and Lynette Lim illuminate the duality of relationships as they find mirrors in the real and reflected, the shadowed and lit, the friend and foe. Fiona Thng’s The Brighter Future uncovers a darker side to the unblinking lights of our technological era, while greenness is a kind of grief by Kwek Yixuan unravels the layers that form our beings in a hopeful reclamation of self.

Live. Love. Loaf.
2022-08-26 08:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity, 89A Desker Road, 89A Desker Road, Singapore, 209611, Singapore
LIVE. LOVE. LOAF. insists upon acknowledging the gaping absence of pedestrian women, loafing women, alone women, unchaperoned women, flaneuring women in a poetry format.
Get tickets on bit.ly/liveloveloaf
About The Show: Loitering is as political as a nap is revolutionary. Through pause and presence, we reclaim and reinvent. But the question is who gets to loiter? Just like the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon where something you recently learned about suddenly seems to appear everywhere, the answer becomes inevitable once you know it.
Through this non-linear, multi-disciplinary, experimental, four-act show, an investigation into who gets to loiter – to exist and to occupy space without the context of purpose – we discover the socio-economic structures that are created by control over, and through the absence of, women. This one-woman show will journey through the riotous act of solo traveling, introduce us to the gaze of the streets, and forefront the liberating act of loafing.
Live. Love. Loaf. insists upon acknowledging the gaping absence of pedestrian women, loafing women, alone women, unchaperoned women, flaneuring women.
Show Dates:
Friday, 26th August 2022, 8.00pm
Saturday, 27th August 2022, 8.00pm
Sunday, 28th August 2022, 8.00pm
Venue: Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity, 89A Desker Road

PUMA Celebrates the Opening of PUMA 313@somerset with #SINGAPUMA Gallery and Uniquely Nostalgic Singapore-themed In-store Installations
2022-08-26 - 2022-08-28 | PUMA Flagship Store at 313@somerset, 313@Somerset, Singapore, Singapore
PUMA will officially launch its biggest, first-ever street-facing Southeast Asia duplex flagship store at 313@somerset Singapore on 25 August 2022 with the #SINGAPUMA Gallery pop-up, and string of retro in-store fringe activations for consumers to join in the celebrations and have fun.
Weaving sports into lifestyle, PUMA’s flagship store amplifies a focus on celebrating individuality, as well as an emphasis on the Singapore culture and cityscape, reflective in their outdoor LED screens, 3D projection mapping, and collaborative efforts. The store launch will showcase an immersive, localized PUMA brand space with community building elements, offering consumers a unique, and delightful experience through the different engagement zones, and the interactive #SINGAPUMA video booth pop-up at 313@somerset atrium space.
#SINGAPUMA Gallery Pop-Up
Taking place from 25 to 28 August, the #SINGAPUMA Gallery pop-up will open at 313@somerset atrium, featuring the +65 #SINGAPUMA Social campaign. Together with uplifting and heartwarming stories of the +65 #SINGAPUMA crew, this is a celebration of both individuality and community. PUMA will launch its very own +65 #SINGAPUMA social campaign featuring 65 dynamic, homegrown personalities from various fields of sports, art, entrepreneur, and entertainment. The campaign will highlight the personal stories of each individual and how they “level-up” in their daily lives, pursuing their dreams by breaking boundaries and challenging status quo.
The campaign features short video reels of the 65 different personalities including much-loved homegrown personalities such as Sonia Chew, Xubin, and Yixin. Other personalities include artist and entrepreneur, Alfred Sim, singer-songwriter, Ben Hum and the Cold Cut Duo, DJ Inquisitive and Farahfarz, DJ Fvder, Gran-fluencer, Ong Bee Yan, David & Derek of Tipsy Collective, creatives such as BEN XM STudio, Mighty Jaxx, Tiffany Lovage, Jasper Tan of Vadbibes and Island Boys, footballers Song Ui-Young and Shaun Ye, fitness entrepreneurs and trainers, Joel Tan of Bbounce, and Anabel Chew, to name a few. PUMA aspires to build an inclusive, tight-knitted community where individuals can inspire, create and engage, encouraging the public to “level up” with them and be part of the #SINGAPUMA community.
The public can be part of the exciting #SINGAPUMA community by filming their own personal reels at the video booth located within the gallery space. In partnership with PUMA’s +65 #SINGAPUMA crew, enjoy perks and vouchers by scanning the QR code available on display at 313@somerset atrium’s PUMA Pop-Up Gallery. More information on the +65 #SINGAPUMA crew can be found on the website.
The #SINGAPUMA Gallery pop-up will be open to the public from 25 to 28 August at 313@somerset atrium from 10 AM to 10 PM daily.
Take a trip down memory lane at PUMA 313@somerset with exclusively curated activities at the PUMA flagship store during the opening weekend from 26 to 28 August. Paying homage to the iconic old-school HDB void deck seatings, recreating the traditional kachang puteh cart and reminiscing the different elements from the Singapore heritage, PUMA also takes a spin with its very own #SINGAPUMA branded childhood games at the Hopscotch area, as well as Aeroplane Chess wall.
Participants are encouraged to take pictures with all the uniquely Singapore-themed installations, present their social media postings along with the hashtags #SINGAPUMA #PUMASG, and redeem a complimentary snack cone, given out by the original kachang puteh man.
Another blast from the past is the “Uncage Your PUMA” installation that takes inspiration from the metallic letterboxes found in HDB void decks. Consumers can try their luck at opening any of the letterboxes and stand a chance to win attractive prizes from PUMA, with a minimum spend of SGD150 in a single receipt.
The Singapore-themed installations at PUMA 313@somerset will be open to the public from 26 to 28 August, from 10 AM to 10 PM daily.

EMCC | PANIK ROOM 4D
2022-08-26 - 2022-08-27 | National University of Singapore
Improvper Conduct presents… PANIK ROOM 4D
8 characters wake up and find themselves trapped in an inescapable room. In order to survive, they must play games delivered to them by a mysterious distorted voice. Despite complying with the rules, the characters slowly meet their end as the games progress, leading to a grand finale where the truth is finally revealed.
None of the scenes are written before the show. Everything you see is fully improvised.
Presented by NUS Centre For the Arts, ExxonMobil Campus Concerts (EMCC) is the longest-running university arts outreach programme in Singapore. Discover more EMCC programmes at https//linktr.ee/nusemcc

Curious & Curiouser
2022-08-25 20:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade Recital Studio, 1 Esplanade Dr, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
Is it possible to hear with the eyes and see with the ears? The SYC Ensemble Singers will examine this question in a concert featuring works by Hoh Chung Shih, Thomas Jennefelt, Arvo Pärt, Sven-David Sandström and R. Murray Schafer, culminating in a new suite of choral movements by the choir’s artistic director and Cultural Medallion recipient Jennifer Tham.
We go beyond melody and harmony to make music textured by improvisatory repetitions and produce soundscapes of noise and silence – sating curiosity of how sight and sound complement and influence each other.

Odissi
2022-08-24 20:00 - 2022-08-26 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Goodman Arts Centre Black Box, Singapore, Singapore
Chowk Productions is proud to present Odissi, a showcase of the classical dance form that is the basis of our work.
As classical dance styles evolve through artistic exploration and new interpretations, we bring the focus back to the form as it is taught at Chowk, with the subtle intricacies of the style developed by the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
A rare opportunity to see Chowk’s dancers Caroline Chin and Anushka Ghosh perform with live classical musicians, Odissi dedicates itself to the timeless grace and beauty of the classical.

Audition
2022-08-24 - 2022-08-28 | The Projector X Riverside, 30 Merchant Road, #04-13, Singapore, 058282, Singapore
A Mirage presents:
Audition
by Amitha Pagolu
TICKET PRICES:
Standard = $25
Concessions = $20
Tickets are free seating. Doors will open 20 minutes before showtime.
*To purchase Concession tickets, enter ‘CONCESSION’ as a promo code.
All sales are final. A Mirage does not facilitate exchanges or refunds of tickets.
For any further queries or help, kindly contact Theo Chen at popup.pubtheatre@gmail.com
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About the play:
On the cusp of leaving school, Divya must choose between following her passion for theatre and pleasing her family. As tension clouds the atmosphere at home, she escapes into her imagination to search for answers. But when tragedy strikes, her choice becomes more complicated than she could imagine.
Moving between reality and dreams, Audition shows us the intersection of warmth, love, and struggle at the heart of this special family.
Audition has been developed under the Playwrights Commune’s long-term writers group, and was originally written for a workshop conducted by Haresh Sharma and The Necessary Stage.
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About ‘A Mirage’:
A Mirage is a pop-up theatre for artists to experiment & create, away from financial or critical pressure. In partnership with The Projector X Riverside, the platform runs on a revenue-share model and is focused on producing premieres and revivals of original Singaporean writing.
Follow us on Instagram @a.mirage.sg
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Audition
by Amitha Pagolu
Directed by Indumathi Tamilselvan
Starring Aiswarya Nair, Periyachi Roshini, and Ahamed Ali Khan
Stage Managed by Nicole Tandjung
Produced by Pearlyn Tay & Theo Chen
Important Information
The duration of this performance is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, with no intermission.
Accessibility: Please use the central lifts of Riverside Point (located just next to the official Taxi Stand D11). Take to level 4. Turn left when you exit the lifts. The Projector X Riverside is the first unit on the right after the glass doors. There are 2 sets of glass doors that need to be opened before you can enter our premise. If you require assistance opening the doors – please contact us as well so we can assist on the day of the show and provide you a contact point to call when you arrive. The performance space is wheelchair-accessible.

Voyage
2022-08-23 17:00 - 2022-08-27 23:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Glass Atrium, National Museum of Singapore, Level 2, 93 Stamford Rd, 178897, Singapore
This digital installation brings to life the botanical and zoological species depicted in the National Museum of Singapore’s William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings. Join us on a ‘voyage’ to discover the plants and animals of the Southeast Asian natural world, before continuing the journey to the museum’s Story of the Forest installation.

Project Solitude
2022-08-23 17:00 - 23:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore
This immersive installation invites visitors to slow down in today’s fast-paced society and experience moments of solitude. Through the showcase, we hope viewers are able to reconnect with their sense of self and the things they may overlook in their daily lives.

About the artists
Project Solitude was designed in 2021 by students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and National University of Singapore, as part of a special project organised by NAFA.

Hawkapura : Atmosphere, Character, Flavours
2022-08-23 10:00 - 2022-12-31 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | NMS LED Wall, Level1, National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897, Singapore, 178897, Singapore
In visualising and creating various everyday and specialty dishes across generations, Singapore has proudly carved its own identity and passion centring around the subject of food. With the introduction of dedicated spaces for hawker stalls and their constant development over the years, the uniquely Singaporean hawker culture continues to remain strongly rooted in the hearts of locals.

RSCLS and MARIHADALITTLESHEEP (featuring Rene Foo) have come together for this video collaboration to paint their take on their observations of the streets. In the process of creating this piece, the artists visualise street art and food as two beings growing hand in hand as they undergo parallel changes over time. Embodying a hint of playfulness and vibrancy, the artwork aims to introduce a fresh perspective on hawker culture to audiences, highlighting the subtle similarity in the identities of the streets and its food and art.

The life-sized pushcart and the hawker apparatus on view here are an artistic salute to the street vendors who have contributed to our rich heritage and culture.

About the artists
RSCLS -[ras-kuhl]
Formed in late 2006, RSCLS is an urban art collective that believes in the propagation of acts of artistic nonsense through open uninhibited random collaborations and discourse. A collective of artistic misfits and outsiders from diversely distinct backgrounds, the collective is united by their love for graffiti and street art.

As a collective, RSCLS is a recipient of the Seed Grant from the NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL and have been involved in numerous exhibitions and events both locally and internationally. THE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT is an initiative by RSCLS to create a regional sharing network for urban arts. It is also a program that seeks to document, archive and provide an understanding and education of street art and graffiti as an art form in the cultural and urban context of each different city in South East Asia.

@rscls

MARIHADALITTLESHEEP
Throughout her career, Marianne (@marihadalittlesheep) has explored a diversity of art forms from visual arts to music, dance and theatre.

She has participated in projects by National Arts Council, National Youth Council, Singapore Tourism Board, Land Transport Authority and more, taking on roles from the project manager to artist and photographer/videographer. In recent years, she has led projects as the junior art director for commercial and product advertising.
She has also executed self-initiated community art projects and spearheaded CSR mural projects for Very Special Arts Singapore, Singapore Pools and more.

Outside her full time job, Marianne also has an interest in the archival of creative processes and narratives, and enjoys learning and utilising different mediums to better share these stories as a multi-disciplinary artist and storyteller.
marihadalittlesheep.com

RENE FOO

Rene Foo is a graphic designer and illustrator, based in Singapore.
She graduated with a diploma in Motion Graphics from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2021.

Her creative interests lies in both digital and hand-drawn illustration, brand implementation, print design and animation. Aside from making things look eye-catching, she believes that brands thrive best when they have meaning and purpose behind them. That design is beyond just its aesthetic value.
@foo.rene | @neyhfilms (Instagram) https://www.behance.net/renefoo (Online Portfolio)

HELICOPTER COUNTRY
2022-08-20 15:00 - 2022-09-18 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | 26A Rowell Road S207982, 26A Rowell Road, Singapore, 207982, Singapore
Your Mother Gallery is pleased to present HELICOPTER COUNTRY, a series of paintings by Singaporean artist Leonard Yang.
Across his paintings, Leonard employs luminous hues and thick and thin glazes of paint to describe the changing social landscape we face today. In the series Helicopter Country, figures caught in states of bewilderment, confusion, and anxiety are surrounded by architectural elements from familiar sights such as apartment bocks, parks and playgrounds, malls and syscrapers, flora and fauna.
Rendered with an aerial, top-down perspective, these landscapes describe the absurdity and frustration at the horrors facing the world today. From climate change to xenophobia, conflict, and the rise of totalitarian regimes, the vibrant colors are a silver lining and longing for hope of a kinder and more beautiful world. At the same time, the misplacement and awkwardness of these landscapes hint at a surreal and dystopian world, concealing feelings of confusion, absurdity, fear, and repression that manifest from the eerie rise of control, injustice and suffering

StoryFest 2022: Story Threads - The Singapore Showcase at The Arts House
2022-08-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore, Singapore
Presented by The Storytelling Centre Limited and Arts House Limited (AHL), StoryFest 2022 is back this August for its 2022 edition. The annual storytelling festival includes the festival commission, Story Threads: The Singapore Showcase. Listen to six storytellers from varied backgrounds captivate audiences with tales of love, loss, legend, and lore during in-person storytelling sessions. The Singapore Showcase alumni Verena Tay, Stephanie Dogfoot, Hafiz Rashid, and Melizarani T. Selva will be joined by newcomers Daryl Qilin Yam and Wesley Leon Aroozoo to perform a tapestry of six distinct tales that delve into how we find our way through complex relationships with the world, whether tangible or otherwise.

For tickets and more information, visit https://storythreads.peatix.com/

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Animal Farm
2022-08-18 19:30 - 2022-09-04 19:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ WILD RICE Funan, 107 North Bridge Road, Singapore, Singapore, 179105, Singapore
“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.“
Something is going on at Manor Farm. The animals have overthrown Farmer Jones and, with the pigs as their leaders, have created a new state for themselves called Animal Farm.
Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities in the system, the pigs write a set of commandments as a guide for animal life. However, cunning propaganda hides their true agenda, as the ideals of the revolution are gradually subverted.
Animal Farm, George Orwell’s most celebrated novel, is a timely reminder that absolute power corrupts and that totalitarian regimes inevitably betray the trust of ordinary citizens.
Combining physical theatre, live and original music, and innovative design, Wild Rice’s 20th-anniversary production of Animal Farm is more than just a tale of barnyard betrayal. Vital, sexy and wickedly funny, it invigorates a world classic with humour, integrity and clarity – proving that Orwell’s dark fairy tale is as relevant today as it was 80 years ago.
Production History
Wild Rice’s groundbreaking production of Animal Farm first opened to rave reviews at Singapore’s Jubilee Hall in 2002, garnering three DBS Life! Theatre Awards for Best Director, Best Ensemble Acting and Best Music.
Some of the finest actors in Singapore and the region have gotten down on all fours to breathe life into Animal Farm’s menagerie of characters, including Abdul Gani Karim, Lim Kay Siu, Lim Yu-Beng, Pam Oei, Tan Kheng Hua, Selena Tan, Yeo Yann Yann and more.
Animal Farm has since proudly flown Singapore’s flag overseas, playing to rapturous full houses and standing ovations in New Zealand (2004), Hong Kong (2010) and Australia (2011).
This 20th Anniversary production marks the first time Wild Rice has staged Animal Farm in over a decade, and features a brand-new ensemble cast of the country’s most promising young actors.
Starring Erwin Shah Ismail, Tia Andrea Guttensohn, Dwayne Lau, Audrey Luo, Vester Ng, Suhaili Safari
Duration: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes (with no interval)
IMDA Rating: TBA

Memory is my Sixth Sense by Aparna Nori
2022-08-17 12:00 - 2022-08-31 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
“In a world where there is a growing appreciation for all processes handcrafted and homespun, the dark room yet again becomes a place of mystique and intrigue. Artists entering with a strong sense of conviction and direction about their work often emerge from its dark lairs laced with philosophical undertones that change the way they look at their own work. It is a necessary moulting of hardened ideas, shedding of preconceived notions and tensions, and the possibility of a new light to observe their work with. The dark room is a critical tool of this metamorphosis.
Having begun her practice in the analog era, Aparna Nori begins her second and exciting tryst with the dark room on a completely different level. Not only has she turned to photographic processes that are much older (some one hundred and fifty years old) to play with, but has consciously attempted to create new work and marry it with a process that lends itself to the expression of the story in the most meaningful way.
With her exhibition titled Memory is my Sixth Sense, Aparna presents two bodies of work, both created using the Salted Paper process. In “Nalla Pilla”, the mosaic of her skin and its many folds that hang heavily with the burden of years of slow trauma seem fragile and translucent, yet taut in its tenacity. If one lingers, the mosaic turns into a quiet celebration of the diversity of the tones – not just of the medium, but of her skin that held her together through those times. In the second work that shares the title of the exhibition, the prints depicting the couplet of Rajnigandha flowers, harbour in its visible brush strokes the many shades of emotions that are associated with the memories of her mother. The lines, like tree rings – a visible testimony to the passage of time.”
Vivek Muthuramalingam
Lens based artist & Documentarian

Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Installation: Celestial Bodies
2022-08-16 - 2022-09-25 | Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, 12 Tai Gin Rd, Singapore, 327874, Singapore
Produced by Taiwan’s Kai 3D Art Studio, in collaboration with the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Celestial Bodies is an outdoor installation comprising spherical lanterns featuring five of the artist’s characters: Moon, Earth, Sun, Saturn and Mercury. The installation pays tribute to the moon which is at its brightest and roundest on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Surrounded by other planets, Celestial Bodies symbolises the joyous union of family and friends, and represents the collective wish of Singaporeans to be able to get together and reunite with our loved ones, both locally and overseas, during this period when the COVID-19 safe management measures are eased. It will be on display on the lawn of the Memorial Hall from 15 August to 25 September 2022 10am to 9pm daily.

PerForm Discursive Programme: A World of Lines: From Third World Solidarities to Postsocialist Globalism
2022-08-13 10:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | 72-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, Singapore, 239007, Singapore, 239007, Singapore
PerForm returns with a one-day discursive programme by PerForm fellow Ho Rui An titled A World of Lines: From Third World Solidarities to Postsocialist Globalism. Through a series of presentations, workshops and focused conversations, invited speakers working across the fields of artistic, curatorial and historical research will facilitate a collective process of thinking through the shifting geopolitical imaginaries within what was known as the Third World in the years leading to the foreclosure of socialism as a mass political project. Through its source-based and open-ended format, the programme will allow participants to reflect on the ongoing intensification of unresolved Cold War-era tensions, resurgent ethnonationalisms and widening socioeconomic inequalities that have come to disrupt the lines of labour, technology and capital in the prevailing global order.

TERRITO/REALITIES
2022-08-12 20:00 - 2022-08-20 22:00, 2022-08-12 20:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road Singapore 258130, Singapore
TERRITO/REALITIES brings together 12 films in 3 chapters to expand our understanding of what it means to take a picture of our world. Located in the intersection between the environment, media, and technology, TERRITO/REALITIES explores the complicated relationship between humanity and planet Earth, as told by the images we make of them. From an exploration of the impact of mineral extraction in Congo to the dreams and desires of an Indonesian miner that blurs the line between film and fact, from a sumptuous examination of the Mekong river to the geopolitics of satellite-imagery technology.
Curated by Alfonse Chiu, TERRITO/REALITIES is a DECK Associate Creative Programme.

The Citizen Creatives by The Local People X Lithium X Project Anew
2022-08-09 12:30 - 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Lithium, 18 Genting Road, 349477, Singapore
The Local People are back with their signature Art Market this National Day, showcasing two upcoming Singaporean initiatives: @itslithium_ and @projanew, each looking to champion their local scene of art, fashion and community building social projects.

Things to Do @ The Citizen Creatives :
+ Local Art Installations in store @itslithium_ by @projanew
+ Signature Art Market™ at the carpark
+ Local Musicians
+ Shop your archival and streetwear clothing needs at @itslithium_
+ Charity Clothing Booth Drive by @projanew whereby all sales proceeds at the booth are donated to charity
Project Anew aims to intertwine the act of giving with fashion. A team founded and led by youths aged 21 and below, we aim to introduce and create interest among fellow youths on topics such as Philanthropy and Sustainability. By creating content that appeals to youths and collaborating with industry partners, we host biannual events where we aim to raise funds for selected beneficiaries. Established this year in 2022, we were motivated by the support given to our first drive and are back to bring a bigger and bolder installment to raise funds for charity.

This joint collaboration hopes to gather and inspire Singaporeans to give back to the community amid the National Day holidays and hone the kampung spirit. Held from 9-14 August alongside TLP and Lithium at 18 Genting Road, a wider selection of pre-loved clothing kindly donated by our collaborators (and the public) will be on sale. Through our second drive, we hope to bridge the gap between the importance of supporting fellow Singaporeans and responsible buying.
