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The Oceanic Afterthoughts
The Oceanic exhibition and lecture series at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art discusses the issues pertaining to the ocean that the world currently faces. The provocations and case studies presented by the panel raised awareness about the relationship between the people and the environment, giving insights to the indigenous folks whose livelihood depended on the ocean. Dr. Cynthia Chou, Read more →
'The Oceanic' Exhibition Report
In this report, I will write about one of the talks followed by one work from the exhibition.
From ‘Is Anything Sacred Anymore’ a case study presented by Dr. Cresantia Frances Koya Vaka’uta, I was intrigued by how she viewed ocean as compared to us, people from the city. Her stories engaged my thoughts on how the developing world affects our Read more →
My Resume+ Artist Bio
I am a seeker in the world of skills, opening doors of differing practices in pursuance of proficiency in various field of design in the hope to find the abilities to change the world into a slightly different place.
Artist Bio Ong Zi Feng is an artist with a spirit of entrepreneurship and Read more →[PDP] Report - The Current Convening #3
The Current Convening #3 Tabu/Tapu A Report by Putri Dina Andyana
To the ancient Polynesia, the word tapu means more than just something that is sacred or forbidden. Deaths are also associated to anyone who breaks a tapu. How does tapu connects with the life around it? Does it also sustain the community around it?
With its unusual size and elaborated details, two Read more →
Assignment 2: 'The Oceanic' Exhibition Report
“Tue Greenfort, Tamoya Ohboya, 2017.”
Stepping into The Oceanic exhibition at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, the Tamoya Ohboya, an installation by Tue Greenfort, caught my attention. The neon cyan light that glows beyond its display with the very organism that the piece was named after, hovering and floating inside the aquarium was a Read more →
The Oceanic Exhibition Report
“The Oceanic Exhibition” focuses on large-scale human interventions in oceanic ecospheres featuring contributions by 12 artists, filmmakers, composers, and researchers who engage with both the long cultural histories of Pacific Ocean archipelagos and their current conditions. They went on three expeditions: Papua New Guinea(2015), French Polynesia(2016) and Fiji(2017).
I was really drawn to the works from artists that went on the expedition Read more →
Report for "The Oceanic" Exhibition
During the visit to NTU CCA Singapore on Saturday 27th of January 2018, There were the exhibits of the works and collections from Newell Harry which really caught my eye.
Newell Harry (Untitled) Anagrams and Objects for R.U. & R.U., 2015. Hand beaten Tongan Ngatu, ink 7 parts, overall dimensions (approx): H 310cm x W 850cm; (ea) H Read more →
Artwork from The Oceanic Exhibition
Large anagrams hang on tapa cloths (softened bark) at NTU CCA’s exhibit The Oceanic. Made by Australian born artist Newell Harry, these large scale words take up the entire wall and surely don’t go unnoticed. They were inspired by word games often which include some aspect of anagrams or wordplay; the artist himself liken these words to “dumbed down poems”.
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The Oceanic
Lisa Rave
Europium, 2014
HD Video, 18 min 40 sec
Written in collaboration with Erick Blinderman.
Narrated by Hanne Lippard.
Courtesy the artist.
The work is a video installation of the exploitation of the rare earth mineral Europium. Europium is used to make the Euro note currency as well as flat screen televisions and computer devices. Its characteristics are that it has a naturally neon Read more →
