On 25 January 2016, we went on a class visit to Singapore Arts Museum.

Below are two installations which really caught my attention.

HEMAN CHONG

Calendars (2020-2096)

2004-2010

1001 offset prints with matte lamination

30 x 30 cm (each), installation dimensions variable

Singapore Art Museum Collection

This installation had a very big space and at first sight, I was attracted to the brightly coloured photographs. I Read more →

Lounge Room Tribalism

Graham Fletcher

2010

3x Oil on Canvas

My first impressions of this work were how in the midst of a modern-looking living room, tribal-looking masks, weapons and items had both a aesthetic synergy with the painting, yet were distinct enough that they contrasted with the rest of the images as much as they added character to them.

The images also seemed slightly Read more →

SALEH HUSEIN – ARABIAN PARTY (2013)

I never really quite liked visiting museums as I find them to be boring. However, when I first saw this piece of work, it sort of changed my opinion about museums partially. I really do love the medium used (acrylic) and this medium allows myself to be more relatable(?) to the work Read more →

A Travel Without Visual Experience: Malaysia

Tozer Park

2008

Room installation with travel photographs

My initial impression of the artwork was that it wanted to put the audience into the mind and perspective of the artist; The photos on the wall were taken using a camera flash, which was similar to the way the audience had to use their camera flash to see the Read more →

  On a rainy Friday afternoon, I left ADM and arrived at Singapore Art Museum, aka SAM. Among the numerous pieces in the 3 exhibitions, there were 2 in particular I found fascinating.

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Heman Chong

Calendars (2020-2096)

1001 offset prints with matte lamination

1001 picture calendars are put up in a grid form which covers the walls of the entire gallery space. The pictures on the calendars are old pictures of existing places in Singapore. However, the dates on the calendars are dates Read more →

Saw “realm of reverberations” by Chen Chieh jen. The short film chronicles the lives of those who were once part of the Losheng Sanatorium.

I don’t know if i can ever categorize this as a documentary or a film. What you see is what you get, Read more →

With the worries of missing the TIME OF OTHERS exhibition, I went to the Singapore Art Museum on the day it ends, 28th February 2016. I missed the group visit on Monday, but I found visiting the museum alone had its perks. I do like to go in groups, but going solo has the same feeling you get when you Read more →

Title:  Endings No Endings

Artist: Ringo Bunoan

Endings was an installation that used pages of book endings with wooden frames. All the frames are displayed on a shelf.

At first glance, it seemed that the stories are connected. I thought there was a hidden message in the pages or a common theme in the story. It’s actually Read more →

Endings & No Endings

Artist: Ringo Bunoan (Born 1974, Manila)

Title: Endings; No Endings

Materials: Wooden Shelves to hold the books, wooden frames and the last page of different novels.

Look: Long, extended, suspended plane of book shelf holding up numerous framed page of different Read more →