I went on looking for footages to pair with the audio, the choice of almost-still images is to capture the scenes of mundane we see in the everyday life in Singapore, as well as to minimise distraction from the audio, below are the stills from the clips. (BUT TOO LAZY TO EDIT THEM FOR THE POST OOPS)

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HELLOOO. Welcome to the first 4D project of this semester! This project is about exploring about what is Singapore to me? How well do I understand it? What is the way of life here in Singapore?

For task 1: we were suppose to choose between four approaches on the ‘theme’ that we were going for. They include:

1) Have a conversation with someone Read more →

This project required us to find out more about a part or aspect of Singapore and present it in a visual narrative.

Here are some of the approaches we could take:

Initial Research: I ventured into the hustle and bustle of the crowd-life during the peak of CNY preparation and was bombarded with much sounds, sight and smells. The place was very, very much alive. Hence, I got to work just getting information first in the nick of Chinatown and just collected what I could.

Collected and stashed what research I could, Read more →

ni hao

originally i was going to do my project on the facades of singapore, comparing in terms of well maintained areas vs the “ghettoes” which corresponded with the socioeconomic status of the inhabitants of each area.

expectations of a ghetto [chicago]: (source)

reality of a ghetto in Singapore:

(source)

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C O N C E P T U A L I S A T I O N

How familiar are people with the streets of Singapore in which they use to locate themselves everyday?

With the conversations with my father, I realised that Singapore used to have totally different street names in which differed between the different generations. My father used to Read more →

To be honest, when I first heard the name of this Project, I was quite at a loss. I relocated to Singapore about six months ago, and ever since, my story in Singapore has been pretty much limited to my hall life and the ADM building. Amidst all the assignments and the flow of the semester, I had not really Read more →

MOTIONS

A short documentary about the life of my dad and the unique insights into his perspective of a society that is going through the motions.

(Please turn on subtitles/CC for a better viewing experience)

Challenges & Reflections

For this project, i wanted to convey my dad’s story through a short documentary film.  This is Read more →

I was thinking of making a small book containing interesting facts regarding my family about the Peranakan Culture. Initially I was thinking of collating photos and develop it into a photo book and send it to print using the modern book style. However, I thought about it and feel that perhaps I can create my own handmade book instead, since Read more →

RESEARCH

I remembered that my mother would always tell me about her childhood whenever we visited Balestier Road, so I thought it would be great if I could find out a bit more about it for this project.

I went online to find out more about Balestier, and I found that the government has been preserving the area as a heritage site. Read more →