A Tattoo Artist story To the public eye, tattoos are a taboo. The idea of leaving a permanent visual on one’s skin doesn’t favour with most people. But how many people see beyond the intimidating visuals and instead see fine artistry with a needle? How often do we stereotype these artists from their trade and instead see them as living… Read more →
Hello guys! Breathing bags is an art installation mainly made out of ordinary plastic bags. Controlled by Arduino, each of them is selectively inflated and deflated in turn by two cooling fans. The outline shows the Singapore map, where the green bags marks the Nature Reserves in Singapore Also, thanks Kamarul and Adar for the pictures and everyone for helping… Read more →
“The Tiller Girls is a group of 12 small autonomous robots. These robots were developed in Artificial Intelligence for the study of gaits given minimal freedom of movements. The robots can only balance their torsos and shoulders but they can yet achieve a large variety of expressions and behaviors.” I think it is interesting that this work was ‘inspired’ by… Read more →
Have you ever wonder what happens when we throw plastic bags away? Have you ever heard of this phrase: Reuse, reduce & recycle? I know that you have heard it a thousand times, but it’s really a good way to protect our environment today. Fortunately, more and more people today shows up to the supermarket/stores with tote bags. This concept came… Read more →
The two projects that I selected for this “hyper-essay” are ‘The Weather Project’ by Olafur Elisasson and ‘Tree’ by Ai Weiwei. I will start this text by giving a brief introduction of both projects. ‘The Weather Project’, 2003 by Olafur Eliasson showcases representations of the sun and sky that dominated the expanse of the Turbine Hall. In this project, Eliasson… Read more →
Prior to looking at her website and artworks, I’ve done a bit of research on Candice. As I looked into her past working experiences and exhibitions, I find myself searching for more of her works as I like the way how she explore human relations with objects in different mediums. “She is interested to explore the frameworks of relationships that are negotiated between… Read more →
