Concept – Legacy Unbeknown to many, Holland Village is the home to many stores that have long and rich histories that date back to the times when the British were still ruling Singapore. Hence, these stores used to cater to the needs of the British. Even though Singapore has come a long way since then, these stores are still thriving… Read more →
References Spread 3 focuses on the legacy of Khiam Teck party supplies store. Not only does this store carry party supplies, it sells nostalgic old-school toys as well. The store itself hasn’t changed since the 60s. With its traditional store design, it definitely stands out in the midsts of hipster cafes and modern banks. My motifs for this spread will be… Read more →
References Spread 2 focuses on the legacy of Wellie Batik Fashions. From my primary and secondary research, I noticed that Mr Ang (founder of Wellie Batik Fashions) loves to wear a particular shirt! Therefore, I presume that this shirt is his favourite! My motifs will be heavily inspired by the batik designs in this photo: Sketches Execution… Read more →
References Spread 1 focuses on the legacy of Thambi Magazine Store and Money Changer. The wide range of magazines and exterior of the store serve as my main reference for the design of my quilt motifs. At the same time, since quilt patches can serve as a narrative tool, I’ve decided to weave in Mr Thambi’s (first generation) story into… Read more →
Inspired by the works of Blast Theory, a UK-based performance group that creates interactive performances that engage the public community in site-specific locations, we were assigned to re-create similar collaborative performances using Singapore as our stage. We will be using the social media, Instagram as a secondary platform. The performance that we create aims to stretch art into life, breaking… Read more →
Introduction In this hyperessay, I will be highlighting the segments of the symposium that stood out the most to me, namely Annie Abraham’s performance ‘Online Ensemble – Entanglement Training’ and two of Blast Theory’s works, ‘Kidnapped’ and ‘My One Demand’. All the works that will be mentioned have one thing in common – they encompassed the concept of DIWO and… Read more →
Please refer to this post for the big idea and visual research before proceeding with this post! Ideation Since my idea revolves around the theme of family, here is a diagram of the possible concepts that I can use to represent family. Execution Tryout 1: I started by deconstructing the iconic Holland Village windmill and Holland Road Shopping Center into… Read more →
The Big Idea Observations: From my interviews and online research, one thing that all these stores have in common are that they have a rich and long history. It is encouraging to see family businesses still thriving despite the economy and the younger generation being willing to continue the legacy of their forefathers. Insight: Holland Village may be well-known… Read more →
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