Background Information on Changi:

Changi is currently an Aviation hub, home to both the Changi airport and Changi airbase.

And of course how can we forget about Changi Prison – infamous for the Japanese Prisoner of War camp during World War II, currently Singapore’s oldest operating internment facility.

Popular activities at Changi Beach include:

Family picnics, fishing, watching landing airplanes, jogging, watching sunrise.

Popular food: Bistro @ Changi or Changi Village

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A quick search of the location tag Changi on Instagram would generate a plethora of photos of people who are documenting their start of their overseas trips (you know, because #airportfashion).

But of course it led to me to some standout images of a place in Changi less explored: Changi Point.

So I headed over there to check it out a little, and I was greeted by this friendly board with truckloads of information of the location I was about to discover more of.

Some points that I’ve picked up on:

It was known for coconut plantations in 1800s.
It is segregated into cliff walk, kelong walk and sunset walk.
It was once a ferry terminal that connects Changi to offshore islands.
Mainly used for military barracks during 1920s period.
Recreational facilities like the Raf Officers swimming club, Changi Yacht Club, and Airmen’s swimming pool made Changi feel like a holiday resort.

Photos I’ve snapped

Personal diary of how I felt in my Changi exploration:

State of relaxation. Warm breeze, smell of the ocean, complete serenity.

Even though I was all alone and felt like it would be nice to share the moment with someone, I was completely enjoying the process of being alone.

It came to a point where I was simply following a path and not following any map at all. Just taking the whole moment to myself, getting LOST and being FREE, admiring beauty.

Concept Research

Flaneur

The stroller, the passionate wanderer emblematic of nineteenth-century French literary culture—has always been essentially timeless; he removes himself from the world while he stands astride its heart.

CONCEPT:

Lost & Free

Seaside Wanderer.

Isolation and its wonders.

The Art of being alone.

Appreciation of beauty.

Am I in the exact place that I should be in?

I wanted my zine to be a personal diary of myself and my thoughts in solitude, and I wanted to relate it to the millennials around me because I feel like they can all relate to how I feel: Lost & free.

We are stuck in this age where we are all trying to find ourselves and find our path in life, so this zine is dedicated to those thoughts. My little doodle journal on the shores of Changi Boardwalk.

Inspirations:

Artist: Fiphie

Her personal journals of her illustrations and poems are really something I really wanted to emulate because I want my zine to be a documentation of my personal journey to Changi. Something really organic and raw, which is what this artist does.