Medium
Illustration, book
Concept
- Superimposing doodles onto current photographs of Neo Tiew Estate
Main Objective
- Reminisce the past, to show how people used to lived
- How residents interacted with Neo Tiew estate back then
FYP project by Poh Ding Jie Leon, 2018/19
Medium
Exhibition space, poster, photography
Concept
- Illustrations of abandoned sites, along with their brief historical accounts
Main Objective
- raise awareness for these hidden abandoned sites
- showcase narratives with abandoned sites
- create alternate experience for local history exploration
Medium
Website
Concept
- Heritage and culture design visuals on everyday household items and gifts
Main Objective
- to connect people and memories, enliven conversations and ignite new passions
- seamlessly connect culture and heritage into everyday lives
Proj3ct M4yh3m / Project Mayhem
Medium
Website
Concept
- UrbEx photography of buildings of significant importance, stories and histories. Eg. Chernobyl, hospital/asylum rooms, swimming pools, schools
- Telling a narrative with abandoned items in photos — empty and dried up pools, hospital equipment, beds, baby cribs, gas masks on school compounds
- Has brief write ups on the history behind the abandoned sites
Main Objective
- Capturing beauty in abandonment
- Recount how life was like before abandonment by documenting ‘evidence’ of life before this – let viewers interpret for themselves how the space was like before abandonment
@ Home, Truly by National Heritage Board
Medium
Digital platform on NHB website
Concept
- Something like an E-book, following the journey of Nadine and her Gong Gong (Grandfather)
- Telling a narrative, histories, past stories with illustrations, old photographs, brief write ups on history
- Chat quizzes to interact with online visitors
Main Objective
- Recount history of Singapore through a light-hearted manner
- to bring appreciation and foster love and rootedness for country, especially for youths since we do not live through the past or seen Singapore in its early struggling era
Medium
Exhibition space
Concept
- Set in a 1920s black-and-white bungalow, showcasing the cosmopolitan nature of Singapore as a British Crown colony in the 1920s and 1930s
- Immersive experience where visitors get to roam around room and feel like they are in a 1920s house itself, browse through array of personal belongings ranging from richly embroidered cheongsams, intricately crafted shoes to simple personal trinkets
Main Objective
- Understand and appreciate history of SG through immersive, first hand experience
Walking through Heritage by National Heritage Board
Medium
Digital platform on NHB website
Concept
- A collection of virtual tours of Singapore’s heritage locations. Each location has its own link to a page, where there will be photographs, Street views where you can ‘walk’ around, videos, maps, audio tours and informational text.
Main Objective
- Encourage Singaporeans to get to know their own roots and local places, foster interest and appreciation
- Create a convenient alternative (especially in this pandemic) for Singaporeans to still be able to explore and discover local heritage
Medium
E-Magazine
Concept
- A series launched to uncover various Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) practices in SG
- Practices in this series include traditional Malay dance, soya sauce brewing, songbird rearing, Catholic traditions during Easter, Eurasian food heritage, Ayurveda and the techniques of effigy-making.
Main Objective
- Ensuring traditional practices and heritage is not lost and is still acknowledged in today’s modern context
- A way of documenting local / traditional culture