I already showed you several art works from Singapore’s current Biennale -“If The World Changed”- here and here.
Today it’s time for the third part of this mini-series.
Due to our sudden trip to Seoul I did not have a chance to check out the rest of the Biennale yet.
Yes, there is more.
Since there are only a few days left before this Biennale ends, I hope to visit the rest tomorrow. If you did not have a chance to visit yet, be sure to do it before this weekend.
So with our further ado here are some more works. In the captions you can find some info about the art. Be sure to read them, since they make looking at the art so much more interesting.
Today it’s time for the third part of this mini-series.
Due to our sudden trip to Seoul I did not have a chance to check out the rest of the Biennale yet.
Yes, there is more.
Since there are only a few days left before this Biennale ends, I hope to visit the rest tomorrow. If you did not have a chance to visit yet, be sure to do it before this weekend.
So with our further ado here are some more works. In the captions you can find some info about the art. Be sure to read them, since they make looking at the art so much more interesting.
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| Telok Blangah By Ahmad Abu Bakar Malaysia/Singapore. A vessel filled with bottles inscribed with messages from male inmates in Singapore. |
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| The 5 principle No-5 By Hartono and Raqs Media Collective. Based on historic manifestos, these 5 principles suggest a new world order for governments to follow. Sounds good to me! |
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| The explanation of these works by a collective are a bit long and vague, so I refrain from even trying to say something about them;-). I like them though…. |
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| This furniture is welcome in my Andalucian garden or patio! Belongs to the same collective. |
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| A bench made of a (fake) torso of a horse (I think?). Interesting! Also from that collective. |
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| Long Live Food By Poodien From Malaysia I love this mural, based on Chinese posters from between 1950 and 1970. Can I take it home, please? |
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| This work is inspired by mangrove trees. The top part gets filled with air, that releases itself, thus deflating the top, etcetera. This ‘breathing’ brings the tree to life. |
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| Ghost of Capitol Theatre By Royston Tan Singapore |
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| This video installation includes a number of seats, salvaged from one of Singapore’s oldest theaters that is no more. The seats were the starting point for making this dance video. The video is now projected with the (real) seats standing in the background. It is very beautiful and poetic. |
The following art and museum spots have an interactive element:
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| Question: “What if the world changed?”, the theme of this Biennale. |
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| Guess which answer is mine…. |
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| In this room the art works were left untitled, asking the viewers to give them a title. |
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| Which one is my title? |
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| Here we see three sculptures, belonging to a group of five, representing a vietnamese family. The sculptures can be destabilized by the viewer, symbolizing Vietnam’s tumultuous past and the action-reaction-principle. By Nguyen Tran Nam, Vietnam. |
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| Toko Keperluan By Anggun Priambodo Indonesia This temporary shop in a wooden shed recreates the old-fashioned provision shops from Jakarta. The work is ironic and a critique on consumerism, since it is filled with NOT-necessities. |
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| I love all these NOT-necessities though…. |
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| …and I would love to have a shed/shop like this on my Andalucian dream-plot-of-land….or even in my living room, if that was big enough;-). On weekends you can actually buy the stuff here! |
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| This room is made up like a doctor’s Waiting Room. By Shieko Reto. Malaysia It symbolizes the waiting, faced by transgender persons. Waiting for surgery, waiting for acceptance, waiting for legalization. |
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| I am very fond of art that transcends the two-dimensional, like the murals from Ernest Zacharevic, who adds 3D-elements to them. What I like from this Waiting Room, is that a 3D environment (a real room, real chairs) is given a 2D look, by the cartoon-like lettering and black-outlined design that is used. |
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| There are pamphlets to read, as these two viewers are doing. |
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| This work clearly has a lot of political statement in it. |
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| Yes, this room has a lot to share, show and tell. I love it! |
Enough art for now;-). My next posts will be about cool Seoul.
Which works are your favorites?
Wow, what wonderful photos! I love the first one.
Thanks, Indy. I obviously like the first one too, but it is not my favorite. Curious to know what speaks to you in this work.
What a brilliant blog you have!
Thanks, Wendy. Will check out yours as well;-)