Artistic Research]]> Ways of Seeing]]> Cultural Production]]> Opening reception: 
28 November 2023, 5–8pm

Location:
NTU CCA Singapore Residencies Studios
Block 38 Malan Road
Gillman Barracks
Singapore 109441
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Southeast Asia]]>
Ways of Seeing]]> Wednesday, 10th May 2023
The Screening Room, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-06
7:00pm – 8:30pm

The Eye of Silence is a newly commissioned video marshalling high atmospheric footage of the Albertan Badlands, the Utah Salt Flats, Icelandic and Japanese volcanoes, and a meteorite crater and cave paintings located within a region of the Namibian desert long closed off to visitors because of diamond mining. A field of stars becomes a point map of a lidar scan of a cave. At every polarity, the suggestion of a mystical inversion obtains, wherein a horizon or vanishing point unfolds to offer new vistas. An abyss, such as outer space, or some geological fissure, delivers a new world. Combining static camera, drone footage, and a mirrored screen, a churning mass of clouds, lava, and stone provides receptive viewers with ample grounds to project their own associations. Is that a face in the mist? In such moments, another antinomy is revealed—between subject and object; evidence and speculation. The Eye of Silence both depicts and implies metamorphosis on every level.

Mediating between stellar and subterranean motifs, fog, mist, clouds and smoke venting from a fresh lava flow spill across the screen. At times it softens tough terrain, while elsewhere stimulating a trance-like pareidolia, or roiling within volcanic craters. The visual dynamism of air recapitulates not only the ‘invention of the concept of atmosphere in the history of meteorology,’ but also the formation of the earth’s atmosphere back in deep geologic time—in a word, to creation itself. The Eye of Silence calls forth otherworldly experience from within the depths and heights of this world, at the same time cultivating an aesthetic disposition to receive them.  

An introduction to the work will be given by the artist himself. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Charles Stankievech and Professor Ute Meta Bauer.

The Eye of Silence is a film by Charles Stankievech
Producer: Ala Roushan
Produced by The VEGA Foundation

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Ways of Seeing]]> Spaces of the Curatorial]]> In this episode of On AiR, Min-Wei invites us into his studio and shares about his filmic practice that’s preoccupied with the changing landscape, and how they reflect his exploration into the politics of space. He also contemplates upon his current investigation into the latent and the salient ramifications of climate change on the Singaporean terrain.]]> Min-Wei Ting]]> Southeast Asia]]> Curatorial Practice]]> Ways of Seeing]]> Viknesh Kobinathan]]> Southeast Asia]]> Ways of Seeing]]> Rosa Barba]]> Europe]]> Ways of Seeing]]> Education]]> Kathrin Albers]]> Europe]]> Southeast Asia]]> Experiential]]> Ways of Seeing]]>
We have an array of exciting activities planned for the upcoming Art Day Out! x The School Holidays at Gillman Barracks on Saturday, 25 June. From exhibition tours of SEA STATE, animation screenings by NTU ADM students, to creating your own fizzy drinks in a workshop by Artist-in-Residence Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham – there is something for all ages!

anime

2.00 – 7.00pm
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road

For Gillman Barracks’ Art Day Out! x The School Holidays, NTU CCA Singapore presents a variety of short animations made by the students of Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media (NTU ADM), selected by Kathrin Albers, Assistant Professor, NTU ADM.

Screening list:

1. Princess (2014)
2D Hand-drawn Animation, Mandarin with English Subtitles, 7:07 mins.
By Andre Quek, Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Wahab and Vivien Tan. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

2. MiMo (2014)
Abstract Animation, No Dialogue, 1:43 mins.
By Chang Pei Yee and Oon Qian Yi Shannon. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

3. Hand-Made (2012)
Stopmotion Paper cut Animation, No Dialogue, 2:18 mins.
By Goh Wei Choon and Jiahui. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

4. Innocent Memory (2012)
2D Hand Drawn and Painted Animation, No Dialogue, 3:24 mins.
By Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong. Courtesy of the artist and NTU ADM.

5. Bubble (2014)
3D Animation, No Dialogue, 5:40 mins.
By Lam Yee Shing, Quek Yu Lin and Poh Ya Ching. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

6. 1997 (2014)
2D Flash Animation, No Dialogue, 7:32 mins.
By Goh Wei Choon and Jia Hui Wee. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

7. The Octopus Lady (2015)
2D Animation, No Dialogue, 3:34 mins.
By Amanda Wang Ziyan. Courtesy of the artist and NTU ADM.

8. La Laine Des Moutons (2012)
2D Animation, French with English Subtitles, 5:53 mins.
By Kapie and Tran Nguyen Tuan Anh. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

9. Autogenic (2014)
Abstract 3D Animation to music, 3:45 mins.
By Prakash. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM.

Curator Tours of SEA STATE
2.00pm: Led by Syaheedah Iskandar, Curatorial Assistant, NTU CCA Singapore
4.00pm: Led by Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, curator, SEA STATE and Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore
The Exhibition Hall, Block 43 Malan Road

Join our curator-led tours of the exhibition SEA STATE by artist Charles Lim Yi Yong. Commissioned for the Singapore Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale, SEA STATE examines the biophysical, political and psychic contours of Singapore through the visible and invisible lenses of the sea. It is an in-depth inquiry by an artist that scrutinises both man-made systems, opening new perspectives on our everyday surroundings, from unseen landscapes and disappearing islands to the imaginary boundaries of a future landmass.

Workshop for kids and teens: Make your own Soda Pop
3.00 – 4.00pm
Studio #01-02, Block 37 Malan Road

Learn to make your own Soda Pop in a workshop with Artist-in-Residence Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham. Open to ages nine and above, concoct your very own fizzy drink using fruits in a healthy, organic fermentation process!

Please RSVP to NTUCCAResidencies@ntu.edu.sg and bring some fruit to flavour your Soda Pop!

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Julian 'Togar' Abraham]]> Julian Togar Abraham]]> Syaheedah Iskandar]]> Shabbir Hussain Mustafa]]> Kathrin Albers]]> Southeast Asia]]>
Artistic Research]]> Architecture]]> Ways of Seeing]]> Cultural Heritage]]> 19 Mar 2016, Sat 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Studios, Blocks 37 & 38 Malan Road

Residencies: OPEN offers a rare insight into the often introverted sphere of the artists’ studio. Through showcasing discussions, performances, research and works-in-progress, Residencies: OPENprofiles the diversity of contemporary art practice and the divergent ways artists conceive artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and contemplation.

Zul Mahmod, Block 37, Studio #01-01

Zul Mahmod’s (Singapore) practice investigates the aural architecture of spaces in order to explore the emotional, behavioural and visceral responses of its inhabitants. While in residence, Zul will explore the aural relationship between readymade sound sculptures and the architecture of space. Sonic characteristics, forms and textures of everyday objects will be examined in order to compose an orchestra of sonic sculptures.


Guo-Liang Tan, Block 37, Studio #01-03

How does one speak of abstraction and what can the abstract say? As part of his residency, Guo-Liang Tan (Singapore) has initiated a number of conversations with other artists, writers and curators around the operation of abstraction as an artistic strategy today. This panel will gather part of this ongoing investigation to situate abstraction beyond its usual formal discourse and reconsider its relevance to the fields of semiotics, socio-politics and phenomenology. Tan is a visual artist working primarily in painting and text. In his work, the painterly and the textual act as surfaces for performing affect that can conjure a haunting or a promise.

Moderated by Guo-Liang Tan, speakers include Dr Kevin Chua, art historian; Joleen Loh, Assistant Curator, National Gallery Singapore; and Ian Woo, artist.

Saleh Husein, Block 37, Studio #01-04
Saleh Husein’s (Indonesia) current research looks at Arabic descendants in Indonesia. This research crosses borders between art, politics, economy, and also science and centres around how they see themselves in the contemporary. Through themes of identity, transition and journeys, he is exploring the story of the Arabic society in Singapore, seeking artefacts and archives that look at the relationship and histories between the two groups from the perspective of its citizens. Husein will present new work developed whilst in residence at NTU CCA Singapore that considers the temporality and asynchrony of migration.

Zac Langdon-Pole, Block 38, Studio #01-05
Zac Langdon-Pole’s (New Zealand) work straddles cross-cultural experience and with it he seeks to investigate procedures of cultural exchange. The implications of such investigations are to reveal often overlooked, lyrical relationships between broader socio-cultural processes, objects, images and individual people. Langdon-Pole will present the film, Pieces of 8 (2015), which depicts a yellow canary bird in a cage. The film references the historical usage of canaries in mining, where they would accompany miners in a small cage, their death serving as a warning signal if conditions became unsafe to consider broader notions of danger or anxiety.

Dennis Tan, Block 38, Studio #01-07
Dennis Tan (Singapore) will present the work-in-progress construction of a traditional Indonesian Kolek sailboat. Through construction of the boat, Tan will investigate ideas of self-organisation and the transmission of skills and knowledge through generations of oral history in the Riau Archipelago and how this enables the continuity of cultural communities. Tan’s practice suspends conceptualism, tinkers with found objects and the environment as a gestural structure upon which the loop closes with the behaviour of its recipients. To date, this inclination sets the tone of his evolving practice.

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Ways of Seeing]]> Politics]]> 15 Feb 2015, Sun 2:00pm

Set in 1939 in Shaanxi province, China, during a period when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomingtang (KMT) have joined forces against Japanese invaders, Yellow Earth follows the journey of Gu Qing, a soldier from the propaganda department of the CCP Eighth Routh Army who learns about the hardship of peasant life. Yellow Earth was Chen Kaige’s directorial debut and featured cinematography by Zhang Yimou.

A public programme of Yang Fudong: Incidental Scripts.]]>
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Ways of Seeing]]> Labour]]> Politics]]>
Set in the period of the Cultural Revolution in China, the film follows the story of a young girl as she is sent to the countryside for re-education. Adapted from a novel by Zhang Manling, the film reflects the kind and warm-hearted characteristics of the Dai folk despite living in a tumultuous period. Through the experience of a young girl, Sacrifice of Youth appeals in its dreamy portrayal of a youthful awakening.

A public programme of Yang Fudong: Incidental Scripts.]]>
Zhang Nuanxin]]> Asia]]>