Diaspora]]> Displacement]]> Geopolitics]]> Globalisation]]> Identity]]> Labour]]> Migration]]> Yeo Siew Hua]]> Film]]> Sound]]> Southeast Asia]]> Mythology]]> During the residency, Russell Morton concentrates on developing his first feature film which tackles the perverse dynamics of crime and punishment as well as the ancient wisdom couched in local stories of haunting and other regional lore. Stemming from personal circumstances—due to his father’s employment as commander of the prison tactical unit, the artist grew up in Changi Prison’s quarters —Morton developed a direct, albeit unspoken, intimacy with the tortuous ethical issues and psychological consequences related to the most extreme form of law enforcement. Through researching archival materials, oral histories as well as literature and films from post-independence Singapore, the artist plans to interweave the nightmares and traumas experienced by both the punisher and the punished by steeping the fictional narrative into Malayan myths, folk music, and vernacular architecture.]]> Russell Morton]]> Film]]> Southeast Asia]]> Mythology]]> Body]]> Russell Morton]]> Film]]> Southeast Asia]]> Ritual]]> History]]> Mythology]]> Zarina Muhammad]]> Film]]> Object]]> Performance]]> Southeast Asia]]> Architecture]]> Performance]]> Close Readings, a collaborative project of visually informed investigative research. Close Readings’ recent works explore selective multimedia deconstruction. Their process involves, first, making photographs—then turning those images into xeroxes (or) otherwise altering them. In Singapore and New York, they will be simultaneously and asynchronously researching in various media. Through a collaborative process of visual and text-based interaction, Annie and Tamara will create book-like objects that will serve as blueprints for further work.]]> Tamara Weber]]> Film]]> Performance]]> Southeast Asia]]> History]]> Politics]]> Technology]]> A Certain Illness Difficult to Name, an installation that addresses instances of trauma and violence embedded in the process of nation building in Singapore and Thailand through the lens of an individual's point of view. Looking at historical events through the eyes of a single character is an intentional strategy aimed to personalize and humanize history while, at the same time, composing an allegory of collective torment. Having so far mostly produced experimental short films, Taiki aims to use the space of the studio to test a more complex visual and aural installation that can elicit the sensorium of the viewer and trigger out-of-body experiences.]]> Taiki Sakpisit]]> Film]]> Sound]]> Southeast Asia]]> Architecture]]> Education]]> Sally Tallant]]> Film]]> Performance]]> Southeast Asia]]> Archival Practice]]> Botany]]> Rossella Biscotti]]> Film]]> Performance]]> Southeast Asia]]> History]]> Identity]]>
Since it’s independence in 1965, Singapore has become an important part of regional economic and also culture development. Widasari’s research will explore the nostalgia of places of Singapore, which will be recorded and transferred to a variety of mediums, such as: video, drawing, painting and photography. This memory is related to the history of Singaporean issues in the geopolitical map of the ASEAN community viewed through cultural, economic and political perspectives such as gender issues and freedom of expression.]]>
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History]]> Politics]]> Labour]]> Mona Vătămanu]]> Florin Tudor]]> Mona Vatamanu]]> Film]]> Painting]]> Europe]]> Southeast Asia]]>