Free Jazz IV. Geomancers Screening Programme: And a Great Sign Appeared, Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore)
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Free Jazz IV. Geomancers Screening Programme: And a Great Sign Appeared, Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore)
Description
Blk 38 Malan Road, The Single Screen
2021, HD video, sound, colour, 4 min 52 sec
In ancient times, the observation of birds in flight was used in divinatory practices to decipher the present and foretell the future. And A Great Sign Appeared captures the sudden arrival of thousands of Asian openbill storks in Singapore from northern parts of Southeast Asia on 22 December 2019. The artist followed the birds’ week-long futile and ultimately unsuccessful search for a suitable roosting site in the densely populated city-state. As we become increasingly aware that environmental changes and a drastic reduction of resources in their native lands are altering the behavioural patterns and migration routes of many species, the work invites us to ponder on the possible meanings of this unexpected occurrence and on the uncertain future that awaits the planet.
2021, HD video, sound, colour, 4 min 52 sec
In ancient times, the observation of birds in flight was used in divinatory practices to decipher the present and foretell the future. And A Great Sign Appeared captures the sudden arrival of thousands of Asian openbill storks in Singapore from northern parts of Southeast Asia on 22 December 2019. The artist followed the birds’ week-long futile and ultimately unsuccessful search for a suitable roosting site in the densely populated city-state. As we become increasingly aware that environmental changes and a drastic reduction of resources in their native lands are altering the behavioural patterns and migration routes of many species, the work invites us to ponder on the possible meanings of this unexpected occurrence and on the uncertain future that awaits the planet.
Date
14 - 23 January 2022
Contributor
Coverage
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Short Description
And A Great Sign Appeared captures the sudden arrival of thousands of Asian openbill storks in Singapore from northern parts of Southeast Asia on 22 December 2019.
Programme Type
Audience
General
Location
Onsite (CCA)
Collaboration
No
Commissioned Work
No
Education
No
Theme
Collection
Citation
“Free Jazz IV. Geomancers Screening Programme: And a Great Sign Appeared, Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore),” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed May 1, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/4200.
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