A brand new digital art space at the National Museum of Singapore is offering a cutting edge opportunity to reshape the way art is seen and experienced.
The digital space, called Gallery10, is the first permanent space for the art group. The inaugural exhibit is devoted to traditional dance and nighttime scenes around historic neighborhoods in Singapore. The all-digital art space comes with three highly technologically advanced projectors, plunging visitors into a completely immersive scene. For the dance-themed opening exhibit, traditional dancers rehearsed their moves in front of green screens, used to superimpose backdrops in animation and other uses. These dancers, who belong to actual dance groups in Singapore, are then projected onto images of neighborhoods like Little India. When visitors enter the space, it is as if they are entering a different place entirely, filled with dance and glowing, magical street scenes. An organizer of the exhibit says she hopes it inspires people to continue to embrace traditional art forms like the dances the artists perform. Not everyone is interested in still images for art, one visitor said. The digital space and its ability to transform and transcend traditional art is a wonderful way to draw in new fans of art.
Another exhibit in the works has been kept tightly under wraps, but it promises to be exciting and an entirely new experience for everyone. What the organizer would reveal is that the art space is experimenting with projection, smell technology, and edible art to completely transform the art of dining, setting the stage for a unique and incredible food experience there. One’s mouth waters to consider what kind of technology will be present to achieve such a feat.
Though one person lamented the fact that the gallery space is secluded enough within the National Museum of Singapore to be easily overlooked by museum visitors, Gallery10 is sure to be a success among the people who do find the treasure hidden with it. Gallery10 is free to visit and it is the only portion of the museum where food and drinks are allowed. It takes up the space that formerly belonged to an eatery on the museum property.
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