Singapore Art Week has so many wonderful events and programs scheduled that it might be hard to pick which ones to attend. National Gallery Singapore is trying to make that choice easier for visitors by offering dazzling, immersive, and interactive art displays on the biggest of canvases: building facades.
The special programming, which is free, includes a number of different historical buildings in Singapore. A large group of Singaporean visual, multimedia, and sound artists are behind the projections and displays on the buildings. The projections transform the important historical buildings into enormous, multi-faceted art installations. Anyone can come and watch the displays, which play for four hours each night during Singapore Art Week. Different displays are organized for each building, specially designed with history and aesthetics in mind. Places that usually host a myriad of artworks within them will instead be framed as masterpieces, making people appreciate their beauty and significance even more.
In another interactive art installation that turns building facades into gigantic works of art, visitors are welcome to control the look of the display. Designed by an artistic team from Australia, a selection of foot pads influence the output of lights on the building’s facade. As participants jump, stand, step, or dance n the pads, their selections are reflected in the patterns and colors of the light displays on the building. Rainbows of concentric circles stretch and enlarge over the building’s facade, and participants and passers-by alike are treated to a live performance art session.
In another low-cost option available for twelve-hour stretches during the day and night, another Australian creative collective has organized a maze made completely of mirrors. For just two dollars, visitors can find their way through the highly visual puzzle, which is ripe for social media pictures and a fun time for participants of all ages.
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To learn more about the interactive public events as part of Singapore Art Week, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/see-the-civic-district-in-a-new-light-during-singapore-art-week.