Singaporean artists will display their masterpieces alongside Australian artists’ works in a special collaboration in Sydney. The exhibit will show the ties between the creative minds of the two countries, and has enjoyed success in the past. The event is also a way to spread ideas and creative pursuits from Singapore throughout the rest of the world, as well as for Singaporean artists to be inspired by the works of the Australian artists they will be displayed with.
One of the Singaporean artworks that will be on display is a ghostly, otherworldly depiction of a forest. The installation doesn’t feature a single twig of leaf of foliage, however. The artist chose to show her interpretation of a forest, with green lights illuminating glowing glass bottles from the inside out. It’s up to the viewer to take away the deeper message here. Is it a commentary on pollution disrupting the natural world? A futuristic take on what forests might become with urbanization and a lack of conservation? A dreamscape of unique trees conjured in the minds of those with boundless imaginations?
A Singaporean filmmaker will show a series of short films throughout the event. It’s a chance for the filmmaker to embrace her heritage while sharing it with a broader global audience, offering a peek through the lens of what her experience with living and working and creating art in Singapore has been like.
Another Singaporean visual artist has created a series of installations exploring the life found in void decks — a normally empty and forgotten space on the ground floor of apartment buildings. While for many, a void deck is simply a space to pass through on the way home or the way out into the world, the artist is instead focusing on the possibilities of what a void deck might be — a gathering place, or an opportunity for a father to teach a child how to ride a bicycle for the first time. Visitors to the installations get a chance to look at unfamiliar scenes and imagine themselves there — as well as the people who usually occupy them in Singapore.
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To read more about the show in Australia, as well as the Singaporean artists who will be a part of it, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/singapore-showcase-in-sydney-in-november-offers-art-and-food.