Monday, 16 July 2007

p-10 Picks (16 - 22 July)

Dear friend,

Some of us are in KL this week (see last email) but for those of you who are in Singapore, these are the art events to check out this week:

1. Opening: Thu (19 July), 7pm

Hibernated Works Re-Engineered +33%

By Tang Mun Kit

The Substation Gallery (45 Armenian St)

Free

10 years after his residency in The Substation, Tang Mun Kit re-visits the residency process, the works made during the residency, and the exhibition that was presented after the residency ended (which was entitled Hibernated Works: Objects, Sculptures, Assets aka Materials vs Materialism). Among other issues, this exhibition is an attempt to highlight the ‘green’ nature of found objects, ie. a conservationist approach to artmaking through recycling, reusing and reducing. The exhibition runs till 5 August.


2. Screening: Thu to Sat (19 to 21 July),
8pm

Invisible City

Thu: University Cultural Centre, NUS; Fri: 72-13; Sat: The Substation

Free

This new documentary by Tan Pin Pin chronicles the ways people attempt to leave a mark before they and their histories disappear. From an intrepid Japanese journalist hunting down Singaporean war veterans to an avid amateur film director trying to preserve his decaying trove of Singapore footage, Tan draws out hopes and regrets of these protagonists as they attempt immortality. Through footage and photos rarely seen until now, we begin to perceive faint silhouettes of a City that could have been. For more info, see http://invisiblecity.sg/.

3. Talk: Sat (21 July), 11am

History of Photography

Arts House (1 Old Parliament Lane)

Free (Register at www.monthofphoto.sg)

Singapore-based French photographer Gilles Massot provides his personal view on the impact of the development of photography. Exploring the theme, Massot will combine history, artistic intuition and phenomenology, and will try to cast new light on the way this medium has changes the human perception of the world, including a consideration of today’s so-called civilisation of images. Part of Month of Photography 2007.

Have a great week ahead and see you soon!

Regards,

Jennifer.

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