...And I'm Back!
Saturday, April 11, 2015Hey everyone, I'm back! It's been three weeks since I've updated this space, since the past couple of weeks have just been incredibly hectic. With an endless stream of submissions, presentations and tests, I'm just so glad to finally be able to catch a breather. (Okay I have a final on Tuesday, which I have yet to study for... Shall begin later hahaha. Oops.)
As usual, I have been thinking a lot, such as ambitions, priorities, humanity and life in general, but I'm not about to document my thoughts here since they aren't particularly profound. Instead, what I'm blogging about today will be far more normal - for the first time, I'm gonna blog about what's been happening in my life for the past couple of weeks, complete with visuals! So here goes.
4 April 2015, Saturday: Prudential Singapore Eye
So last week, I visited the ArtScience Museum at MBS for the purpose of writing my Visual Culture term paper that was due on Monday. (Yes, I know, that was exceedingly last-minute.) I originally planned to go for the Da Vinci: Shaping the Future exhibition, but then I saw the sign for Prudential Singapore Eye, which was half the price, and I thought, why not? (Hey, it's not just about the price y'know. I was genuinely interested in checking out our local art scene, of which I know almost nothing about.)
So the Prudential Singapore Eye is an exhibition that features the work of up-and-coming as well as established local artists, with a small segment designated to showcase the work of similar Asian artists. The idea was to celebrate Singapore's achievements and milestones, this year being SG50 and all. So in I went, not quite knowing what to expect.
I was duly impressed. I mean, I love the performing arts and all, but I've never been able to really comprehend visual art. I'm not a very artistic person (in the visual arts sense), although I do my best to immerse myself in a work of art and try to understand it as best as I can. Since I am taking a visual culture module (EN3249: Introduction to Visual Culture for interested NUS students!) at school, I tried to apply whatever I learned in appreciating the works, which helped a bit. But enough talk, let's have the pictures do the talking. (Note: not all of the exhibits are shown here. All photos my own.)
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| This photo was shot inside of Yeo Chee Keong's interactive mixed-media work, A Secret Garden. Talk about being able to truly get inside of an artwork haha! |
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| Angela Chong's 3D Tic-Tac-Toe. You can actually play a proper game! Played with a young father-son team - think the kid was barely three? Maybe I should have let them win instead HAHA #competitiveviv |
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| Both of these photos are part of Chia Ming Chien's Wires photographic series. He aims to show how wires, which can be found everywhere (especially in a city like Singapore), have grown to become part of our landscape. |
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| Kumari Nahappan's Red Trail Series depicting Power, Strength and Victory - in that order. |
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A screenshot from Ho Tzu Nyen's The Bohemian Rhapsody Project, a six-minute video that tells its story entirely through Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Shot at the Old Parliament House, it weaves elements of Singapore's colonial and post-colonial history. Thought this was pretty interesting.
So the following pictures are from the Prudential Eye Zone instead, which features the work of other outstanding Asian artists. These are just a few of my favourites:
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| Yunhee Lee's La Divina Commedia, which is a sculptural ceramic feature detailing a young girl's encounter with death and how she comes back stronger and happier. Just one of several in the series - a chilling yet beautiful work. |
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| Donna Ong's secret, interiors: chrysalis (19). By far the creepiest and most haunting artwork of the lot. It's an installation that's meant to depict an adult's desire to recapture his/her childhood by playing with dolls, which soon turns into an obsession about wanting them to come to life. Think Frankenstein. I was actually scared to enter this room alone since it looked like a scene straight from a Gothic horror movie. Loved it though. |
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| Choy Chun Wei's Architecture of Desire. Did you know that this pretty collage was made from magazine and newspaper ads? Pretty amazing, if you ask me. |
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| Kei Imazu's Broken Image. Can't really remember what this one was about, although this appealed to me for some reason. |
These are just some of the many great works of art at the exhibition, and I'd recommend you to go just check it out! It was an enriching and even therapeutic experience - must be some sort of museum magic. It's only $9 for citizens, and it's really worth your money and time. Plus there's complementary admission every first Monday of the month till June (the exhibition ends on June 28), so just drop by after finals/whenever! (Note: this is NOT an ad, I'm definitely not getting paid LOL.)
8 April 2015, Wednesday: Zouk
For those of you who think I'm crazy for going in Week 12, I had a legit reason to do so! Ed's hosts in Korea came to Singapore and decided to go clubbing for the first time, so Ed, YT, P and I brought them on Ladies' Night! Must have been at least 8 months since I last went.
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| While waiting for YT. We were so early LOL we reached at 10+ |
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| 3 Biz + 1 FASS. But more like 1 ex-FASS, 1 fake Biz, 1 supposedly FOS-Biz and.. 1 Dean's List. LOL. |
That was one of the most enjoyable times though. Hope I can go again soon! Having the right company really matters.
24 March 2015, Tuesday: 8
Not in chronological order, but I just wanted to save the best for last. Thank you for the flower and the spontaneous night drive dear, it was wonderful. Keeping this short because you already know all this (:
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| 27/3/15 (: |
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| 사랑해 <3 |
A really long post this turned out to be! Am really starting to find blogging more and more enjoyable. Till next time then!
Yours Truly,
Viv
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