The Dead Room is an installation portraying humankind’s violation toward the natural environment around us. Living rooms are traditionally spaces where humans form social connections, seek comfort in the refuge of personal territories, and share common bond with one another. We tend to forget that the materials used to create such spaces are traditionally wood, which comes from trees that are also living beings. The Dead Room aims to portray humankind’s dominance over other living creatures through reimagining a living room space.
‘Pucuk Rebung’ or bamboo shoot motif is one of the prominent motifs in Malay Islamic culture. Rebung Stool is a stool that lies in a diffusion cross cultural between Malay Islamic motif and western furniture. Decorative element ‘Pucuk Rebung’ was reinvestigated and employed to create the form of modern stool. The outcome of this project is intended to revive and reflect the traditional motif of Malay Islamic culture in Singapore through every product.
Singapore is one of Asia’s great success stories where it transformed from a third to first world country. As Singapore continues to develop, it is inevitable that each new generation let go of the past and chooses to retain the history relevant to them. The art installation is developed based on the objective to promote and create an understanding of the history of The Singapore River among the younger generations through a unique visual experience. The art installation is designed in-sync with the outdoor of The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. Frame Art Installation is designed with the philosophy of standing at the present and looking back into the past, which is the location of The Singapore River.
Frame Art Installation portrays an optical illusion of 3D movement of graphical illustrations on transparent material objects that explain the stories of The Singapore River. The subjects of the Frame Art Installation revolves around the stories of The Clifford Pier, The Fullerton Hotel Lighthouse in relation with “TongKang” and “Twakow”, The Merlion and lastly, imagining the past of “TongKang” and “Twakow” in present day with The Singapore River The composition of the frames is with reference to a human’s hand. It serves as a reminder to the audience that the past activities of The Singapore River contribute to the success of present Singapore. Furthermore, it illustrates the correlation and importance of history as they serve important lessons for us to learn and remember our vulnerabilities to achieve greater success.
Frame Art Installation portrays an optical illusion of 3D movement of graphical illustrations on transparent material objects that explain the stories of The Singapore River. Each subject story is portrayed using 3 frames. There are a total of 12 frames and are the composition is with reference to a human’s hand. The ‘thumb’ is represented by the viewer as the present, while the ‘fingers’ are represented by the 4 frames of the past. This illustrates the correlation and importance of history as they serve as important lessons for us to learn and remember our vulnerabilities to achieve greater success.
