Text installation (in two parts) with acrylic sheets at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Singapore
Conceptualised during Singapore’s 2020 ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown period, This Time reflects on our heightened sensitivities toward time, distances and proximities. The artwork features two sets of texts on both sides of the bridge near the Riverside Gallery.
THIS TIME APART / THIS DISTANCE TOGETHER
LONGING FOR THE SKY / REACHING FOR THE SEA
Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the texts speak to a time where we are held apart, yet share a sense of longing together. Looking beyond, the texts are a reminder of life’s uncertainties, desires, and hopes. As a site-responsive artwork, the texts work with the elements of the surrounding environment, such as the apartment blocks, the river, sky, and trees. When encountered together, they suggest a dynamic and perpetual connection to the rest of the city and beyond.
Exhibition
22 Jan – 6 Jun 2021
Re-written: The World Ahead of Us. National Arts Council Public Art Trust commission.
Various locations, Singapore.
Features / Mentions
- Huang, X.J. “随公共艺术吟诗游园” (Poetic park tour with public art). Lianhe Zhaobao, zbNOW. 8 Apr 2021.
- Bay, M. “The large art installations you need to check out at your neighbourhood park”. Her World. 9 Apr 2021.
Video
- NAC Visual Arts. “Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us (360° Tour)”. Exhibition video. National Arts Council. 26 Mar 2022.
- NAC Visual Arts. “Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us”. Artist interview video. National Arts Council. 29 Oct 2021.
