The work Calendars is composed of 1001 images of deserted public areas in Singapore printed on pages of a calendar set from the year of 2020 until 2096. Yet Chong photographed these public spaces (shopping centers, museums, MRT stations and schools) between 2004 and 2010. Calendars continues Hong’s conceptual investigation of the intersections between time, space and situation.
COVID-19 May 2020 by Hikaru Fujii was filmed during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this work Fujii filmed the group exhibition Things Entangling, the final phase of a collaboration between KADIST and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. At the time that the first Covid-19 lockdowns were instated in Japan, the exhibition was fully installed, but it was not accessible to the public for an indeterminate duration.
Hikaru Fujii utilizes film to bridge art and social activism...
Podcast 105: SIFA 2022 | ArtsEquator Skip to content Nabilah Said, Dia Hakim and Corrie Tan discuss the Singapore International Festival of Arts that took place on 20 May - 5 June 2022...
Spectrum of Nature in SIFA 2022 | ArtsEquator Skip to content ArtsEquator interviews four artists whose works depict nature in different spectrums, at the upcoming Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022...
Redressing a shared silhouette: project SALOME at SIFA 2022 | ArtsEquator Skip to content What is project SALOME ? Who is Seah Loh Mei? Singapore theatre director Ong Keng Sen puts his own spin on the fantastical figure of Salome in this multidisciplinary multi-pronged performance which incorporates documentary film, live performance and even a pre-event social media component....
8 picks from the dreamy, mind-bending SIFA 2022 | ArtsEquator Skip to content Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022 is just around the corner, with a slate of offerings that are as multidisciplinary, dreamy and mind-bending as they are spectacular and thought provoking...
Podcast 95: Three Sisters and _T0701_ at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Arts House Limited / Nine Years Theatre and The Pond Photography August 19, 2021 In this episode of the ArtsEquator theatre podcast, Naeem Kapadia, Matthew Lyon and Nabilah Said discuss Three Sisters by Nine Years Theatre and _T0701_ by Zeugma, which were both part of SIFA 2021...
Podcast 92: Critics Live: OIWA by The Finger Players at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Arts House Limited July 3, 2021 Critics Alice Saville (UK), Amitha Amranand (TH), Matthew Lyon (SG) and Taisuke Shimanuki (JP) discuss OIWA: The Ghost of Yotsuya by The Finger Players, presented at Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA)...
The Body Witness: Gardens Speak, en route, As Far As Isolation Goes at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Arts House Limited June 28, 2021 By Vithya Subramaniam (1,600 words, 6-minute read) Though cancelled last year amid the developing pandemic, Singapore International Festival of Arts has done well to lean into the possibilities of small-group, distanced programmes for this year’s line-up...
Podcast 90: Critics Live: The Year of No Return by The Necessary Stage at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Tuckys Photography June 23, 2021 Singapore critics Clarissa Oon, Lee Shu Yu, Nabilah Said and Naeem Kapadia discuss The Year of No Return by The Necessary Stage, presented at Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA)...
Podcast 89: Critics Live: Three Sisters at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints The Pond Photography June 22, 2021 Critics Corrie Tan (SG), Elisabeth Vincentelli (US), Jose Solís (US) and Sharaad Kuttan (MY) chat about Three Sisters by Singapore’s Nine Years Theatre and SITI Company from New York, presented at Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA)...
Podcast 88: Critics Live: The Journey by Scott Silven at SIFA 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints David Wilkinson/Empirical Photography June 12, 2021 Critics Ben Valentine (US), Kathy Rowland (SG), Michael HB Raditya (ID), Sharmilla Ganesan (MY) chat about The Journey by UK-based illusionist and mentalist, Scott Silven...
Expand, Exchange, and Beyond: A reflection of the Asian Arts Media Roundtable 2021 at SIFA | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 9, 2021 By Gladhys Elliona It was a laid-back day at the end of April, when I got the email from ArtsEquator informing me that I had gotten into the Asian Arts Media Roundtable (AAMR) at the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2021...
Who's Afraid of the VOD? : Highlights of SIFA On Demand | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 5, 2021 Let’s face it...
A few walks-with: Vel Vel: A Sonic Walk and more | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles CK Eng March 22, 2021 By Vithya Subramaniam (1,961 words, 8-minute read) We’ve taken more walks these days, haven’t we? Walking isn’t new to us...
Maduro, online jazz concerts, SIFA: A jazz bar evolves in a pandemic | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints SIFA December 26, 2020 For former jazz pianist Peter Ng, the past year has been one of great change...
Did you want more sleep? : weish knows people are tired of livestreams | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints SIFA December 23, 2020 For artist weish, who is one-half of electronica duo .gif, this has been an intense year creatively, and one of increased self-scrutiny...
Why everyone is dancing during the pandemic: The Wandering at SIFA 2020 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints December 3, 2020 ArtsEquator speaks to Andy Chia, Natalie Alexandra, Rizman Putra, Russell Morton and Yeo Siew Hua, the creatives behind The Wandering , a dance film about loss connections and a family in crisis, about what it’s like working on the film together, especially during a pandemic...
Year-end SIFA Spotlight: 5 things you should catch | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Image: Maria Baranova October 16, 2020 The unabashedly virtual edition of SIFA just launched its slate of year-end programmes, marked by dreamy and lush audioscapes, compelling narratives, and encounters with the audience in places both personal and private...
Singular Screens – Cinema, the way you want it | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles SIFA 2020 September 4, 2020 As Singapore gets used to life under Phase 2 of our COVID-19 relaxation measures, players like Singapore Festival of the Arts (SIFA) – or its gentle rebrand SIFA v2.020 – are responding with programmes that are welcoming us back into a semblance of normalcy...
SOURCE X Audible Lands: Spotlight on Singapore's migrant musicians | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar July 6, 2020 SOURCE X Audible Lands is a film and music programme done in collaboration by The Observatory and filmmaker Eric Lee...
Open Calls and Opportunities: Mar 2020 (Singapore/SEA) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar March 19, 2020 ArtsEquator Lobang is a list of available open calls, job postings and other opportunities open to people from Singapore and Southeast Asia...
Open Calls and Opportunities: Feb 2020 (Singapore/SEA) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar February 19, 2020 ArtsEquator Lobang is a list of available open calls, job postings and other opportunities open to people from Singapore and Southeast Asia...
Behind the scenes with the Women of SIFA | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles SIFA February 13, 2020 By Nabilah Said ArtsEquator speaks to four women that are part of the local commissions of SIFA 2020 – Siti Khalijah Zainal , Jodi Chan , Ellison Tan and Mia Chee ...
Podcast 74: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles André Chong January 29, 2020 Duration: 30 min Matt Lyon, Naeem Kapadia and Nabilah Said discuss three productions at this year’s edition of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival – Contemplating Kopitiam & Kampong Wa’ Hassan by NAFA and Oliver Chong; A Tiny Country by Attempts; and Secretive Thing 215 by Lemon & Koko...
20 Arts and Cultural Festivals to Visit in Southeast Asia in 2020 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Sunitha Janamohanan January 16, 2020 It’s the year 2020 and the world is rife with new Instagram filters, hashtag 2020vision (yes, we get it) and the perennial “new year, new me” declarations...
Open Calls and Opportunities: Jan 2020 (Singapore/SEA) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints January 9, 2020 ArtsEquator Lobang is a list of available open calls, job postings and other opportunities open to people from Singapore and Southeast Asia...
What If Your Body Turns into a Sculpture? : Interview with Sasha Waltz on "Körper" at SIFA 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles April 29, 2019 By Winnie Chen Dixon (600 words, four-minute read) Have you ever imagined dancers’ bodies turning into sculptures, as if time stood still? This is the impression of Körper (Body) , the signature dance performance of this year’s edition of the Singapore International Festival of Arts....
The Beauty of Time and Image: “ST/LL” at SIFA 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles April 23, 2019 Seamlessly blending the digital image, live dance and a richly evocative music score, ST/LL is startlingly beautiful treat for the eyes and the ears...
SIFA 2019: Top Ten Picks | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Image: SIFA 2019 April 1, 2019 By Akanksha Raja The 42nd Singapore International Festival of Arts returns this year from 16 May to 2 June 2019...
"Dionysus": Suzuki Tadashi Brings Vengeance to SIFA 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Dian P Susilaradeya January 14, 2019 By Kathy Rowland (642 words, three-minute read) Suzuki Tadashi is one of the brand names in the international tour circuit, whose productions have earned critical praise and inspired several generations of audiences...
The work Calendars is composed of 1001 images of deserted public areas in Singapore printed on pages of a calendar set from the year of 2020 until 2096...
COVID-19 May 2020 by Hikaru Fujii was filmed during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic...