Who doesn’t love LEGO? Bring your favourite LEGO characters to life in this stop-motion animation ‘playshop’ by creating a one-minute animation film. This could be the start of your own version of The Lego Movie! Materials will be provided, including a thumb drive for you to bring home a copy of your film clip. (more…)
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SWF Lecture THE WHENS AND WHYS OF ‘SAYANG’: HOW A WORD CAPTURES OUR REGION’S HISTORY
How a word can have multiple meanings at the same time, and have their meanings change over time, is an interesting mirror to the unfolding of history. This lecture looks at one word in particular, ‘sayang’, charting its path of adaptation from pre-colonial and colonial histories to the post-colonial present; and considering how the changes in its meanings and applications – from fables to novels to cinema and pop culture – tells us more about ourselves, like how our own sensibilities and worldviews have evolved, leading to the postmodern present which we inhabit today. The word remains the same, but do we sayang today as our ancestors did? (more…)
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Art Biennales: History, Concepts and Curatorial Strategies at International Art Blockbuster Exhibitions
Ahead the upcoming 5th edition of the Singapore Biennale, this lecture is an introduction to the history, concepts, and strategies behind today’s curatorial-based periodic international art blockbuster exhibitions; also known as “Art Biennales”. (more…)