8th edition of Light to Night Singapore starts from January 19, organisers to enthral visitors with over 60 programmes and artworks

Reimagine what artwork might be on the 8th edition of Light to Night Singapore. The marquee occasion of Singapore Art Week takes festival-goers on a journey of sudden and unconventional exploration, utilizing inspiration from historical past, origin, and artworks from the National Collection to current a large number of sensorial experiences for all.

Stretching throughout three weeks from 19 January to 8 February 2024, festival-goers can look ahead to over 60 artworks and programmes ranging from interactive artwork installations, interdisciplinary programmes, mesmerising gentle projections, and stay performances that can set the Civic District abuzz. With free and ticketed experiences for all to get pleasure from, festival-goers can pre-book their tickets for choose programmes to safe their slots.

Organised by National Gallery Singapore, supported by Development Partner Tote Board, Strategic Partner National Arts Council, matched by the Cultural Matching Fund and Supporter CapitaLand, and in shut partnership with cultural establishments and collaborators within the Civic District, the competition showcases the standard of the visible arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia, that includes thought-provoking works by veteran and budding artists from throughout the area.

This contains works by Singaporean artists Lee Wen, Teo Eng Seng and Kumari Nahappan, Indonesian artist Arahmaiani, Paris-based artist Milosh Luczynski, and many extra. Centred across the theme of “Reimagine”, artworks by these artists showcase modern artwork types that encourage audiences to interact, method, and take part in artwork by means of contemporary views.

Showcasing a various lineup of artists from Singapore and Southeast Asia, Light to Night Singapore 2024 encourages festival-goers to interact in introspection whereas reimagining artwork and on a regular basis areas by means of artworks and programmes which might be immersive and interactive for all to get pleasure from. Embracing the theme “Reimagine”, the competition goals to foster a brand new appreciation and love for the visible arts, the place every encounter with artwork turns into a chance to rediscover and reimagine the world round us.

Suenne Megan Tan, Festival Executive Director and Senior Director of Museum Planning and Audience Engagement at National Gallery Singapore.

Festival-goers are inspired to reimagine artwork and play

As half of reimagining the traditional notions of artwork, Light to Night Singapore 2024 presents festival-goers with new types of artwork engagement by means of immersive and sensorial works that invite them to work together with the artworks.

• Ping Pong Go-Round by Lee Wen on the National Gallery Singapore’s City Hall Wing, Level 2: Fancy a sport of desk tennis? Friends, households, and strangers are invited to come collectively to activate the art work by taking part in an unorthodox multi-directional sport of desk tennis round a round desk, symbolising the alternate of energy, concepts and dialogue. Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Wen, largely identified for his Yellow Man Series, focuses his artwork round sociopolitical commentary involved with points similar to his id as an Asian man and globalisation.

• Wishful Thinking by Whisperlodge at National Gallery Singapore’s The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium Foyer: Enter a multi-room set up the place festival-goers can uncover sudden textures and sounds on this immersive expertise impressed by autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). On Saturday evenings, festival-goers can get pleasure from a 60-minute stay ASMR efficiency on and across the set up, offering a quick escape from day by day life. This is a ticketed set up at SGD5 per individual.

• 8-bit Word Cloud by Justin Loke at The Arts House Front Lawn: Inspired by the pixelated graphics of video video games, the art work invitations festival-goers to uncover the interaction of phrases and creativeness by trying to find hidden letters scattered all through the Civic District’s six artwork benches to full the poem.

• Party Pavilion by Howie Kim at Asian Civilisations Museum Green: Experience dancing lights and vibrant colors on the Party Pavilion, the place creativeness meets nostalgia. Inspired by the museum’s assortment and the whimsy of theme parks, the art work embodies exuberance of adolescence, inviting festival-goers to rediscover carefree youth and embrace imaginative escapades.

Artists reimagine mediums and supplies with contemporary visions

In preparation for Light to Night Singapore 2024, Southeast Asian artists are challenged to reimagine the boundaries of their craft as they enterprise into uncharted territories of gentle projections and new supplies, forging new paths and showcasing their modern spirit and dedication to inventive evolution.

• Wings of Change by Kumari Nahappan at Padang Field: Singaporean artist Kumari Nahappan debuts an inflatable art work, magnifying her iconic saga seed right into a six-metre set up illuminating the competition at sundown. Addressing the vanishing saga timber, the piece urges motion for sustainability and preservation, inviting festival-goers to interact in local weather activism. Encouraging participation, Kumari invitations audiences to flow into clockwise across the seed, selling dwelling within the second and fostering constructive change.

• Teo Eng Seng: Living the Life by Teo Eng Seng and Milosh Luczynski at National Gallery Singapore’s façade projection: Early native abstractionist and Cultural Medallion recipient Teo Eng Seng, greatest identified for his works in paperdyesculp, will create a lightweight projection art work for the primary time. Through vivid compositions, riotous colors, and spontaneous preparations, the art work invitations festival-goers to embrace the boundless prospects and sheer rawness of on a regular basis life.

• Temple of Love by Arahmaiani, Wayang Merdeka, and Milosh Luczynski at National Gallery Singapore’s façade projection: Indonesian visible and efficiency artist Arahmaiani may even be presenting her first gentle projection work in collaboration with shadow puppetry collective Wayang Merdeka and Paris-based multi-disciplinary visible and intermedia artist, Milosh Luczynski. Rooted in an ecological narrative of destruction and therapeutic, the artists labored with varied communities to depict the rejuvenating powers of Mother Nature.

• Winter Sonata, Summer Mookata by Knuckles & Notch at The Arts House’s façade projection: Known for his or her daring graphic works, risograph printing and publishing studio Knuckles & Notch tries their hand at gentle projections. Festival-goers might be handled to a surreal and mind-bending journey that narrates ecological challenges, coupled with an exploration of religious consciousness and trippy visible wonders.

Reimagined artwork shows that stretch into multi-dimensional spatial experiences

Festival-goers can discover artworks that ingeniously reimagine the encircling house, delivering contemporary and multi-dimensional artwork encounters across the Civic District.

• Rapture by Victor Tan at Gallery’s Padang Atrium: Seven human determine sculptures will “float” mid-air, with one determine seated on a pedestal inside the Atrium. Inspired by the biblical notion of rapture, the act of ascending to a realm past our personal, the eight life- sized wire sculptures signify the transition from the earthly to the religious to symbolise a give up to the divine.

• Symphony of Order by Sarah Choo Jing at Gallery’s Rotunda Library & Archive projection: Festival-goers might be handled to the competition’s first multi-channel set up fee. Deviating from the traditional use of illustration, this projection art work immerses viewers in a 360-degree eating scene that includes 12 characters, to discover the intricate interaction of “order” and “unstated legal guidelines” by means of movie. Each character might be spotlighted through a devoted movie, which might be performed on 4 TV screens positioned on the desks of the library.

• Wayang Spaceship by Ming Wong at Empress Lawn at Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall: Co-presented with Singapore Art Museum, Wayang Spaceship is a reimagined Chinese opera stage. Shuttling festival-goers by means of the previous, current and future, the set up takes visitors on a voyage by means of the evolution of Chinese opera and its cinematic transformations, exploring its unlikely relationship with the event of science fiction. The spotlight of the encounter happens nightly because the Wayang Spaceship prompts with gentle, sound, and movie.

• Embroidered Landscapes by SISTRUM at Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall’s façade projection: Drawing inspiration from 街戏, or jie xi, a kind of Chinese Opera that’s fading from the streets of Singapore, SISTRUM attracts inspiration from its costumes and music, to create new cityscapes combining vernacular and up to date artwork types.

• The Gachapartment Complex by Nikkei at Funan Basement 2 Underground Pedestrian Linkway: Local illustrator Nikkei crafted a hidden utopia the place toys stay complicated lives akin to our personal. Festival-goers can witness these toys come to life and discover parallels between their busy lives and the hustle and bustle of Funan, utilizing an (*60*) Reality element created by Temasek Polytechnic college students. The Gallery is worked up to renew its partnership with CapitaLand for 2 extra years, from 2024 to 2025, for an expanded assortment of artworks in CapitaLand malls to foster artwork outreach inside these dynamic areas.

Reimagining artwork and way of life programmes for all

Beyond exploring the artwork installations throughout the Civic District, festival-goers can even take part in varied programmes that search to present them with new artwork experiences and foster a brand new appreciation and love for artwork.

• Art x Social Festival Street alongside St Andrew’s Road: On the primary two competition weekends, festival-goers could make a pit cease on the competition village which might be totally pedestrianised for the return of the ever-popular Art x Social, with an assortment of meals and beverage choices to maintain festival-goers recharged.

• Dungeons & Dragons: The Art Quest at National Gallery Singapore’s UOB Southeast Asia Galleries: Fans of the role-playing tabletop sport can take part in a reimagined rendition of their favorite sport which includes artwork from the National Collection. Players will make choices within the vibrant world of fantastical creatures that resonate with the feelings and themes present in Indonesian artist Raden Saleh and Thai artist Pratuang Emjaroen’s masterpieces. This is a brand new ticketed programme accessible at SGD20 per individual for a 45-minute session.

• Collective Canvas: A Tour Reimagined at National Gallery Singapore’s UOB Southeast Asia Galleries: Festival-goers can look ahead to participatory storytelling expertise guided by knowledgeable storytellers who will uncover fragments of tales hid inside the masterpieces. By the tip of the tour, members would have co-created a story in regards to the artworks within the Gallery that transcends time, tradition, and canvases. This is a brand new ticketed programme accessible at $8/pax for a 30-minute session.

• Basement X at National Gallery Singapore’s Spine Hall: For the primary time, the competition transforms the Spine Hall right into a group house the place festival-goers can participate in a myriad of hands-on actions to create their very own artwork on the Make and Take Activity Stations or try the Vendor Market.

The Gallery’s well-loved programmes, like Gallery Gigs and Artsplaining, will return in 2024’s edition with new artists and audio system.

As a key Singapore Art Week programme, artwork actually takes over with Light to Night Singapore including to the plethora of experiences throughout precincts. It is at all times heartening to see various communities coming collectively to benefit from the transformation of the Civic District by means of the thrilling line-up of programmes. We hope extra Singaporeans and visitors will respect the vibrancy of Singapore’s arts whereas taking the time to join with one another.

Aruna Johnson, Director, Access and Community Engagement on the National Arts Council.

Tan Choon Shian, Chief Executive of Tote Board says, “Through the years, Light to Night Singapore has illuminated the Civic District, providing accessible artwork experiences that enrich our vibrant arts scene. The competition exemplifies our dedication to group engagement and celebrates the resilience of our society. Our assist for Light to Night Singapore aligns with our imaginative and prescient to carry collectively various communities by means of immersive experiences, similar to the humanities, to foster a shared envisioning of inclusive and cohesive societies in Singapore.”

Offering visitors extra time to go to and discover the competition and immerse themselves in artwork, National Gallery Singapore will lengthen its opening hours till 11pm on competition weekends (Fridays to Sundays) and provide free entry to all exhibitions. This contains the Gallery’s year-end blockbuster, Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America. Gallery Insiders may even get 10% off all ticketed competition programmes inside the Gallery.

Booking of ticketed programmes is presently accessible on lighttonight.sg. Festival-goers are inspired to pre-register for the programmes to be sure that they don’t miss out on the extremely standard programmes such because the Dungeon & Dragons classes impressed by the National Collection and Wishful Thinking by Whisperlodge.

Light to Night Singapore 2024 is organised by National Gallery Singapore, with collaborating companions Asian Civilisations Museum, Esplanade – Theatres by the Bay, Funan, The Arts House, Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall and Singapore Art Museum. Light to Night Singapore is supported by Development Partner Tote Board, Strategic Partner National Arts Council, matched by the Cultural Matching Fund and Supporter CapitaLand.