Kleine See

Kleine See is an exhibit by Takashi Kuribayashi.

Located at the National Museum, it seems to resonate with another piece I saw at Tanglin Camp during the Singapore Biennale last year.



His work is about border lines and transition zones. Hence, you get "in-between" when you peer at the seal and the water as you walk up the flight of steps leading you into the exhibit.



Because Singapore's a concrete jungle, Kuribayashi hopes to inspire a greater awareness of the real nature outside.



With the talk about global warming and climate change, this seems to send a message on conservation if you ask me.

This theme runs in another artwork A Day Without A Tree.

Besides the Point

There's a new gallery in town. It is none other than the Wheelock Art Gallery.

You can literally walk into this one.



This one's titled "Besides the Point" by Ketna Patel. Her works are a blend of Art, Lifestyle, Marketing and Design.



Pointed things stand out in this artwork. But the wierd thing is what else is worth noticing "besides the point"?



Big slippers, a bed and a curvy couch stand out presumably to reflect the Lifestyle and Design themes of her work.



However, I think what the artist wants to draw attention to are the colourful prints on the items. It looks like a quilt of Singaporean-ness through the sign. Wonder what is with the "do not think" sign.

Singapore Design Festival 2007

This is a long overdue post about the Singapore Design Festival.

Just like an accidental tourist, I chanced upon two of these exhibitions, well, by accident.

The first was a "design your adidas shoe" exhibit.



In collaboration with clothing label Flesh Imp, each adidas Superstar design was based on the theme "7 Sins".



These designs were unveiled at the Flesh Imp x adidas Sinful World Tour exhibition at The Heeren.

The next one was an exhibition on Swiss architecture titled Inventioneering Architecture.



The buildings are atop the green portion which is supposed to resemble a cross-section of the Swiss Alps.



The installation is an exploration of architecture, technology and design - all uniquely Swiss.



For more information, visit www.swisshouse.org.sg