programme details - LASALLE College of the Arts

what’s
ArtWalk Little India
exactly?
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and LASALLE College of
the Arts, with the support of Little India Shopkeepers &
Heritage Association (LISHA), present ARTWALK LITTLE
INDIA (Sat 17 Jan 2015 – Wed 21 Jan 2015), a public art
project set in the cultural precinct of Little India in
Singapore.
Through artworks, film, music and many other
performances by students from LASALLE, the history
and traditions of Little India, as well as the personal
stories of its long-term residents, will be brought to life in
a multi-sensory art experience.
ARTWALK LITTLE INDIA is part of Singapore Art Week
2015, the pinnacle of Singapore’s art calendar.
LITTLE INDIA
SINGAPORE
Singapore is known for its multi-cultural society, and
Little India has always played a vital role in maintaining
that image. The area is a vibrant enclave for Singapore’s
Indian community, yet one will find much ethnic diversity
within its midst.
In Little India, visitors are offered an insight into a
different side of Singapore - one steeped with the
heritage, traditions and cultural charm of our local Indian
community.
So what are you waiting for? Come experience a living
heritage of cultural authenticity through ARTWALK
LITTLE INDIA!
More information available at:
http://www.lasalle.edu.sg/events/artwalk-little-india
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WALK TODAY
17 . 1. 2015 - 21 . 1. 2015
Programme
Trade Life
By Dominic Tong
1
2
Sat 17 Jan 2015 – Wed 21 Jan 2015
7:30PM – 9:30PM
665 Buffalo Road
Cattleland
BY Eunice Lim
3
Tue 20 Jan 2015 - Wed 21 Jan 2015
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Chander Road
Sat 17 Jan 2015
76 Buffalo Road
In the past, people traded cattle for a living,
and these people would hire Indian
migrants to work for them. The Indian
migrants would later form what we now
know as Little India. This mural painting of
cattle-trading serves as a reminder to the
residents of Little India of how far they
have come.
Inspired by his grandfather who used to be
a shopkeeper in Little India as well as a way
of paying homage to the quiet and diligent
individuals in this area who may not always
be recognised for their hard work, the artist
created a series of three outdoor video
installations of “hands at work” as
representations of different occupations in
Little India.
Impermanent Footprint
by Tinu Verghis
The artist will be creating street art with
coloured powder in the form of oversized
footprints on the road. Each footprint is
colourful with intricate designs and motifs.
Visitors will be able to step on these
footprints to create colourful foot trails
around the precinct.
Legend
Chander Road
Film Screening @ W!ld Rice
A collection of thesis and diploma short
fictional films and documentaries created by
LASALLE’s Puttnan School of Film that
celebrates Singapore’s cultural diversity. The Tekka Lane
line-up is as follows:
a.
Something Universal (11 minutes)
b.
Cheena Manaivi (11 minutes)
c.
Ang Panglalakbay (4 minutes)
d.
The Red Veil (11 minutes)
e.
Majulah (11 minutes)
Little India
f.
Kasamabhay (10 minutes)
NE7
g.
Kasih (17 minutes)
h.
Window of Dreams (11 minutes)
Sound of Interactions
BY MOSES TAN
Sat 17 Jan 2015
2 Belilios Road
Inspired by the different stories of Little
India, this installation consists of a net
knitted in rich, vibrant colours that are
reminiscent of the area. Bells used to
decorate the net would ring whenever the
wind blows to enhance the spirit of the
precinct.
6
Cabral
By Ousadia and SIFAS
Wed 21 Jan 2015
7:30PM – 7:45PM
Campbell Lane
A collaborative percussion performance
between Ousadia and SIFAS, where
Brazilian music will be fused with Indian
music to celebrate the interconnected
relationship between cultures and
residents of Little India.
Kerbau Road
INSTALLATIONS
FILM
Music
3
5
4
2
1
Start
Buffalo Road
oad
Race Course R
5
Race Course Road
Tue 20 Jan 2015 - Wed 21 Jan 2015
7:30PM – 9:30PM
W!ld Rice, 33 Kerbau Road
4
Visual ARts
6
Wed 21 Jan 2015
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Campbell Lane
Using various percussions from different
parts of India and fusing different styles,
the band will be playing tribal folk songs
in three different languages while
retaining the authenticity of folk traditions
with the thunder of Indian drums.
7
8
End
The Voodoo Sound
Akashic Records
7
Campbell Lane
8
Wed 21 Jan 2015
8:30pm - 9:15pm
Campbell Lane
Using traditional Indian ethnic rhythms
and westernised elements of funk, The
Voodoo Sound fuses these two types of
tunes to create an entirely new genre of
experimental music.