A Weekend with The Everyday Museum
A Weekend with The Everyday Museum is a series of programmes surrounding our ongoing public art commissions. Expect to encounter everyday sights, sounds and uses of various sites with fresh eyes.
With the theme of “Temporal Bodies,” this edition pays attention to site-specific dance performances and durational presentations that explore the relationship between the body and time. Through these spatial engagements, explore the intersection of presence and temporality—how bodies move through time, how the passage of time manifests in physical expressions, as well as practicing mindfulness in relation to the rhythms of durational experiences. Scroll down to find out more about the lineup.
The Everyday Museum is a public art initiative by Singapore Art Museum dedicated to supporting artistic practice in public spaces.
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*Programmes may be subject to change without prior notice. Information accurate at time of publishing.
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[PERFORMANCE] Bodily Meander
Bodily Meander
A Site-Specific Movement Connection
Date: Sun, 17 and 24 Nov 2024
Time: 5pm and 8pm
Venue: Duxton Plain Park
Meet between Essen@The Pinnacle and the Indian Rubber Heritage Tree next to Poh Toh Si Temple
Click here for the Google Map location
Free, by registration
Bodily Meander draws its primary impetus from Aki Hassan’s public art commission, Grounding Points: Settled and Settling In, which mark the northern and southern points of Duxton Plain Park. It invites participants to perceive beyond the functional existence of a space and connect to a place with its own memories in a new light. The participants’ corporeal bodies then become the main medium of connection to the space. Both the performers and audience imprint ephemeral physical traces of engaging with the artwork and its immediate environment – highlight observations in reciprocity between the organic and synthetic, human and non-human, movement and stillness. Like a river depositing sediments as it flows, the performance transforms into a conduit for heightened sensibilities within Duxton Plain Park.
Notes to Audience
1. What to Bring
- This is a roving performance. You are encouraged to dress comfortably and travel light. You are also advised to bring a water bottle, and prepare wet weather gear and insect repellent.
2. Inclement Weather
- This is a shine-only programme. In view of severe weather conditions, the performance may be delayed by a maximum of 15 minutes, paused or cancelled for the safety of all. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.
3. Photography & Videography
- You are welcome to take non-flash photos and videos. Please ensure that devices are on silent mode to minimise disruptions during the performance.
- Please note that there may be photography and/or recording (audio and/or video) at the event. By attending, you consent to your photograph and/or recording (video/audio) being used for future online and offline communications by SAM for archival, museum-related publicity and publications only.
4. Accessibility
- If you require assistance accessing the performance location, have mobility conditions or related needs, please let us know during registration.
5. Liability
Singapore Art Museum is not liable for any injury, loss or damage that may be sustained from programme participation.
[ACTIVATION] p a c e
p a c e
A dance and sonic activation across the Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
Date: Sat, 16 and 23 Nov 2024
Time: 4.30–5.30pm
Venue: Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
Free, by registration
p a c e is a performance centred on rhythm. It follows people moving in and out of sync, exploring how we move, move together and move with one another. It is an invitation to reimagine the act of waiting, walking and the way we move through transient spaces.
Viewing the concept of freedom of movement on a local day-to-day scale, what do we do with the freedom(s) that we do have? The work wishes to celebrate all types, forms, ages and expressions of movement as an exercise of agency.
Notes to Audience
1. Photography & Videography
- Please note that there may be photography and/or recording (audio and/or video) at the event. By attending, you consent to your photograph and/or recording (video/audio) being used for future online and offline communications by SAM for archival, museum-related publicity and publications only.
2. Liability
Singapore Art Museum is not liable for any injury, loss or damage that may be sustained from programme participation.
[SELF-GUIDED] updraft
updraft
A site-specific sonic presentation by ambient artist Kin Leonn
Date: Sat–Sun, 16–17 Nov and 23–24 Nov 2024
Time: 10am–7pm
Venue: Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Front Stairwell, Lobby B, next to SAM
Free, self-guided
updraft is a sonic presentation by Kin Leonn that is inspired by the swirling of air currents from both manmade and natural sources. An ambient composition flows through the stairwell on a multi-channel loop, traversing up and down the space through 12 speakers. On the third-floor balcony of Tanjong Pagar Distripark, a focused listening station with two sets of headphones is situated facing the highway. Here, listeners can briefly shift the ongoing environmental noise into the background. Responding to the present environment, the work seeks to explore and understand the rhythms and frequency of manmade noise, ultimately re-contextualising them by channelling these noises into a more intentional cacophony.