A Daily Act: Exercises for the everyday, from the everyday

A Daily Act is a year-long project by Atelier HOKO, commissioned by The Everyday Museum, a public art initiative by Singapore Art Museum. In July 2024, the project explored the nature of public art and daily routines through over 80 prompts distributed across Tanjong Pagar via banners, flyers and postcards. Each prompt invited public responses, written or performed. Reflecting on these responses, the creators turned their focus to the concept of “instructions” and observed a key insight: we perform instructions daily, often without realising it.

The concluding presentation of A Daily Act, part of Singapore Art Week 2025, will further the dialogue on how we navigate the boundaries between routine compliance and creative expression in our daily interactions. A Daily Act invites us to consider how instructions can free us, embrace subjectivity, and foster spontaneity and joy in everyday life.