Phenomenology Of Light And Rhythms Of The Earth

Zen Teh, Artist

SueKi Yee, Artist

1. Pre-exhibition Workshop: Embodiment of Light Workshop:

A workshop with 8-10 participants will be conducted. This will take the form of a walking tour at selected dark/dim sites in each city.

Reflective accounts on the embodied experiences on-site, as well as photographic responses from workshop participants will form the database. Data visualization will form the information basis for visual coding, and translation into performance and immersive installation forms. This workshop is a continuation of a workshop series by Zen Teh, where similar workshops have been conducted in Berlin, Phnom Penh and Bangkok, as part of her residency project at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien. The data generated by Singapore’s workshop will similarly contribute to the art making process of the data visualization videos, light installation and choreographed movements in the exhibition space.

2. Exhibition movement workshop:

Open movement workshop during SAW week

(Open to all ages, all movement levels)

In the space and context of the immersive exhibition, participants will be guided to interact with the exhibition with their body as a medium: How can we tune in to the body's instinct in reaction to light and darkness as we move through the space? What are the thoughts and emotions that come up, and how can we allow and express this through our bodies?

Through specific questions and prompts, the participants will delve into the thought process and considerations that goes into the exhibition and the performance. The exploration of space through movement also encourages reflection on how our bodies navigate the everyday, and to value our bodies as a container of embodied experience and knowledge.

3. Public performance at Objectifs

SueKi will be performing at Objectifs during the exhibition opening on 15 January. There will also be another performance on the same day as the exhibition movement workshop.