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21.7.2005 -  Wet Balai - Sharon Chin - Notthatbalai

My recent visit to a Laman Seni art event at our Balai Seni Lukis resulted in a disastrous afternoon - and my first article written for Kakiseni.com. Click here to read it.

Now folks, I am excited about two events listed below.

First, Sharon Chin's upcoming solo exhibition which will involve, among other things, an exciting installation artwork (yes, I've already seen it!) and a self-published zine for viewers to take home with them.

Second, the impending Notthatbalai fest. Why? Because my husband and I are participating in it! See you there!

And the usual news: More articles have been added to the General Articles section, and dead links have been fixed. Also, I've removed links to Singapore galleries from the Database, because, well, there are other places on the Net for those.

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Isolation House. An exhibition by Chong Kim Chiew at Rumah Air Panas. Runs 17 July - 14 August 2005. Click here for full details.

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Boats And Bridges: a first solo exhibition by Sharon Chin. Opens 4 August 2005 (8pm) at Reka Art Space.
Boats and Bridges is a solo exhibition of installations and drawings by Sharon Chin. A graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, majoring in sculpture, she has recently returned to Kuala Lumpur. This is her first body of work made at home. The works are about transitions and journeys from one place to another. Two installations explore the boats and bridges that we build to undertake these journeys—metaphorical structures constructed out of hopes and dreams, words and promises.

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COMING VERY SOON. Wed 17 - Sun 21 August 2005. The 2nd Notthatbalai art festival: "High Voltage", organized by the people at Lost Generation Space, at No.11 Lorong Permai, Off Jalan Syed Putra, Robson Heights, Taman Seputeh, KL. Bug Yeoh 019-6838397/ Tsu 016-9003389 for more details.

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Long E-mail from Sek Thim reads:

Greetings!

Reka Art Space in collaboration with KRYSS (Knowledge and Rights for Young People Through Safer Spaces) will be running a visual arts project entitled SCRIPTED BODIES beginning 21 August 2005. We are looking for 6 – 10 visual artists below the age of 35 to participate in this project.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT >   Using the image of the human body as a visual motif and the basis for exploration, this project aims to look at how various ideological and political forces inscribe themselves on our bodies, affecting the way we regard ourselves and each other, groom, move, act and interact. We will consider the role these forces play in shaping attitudes towards our bodies especially in relation to issues of identity, gender and sexuality.

PROJECT STRUCTURE >   The project will comprise three main components: - a workshop held over 6 Sundays beginning 21 August 2005, that will orient 6 to 10 visual artists below the age of 35 on the issue of the body as inscribed text - video documentation of the change process in terms of perceptions and mental frameworks around the body and sexuality that the participants experience - exhibition of the resulting art work on 20th October 2005 at Reka Art Space

WORKSHOP >   For the proposed workshop, 6 to 10 artists under the age of 35 and working in a variety of media, will be expected to meet three Sundays in a row in Reka Art Space and work with facilitators in different workshop sessions delivered on religion, culture and sexuality. Following which the artists will work individually on their various projects for a further 3-4 weeks, meeting regularly at Reka Art Space for peer critique sessions.

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION >   During the period of the workshop, video documentation will be carried out to capture the process of change or non-change with a primary focus on the artists, their thoughts, views and reactions to the workshops, about their work, in their work spaces and interviews by the curator.

OUTPUTS/IMMEDIATE OUTCOME >   The resulting art-work will be exhibited for 3 weeks at Reka Art Space, opening 20th October 2005 while the video documentation will form the basis for a paper to be presented by KRYSS at the 10th AWID* International Forum in Bangkok on 27th October 2005. In the event that art-works are sold in the exhibition, proceeds will be shared by the artist, Reka Art Space and KRYSS, to be channelled towards funding for future workshops.
*Association for Women’s Rights and Development

PAYMENTS >   We will be offering a small stipend to participants to help with materials and transportation costs.

HOW TO APPLY>   If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please send us before 7 August 2005 through email sek.thim@streamyx.com or yoongchia46@hotmail.com or angela@kryss.org the following : a) a list of exhibitions/ art workshops/ projects that you have participated in b) a statement of interest and commitment which can either be written in any language or conveyed through a chat on the phone with Angela 012.307.7091 or Sek Thim 017.872.7721 or Yoong Chia 016.374.5848.

CONTACT >   Reka Art Space 7880.5982 Sek Thim 017.872.7721 Yoong Chia 016.374.5848 Angela 012.307.7091

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