A light-hearted story of Hermit the crab who leaves his ugly, old home for one that is more beautiful. However, he soon realises that his new home is not as safe and secure as his old one.

The Spectators team members are Soo Qian Hua, Rathakirushnan Vetri Selvan, Chua Eng Soon and Kwan Yi Yan. The Misadventures of Hermit the Crab is part of the N.E.mation! competition series.

A little girl talks to her mother about how bees collect honey and work together to defend their hive from intruders. What is needed? 100% commitment, cohesion and confidence from the bees.

Fishy Dreams was one of the first hand-drawn animations Jennifer Yoo has ever made. It started as an exercise in creating "thumbnails", but with feedback and time it became something more.   The animation is a testament to all the strange moments and dreams that she has had during her lifetime.

While the cat’s asleep, the dog’s up to no good!

Davadrian Maramis is constantly on the lookout for new techniques and improvements in creative design. He has worked as a creative consultant for FOX, a web interactive designer at KlikTV and is presently a broadcast designer at The Moving Visuals Co.

A little boy finds a penguin on his doorstep. At first he is unsure of what to do, but becomes he determined to help the penguin find his way back home. This magical tale of friendship and loneliness is based on the best-selling picture book by Oliver Jeffers.

An animation of three glasses that house a family shows how strife within the family makes their home an unpleasant place but how living in harmony changes everything.

Celebrate the diversity of cultures and faiths in Singapore with these animated cut-out dolls dressed in colourful costumes.

Everyday sounds heard from dawn to dusk – a uniquely Singaporean Symphony!

A perfectionist driver is obsessed with parking his car perfectly. He demands from himself the highest standards in the art of parking. But how can one park perfectly in an imperfect car park?

Stretch your imagination with this humorous stop-motion animation on a whiteboard that tells the tale of one fish's adventure!

BlackWhite was made while the filmmakers were students at the Hwa Chong Institution. This animation short was awarded a distinction in the Creative Arts category at the institution's 26th Projects Competition (2010) and was the champion at the AniMania (2011).

A fluid and lyrical pencil-drawn animation short about all things precious to the filmmaker.

During a science examination at school Sam is stuck at a question.  Sitting just two tables away is the girl that he fancies, and as he gazes in her direction the stitches of her striking purple bag catches his eye. It reminds him of an incident that may just give him a clue to his science question…

Saravanan Sambasivam graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a BA (Hons) in Film with First Class Honours and received the Lasalle Award for Academic Excellence. His thesis film project Wild Dogs was selected to be screened at the 11th Anchorage International Film Festival in 2011. He was also the Director of Photography for Hentak Kaki which won Best Short Film at the 24th Singapore International Film Festival.

A light hearted story of a boy who yearns to deliver the simplest joy and love that paper planes have to offer.

The best things in life sometimes come in small packages. A boy is hoping to get a certain toy from the “tikam-tikam” machine in order to complete his collection but comes away empty-handed after several tries. What happens next when magic sparkles across the Singapore skyline?

Four seeds emerge from a fruit and are left to germinate. Three of them grow into seedlings but the last does not and is ridiculed by the others. Upset, the seed leaves the rest and is caught in a storm. It quickly grows into a tree and is soon able to protect the other seedlings from the elements.

TEAM SPIRIT team members are Mark Tan He Jie, Theon Thai Yun Tang, Benjamin Chia Wen Yao and Kenneth Lim Ziwen. The Seed is part of the N.E.mation! competition series.

Each colour in a pack of crayons tries to outdo the other by colouring images of Singapore by itself. They soon realise that it takes many colours to complete the picture and bring out its beauty.

Set in a ‘sewing box’ metro station in Moscow, two buttons fall in love at first sight but are separated amidst the rush hour crowd. Their fellow passengers are buttons and pins and the trains are zips. The film is dedicated to all the buttons lost in the metro.

8 year old Avianna is constantly coming up with ingenious ways to pick on her 5 year old brother, Jujul, who has yet to learn to speak. When all methods of trying to resolve this sibling rivalry fail, their father decides to try a different tack - the family is moving house, and he tells Avianna that the young couple who plans on buying their home will only do so if he gives Jujul away to them.

Eysham Ali graduated from Chapman University Singapore and has been writing and directing for TV ever since. He made his first short film, Rumahku, Syurgaku (My Home, My Heaven), and was awarded the Special Achievement Award in the 2008 Singapore International Film Festival. His second short film, Thieves, was the official selection for the 2011 Busan International Film Festival. Eysham is an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy.

Using a variety of nuts, this animation looks at what goes into making a Singaporean – compassion, warmth, diversity and love.

Planet Bean is on the verge of colliding with the sun. Some inhabitants of Bean try to avert the disaster through individual efforts and others try to escape from the planet. When these efforts fail, the beans realise the need to work together and coordinate their efforts.

A charming musical with a cast of colourful paper clips showing their strength in unity.

Robert is a typical teenager whose mobile phone is an extension of his body. One day he accidentally loses this “vital organ”. This personal crisis leads him on a little journey to self-discovery where he learns the true art of communication.
Tan Siang Yu is a filmmaker who teaches art at the Hwa Chong Institution and has mentored many students for their award-winning works in video and animation. He has a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from University of Leeds. His works Playback and Checkmate won the Grand Prize at Singapore Media Academy Creative Video Awards (Professional Category) consecutively in 2010 and 2011.

Echoes-Infinity-The Forest
Shinji Ohmaki

Explore this beautiful but ephemeral installation painstaking created with specially selected pigment materials. The Forest ‘fades’ with time as visitors walk over them. An ‘upgraded’ version of his earlier work Echo, Shinji invites children to walk over the flowers, slowly wearing away contours of the patterns, reminding us of the transient nature of life.

Dancing Solar Flowers
Alexandre Dang

Did you know that the sun provides 10,000 times more energy to the earth than humans need? Come discover the wonders of solar power through a lively display of rocking paper flowers that respond to various light conditions throughout the day.This lively installation, which was seen in SAM last year, is one of his most popular works that seeks to introduce environmental issues to children.

Kakhé
Speak Cryptic

Ka-khé, which means ‘stubborn’ or ‘naughty’ in the Baweanese language, was something Speak Cryptic heard very often as he was growing up. This 4-storey long mural brings you on a journey of the artist’s beginnings and his quest to find out more about his own culture and where he came from. This work chronicles the artist’s life growing up as a Singaporean Baweanese. Kakhé was commissioned by SAM and was presented under the recent exhibition The Singapore Show: Future Proof.

Ping Pong Go-Round
Lee Wen

Indulge in a game of Ping Pong with a twist. With the possibility of playing with as many players as possible, regardless of gender and age, Ping Pong Go-Round seeks to bring about alternative models for interaction and dialogue. Ping Pong Go-Round is also presented under Lee’s solo exhibition Lee Wen: Lucid Dreams in the Reverie of the Real at SAM, which is exhibiting till 10 June 2012.

Everyday Wonders
Loh Sau Kuen

Immerse yourself in some art-making by creating patterns and designs using simple objects such as paper clips and clothes pegs. Inspired by her experience from teaching people with special needs, Loh Sau Kuen hopes to widen perspectives and cultivate a meaningful appreciation of art through Everyday Wonders. This is a collaborative work with the special needs trainees from TOUCH Community Services.

The Art of Imagination
Justin Lee

Step into Justin Lee’s interactive installation of cardboard boxes and celebrate The Art of Imagination. Explore the popular local images, drawings and texts on these boxes and unleash your imagination by adding your own designs and words to this creative mash-up, or rearrange the boxes to piece together a creative message or image.

Explore popular local images and drawings in this interactive installation of recyclable cardboard boxes. Add your own designs or rearrange the boxes to put your own spin on the artwork!

Dress Me Up
Justin Lee

Visit this fantastical child’s playroom and play dress up with live-sized dolls and decorate a gigantic cake. Through this work, Justin Lee aims to encourage children to express themselves freely and creatively. Do look out for some special artworks which have been created as part of Okto’s Knockout All Stars 100th Episode Special.

Let's Dance
Emilie Fouilloux

Be a star performer in Let’s Dance. Boogie to your heart’s content to Emilie Fouilloux’s music selection, and watch your moves projected on a screen alongside videos of other participants! Discover a new way of expressing yourself and share the experience with others in Let’s Dance.

Reactive Wall
Mojoko and Shang Liang

A collaboration between artist Mojoko and computer programmer Shang Liang, Reactive Wall showcases over 200 popular characters and icons. By making sounds through a microphone, visitors can generate more icons which pop up and cover the wall. Reactive Wall was first shown in Night Lights 2011 at SAM.

Help to grow this community garden by planting some Origami flowers, and watch how they glow in the dark! Tay Bee Aye conceptualised this work in the hope of cultivating the spirit of love for our environment by engaging SAM visitors in growing a garden collectively. At the end of the three month-long exhibition, participants can look forward to a glow-in-the-dark garden full of their personalised Origami flowers.

5QU1D
Ryf

This hybrid squid-like creature embedded with blinking lights might look strange at first, but 5QU1D simply wants to be your friend. Watch how he responds as more people approach him! A work that parodies how we look at aquatic creatures in aquariums, Ryf hopes to show a different perspective through the eyes of 5QU1D. Philips Lighting is the LED sponsor for 5QU1D.

Walter
Dawn Ng

Say 'hi' to Walter as he hops back to SAM! Discover the extraordinary in our everyday lives through this curious colossal bunny. Known to appear in unexpected places in Singapore, Walter inspires people to re-evaluate the wonder of these oftentimes overlooked places. Walter was first shown at Art Garden 2010 at SAM and returns this year by popular demand.

Activity Room
Level 2

Learn different ways to create art through these hands-on activities inspired by the artworks in Art Garden. Make your own floral patterns with stencils, engage in colourful stamping activities or draw a special place in Singapore where you’d like Walter the bunny to explore next!

Film Screenings
Level 2, Moving Image Gallery

Don’t miss this special selection of inspiring short films and animations, including animated shorts by young Singaporean students for the N.E.mation! competition series.