[WORKSHOP] Sprout Your Creativity: Grow a Garden Zine

Time: 2PM – 4PM

Venue: Blk 37 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, #01-02

$20/pax (no registration fee)

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Have you ever wanted to capture the magic of your garden in a unique and creative way? In this special zine-making workshop by DECK, transform your love of plants into a one-of-a-kind garden journal!

No prior experience is required. Just bring your love of plants, reference pictures, leafy cut-outs and a willingness to experiment!

This programme is held in conjunction with the exhibition, Simryn Gill and Charles Lim Yi Yong: The Sea is a Field, this workshop invites participants to learn the art of ink-making using plant species found at reclaimed areas in Changi.

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[TOUR] Curator Tour of Nguyễn Trinh Thi: 47 Days, Sound-less with SgSL Interpretation

Time: 3.30pm – 4pm

Venue: The Engine Room, Level 1

Join SAM curator Syaheedah Iskandar as she takes you through the exhibition Nguyễn Trinh Thi: 47 Days, Sound-less, a film that explores the relationships between sound and silence, vision, language, colours and their absence.

This tour is recommended for adults.

Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) interpretation will be provided.

[TOUR] Curator Tour of Simryn Gill & Charles Lim Yi Yong: The Sea is a Field with SgSL Interpretation

Time: 4.30PM – 5PM

Venue: Blk 37 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, #01-02

Journey through the exhibition Simryn Gill & Charles Lim Yi Yong: The Sea is a Field with SAM curator Selene Yap.

This tour is recommended for adults.

Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) interpretation will be provided.

[AUDIO PLAY] Sound Plot: True/South (A Collection of Audio Plays)

Time: 1PM – 5PM

Venue: Gallery Foyer, and at the Rear Entrance of SAM, Level 1, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Since antiquity, the southern coastline of Singapore has been known as a major maritime gateway. Today, the area houses one of the world’s busiest ports, a phenomenon that has drastically re-shaped the island’s coastline. But so are many of the city’s contemporary problems: income disparities, environmental degradation, and heritage-loss due to relentless urban development. And most obviously, this area connects Singapore to the huge open sea, inviting us to think about how this island is linked to other places. What ports of call- concrete and mythological– are part of this network?

True/South is a collection of 3 audio plays that speaks to this history of the site on which SAM resides, as follows:

1. Sea Song by Joel Tan

Laurie and Scott settle into their new expatriate lives at Sentosa Cove only to discover that not all is as it seems. Beneath the ostentatious luxuries of modern Singapore lie the sea and the land seething in their grief; and as Laurie’s connection to them grows she discovers that this loss is collective and communal.

Advisory: Contains some coarse language.

Creative Team:
Playwright: Joel Tan
Director: Cherilyn Woo
Actors: Julie Wee, Daniel Jenkins, Ching Shu Yi, Serene Chen, Tysha Khan, Irsyad Dawood, Joel Tan

2. Ghazal of the Banana Tree’s Heart by Danial Matin

A solitary banana tree remains on the shore, the sole survivor amongst its compatriots, lost to the need for the space they occupied; a lone banana tree that is the last repository of the stories of those shores - of fishermen, turtles and the sea itself. Alone it sings the same refrain - but who listens?

Creative Team:
Playwright: Danial Matin
Director: Grace Kalaiselvi
Actors: Suhaili Safari & Shahid Nasheer

3. Fragments of a Singaporean Hainanese by Wang Liansheng

At the opening of a new exhibition on the Hainanese community in Singapore, memories are excavated through the stories of three Hainanese immigrants of different generations, their connections to an island they left for another, and the sea that connects them.

Creative Team:
Playwright: Wang Liansheng
Director: Lim Shien Hian
Actors: Jalyn Han, Hang Qian Chou, Rino Junior John, Mitchell Fang

[DROP-IN ACTIVITY] Create your own Hama Beads Pixel Art

Time: 1PM–5PM

Venue: Gallery Corridor, outside Gallery 1 and Gallery 2, Level 1, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Create your very own pixel bead art! Choose from four templates and personalise your design with colourful Hama beads.