[Reading] can poetry be another way of haunting? with Masuri Mazlan

Date & Time: Sat, 11 Oct |  3PM–4PM

Venue: Level 3, Gallery 3, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Free (General admission fees for exhibition apply) 

Join us for an evocative afternoon of poetry, inspired by the profound themes of the artwork, can haunting be another way of enduring? by Masuri Mazlan.

This special reading invites Singaporean poets Stephanie Dogfoot, Daryl Li, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, and Marylyn Tan to delve into the nuanced intersections of identity, domesticity, and the unseen. Their verses will echo the artwork's exploration of “home” as a space imbued with spectral presences and hidden aspects of reality, prompting us to speculate on its deeper dimensions.

Can poetry, indeed, be another way of haunting?

[Workshop] Secrets, Sand and Stories: Artist sharing and artefact-making workshop with NEO_ARTEFACTS

Date & Time: Sat, 11 Oct | 4 - 5.30PM

Venue: Level 1, The Engine Room, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Free (with $15 refundable deposit)

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Secrets, Sand and Stories is a two-part programme that comprises an artist sharing followed by a workshop led by NEO_ARTEFACTS (Fazleen Karlan)—with a twist. As an extension of the interactive nature of her installation Secrets, Sweat and Sand (2025) unveiled at SAM Contemporaries: How To Dream Worlds, participants are invited to dress up as characters within the work.

The artist sharing will shed light on some of the research that inspired the work, such as pop culture influences and documentaries, to consider how archaeological sites are mythologised and represented in mass media, which contrasts vastly with the slow and methodical processes that archaeological work actually requires. This sharing will be moderated by curator Joella Kiu and followed by a short Q&A.

The programme will conclude with a hands-on workshop where participants will transform an object of their choosing into an artefact using various materials like clay, sand and paint. By reconstructing the artefact and reversing the archaeologist's processes—layering and encasing the object rather than uncovering and excavating it—participants not only gain a better understanding of some of the processes that go into archaeological work, but also imagine what the original sites or tales of the object might be, thereby engaging in the very act of narrative formation that the artist explores in her work.

*This programme is free for all participants. We request a refundable deposit of $15 to book a slot. The deposit will be returned upon attendance of the event. There will be no refund in the case of a no-show.

[TOUR] Curator Tour of Talking Objects and The Living Room with Singapore Sign Language Interpretation

Date & Time: Sat, 11 Oct | 1 - 2.30PM

Meeting Location: Level 3, Gallery 4, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Free (General admission fees for exhibitions apply)

How do objects speak? And what happens when a work refuses to be bound to an object at all? Join our SAM Curators on a tour of the latest showcase of Singapore Art Museum Collection, Talking Objects and The Living Room, which explore parallel approaches to what it means to encounter and present art.

*This tour will be conducted in English with Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) interpretation by Equal Dreams. This tour is suitable for participants aged 6 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

[Pop-Up Internet Radio Sessions] Undercurrents: Voices of SAM Contemporaries

Date & Time: Thu & Fri, 9 & 10 Oct | 7.30 - 10.30pm

Venue: Online 

Free

Tune in here!

Undercurrents: Voices of SAM Contemporaries brings together the artists and curators of SAM Contemporaries: How To Dream Worlds across a series of six pop-up internet radio sessions, each featuring one artist in conversation with their curator(s) and/or collaborator(s). This series underscores the exploratory nature of SAM Contemporaries as a commissioning platform for emerging practices and seeks to bring a more informal and personal touch to audiences' understanding of the artists behind the works.

Tune in via http://www.undercurrents.live/ on any device to hear more about the artists' inspirations for their work, the approaches and motivations that fuel their practices, and their broader interests beyond the art world.

Each session will begin at the top of the half-hour between 7.30 – 10.30pm across two days. Audiences who tune in to the broadcast will also have the opportunity to submit questions and participate in a live Q&A with the artists and interlocuters responding on air.

Please refer to the following for the full live broadcast schedule:

LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE
[Day 1] Thur, 9 Oct
7.30 – 8.15pm: Syahrul Anuar
8.30 – 9.15pm: Masuri Mazlan
9.30 – 10.15pm: Chok Si Xuan

[Day 2] Fri, 10 Oct
7.30 – 8.15pm: NEO_ARTEFACTS
8.30 – 9.15pm: Lee Pheng Guan
9.30 – 10.15pm: Chu Hao Pei