FUSION
STRENGTH
A Group
exhibition by ten artists
at
Plastique Kinetic Worms on the 26th April at 7pm
Exhibition
runs till13th May 2001
FUSION in
contemporary terms contribute to many levels of synergy in today's urban
environment. From theme restaurant to different genres of music to post-theatre
production dabbling into multi-disciplinary. Basically something new created by
mixture of qualitative ideas, styles that make up most of the lifestyle of
today's multifaceted society. This is even more-so in today's contemporary art
where artists collective and artists run space initiative come together to
create a new visual language different from their predecessors.
This
exhibition; FUSION STRENGTH, in an elementary level, requires experimentation
where there is no end to the constructive foresight of the outcome. There is no
particular theme to the works showcased. However this exhibition intends to
question the idea of intervention and defining the limitations and boundaries of
the intervention. The objective of this show is to highlight how artists express
their ideas, concept, and materials through intervention of the work. To
question between themselves and also the audience, what they are doing in their
work and what there are thinking. Why intervene? Why not allow the works exist
by itself?
STRENGTH
constitutes the level of exchange that hopefully culminate into a cohersive
effort. The fact that the artists are from different backgrounds will make the
process-based installations broader in context and the attempt to bring common
interests and ideas together about the idea of intervention.
The works
in this exhibition will be a presentation of only one installation. There will
be three groups consisting of three artists in each group. The first group of
artists will collaborate to present the installation; setting a foundation for
artists from Group 2 to work on. Artists from Group 2 will collaboratively
intervene by working over the installation by adding on the work. Then followed
by Group 3, which will later intervene by working over the installation worked
on by Group 2. In the final stage, Group 1 who set the foundation of the work in
the first stage will return to work over installations intervened by Group 3.
Some of these artists will also each present individual live performance on the
opening and in the duration of the exhibition.
The
process of intervention of the installation, from the beginning to the final
stages, will be documented on video and photographs. The performances will also
be documented. There will be an artists talk organised on the last day of the
exhibition by the artists involved and invited speakers.
Program
schedule of exhibition:
1. Date:
26th April 2001
Opening
of exhibition, installation (foundation set) by Group 1
Artists:
Lina Adam, Lam Hoi Lit, Jeremy Hiah and Tang Dawu
Performance
by Group 1
Title:
V.I.P
Performance
Intervention by Juliana Yasin, Benjamin Puah, Aleksander Obradovic (guest
appearance by Nathalie Junod Ponsard)
2. Date:
2nd May 2001
Intervention
by Group 2
Artists:
Aleksander Obradovic, Benjamin Puah, Josef Ng
Performance
by Group 2
Artists:
Aleksander Obradovic & Benjamin Puah
3. Date:
6th May 2001
Intervention
by Group 3
Artists:
Colin Reaney, Juliana Yasin, Karee Dahl
Performance
by Juliana Yasin
Title:
Alterity is an activity
4. Date:
10th May 2001
Final
Intervention by Group 1
5. Talk
by participating artists and invited speakers on the 13th of May 2001 at
7pm
Speakers:
John Low, Gunalan Nadarajan, Lee Weng Choy and Susie Lingham (yet to be
confirmed)
For more
information, please contact Juliana Yasin at 324 3221.
Plastique
Kinetic Worms
199 A/B
South Bridge Road, Singapore 058748.
The
gallery is open from 12pm to 7pm, Tuesdays to Sundays. Closed on Mondays and
Public Holidays.