Visual Arts, Festival, Zabbalang

Spectres

Organised by: Singapore International Festival of Arts
  • Date:
    5 - 9 Jul 2017
  • Time:
    5 Jul Opening: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
    6 - 8 Jul: Noon - 5:00pm
    9 Jul Closing day: Noon - 6:00pm
  • Venue:
    72-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 239007
    72-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 23900772-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 239007
  • Admission:
    Admission with O.P.E.N. Pass
    Limited single entry tickets available at the door

    Ticket Information:
    Please note that one O.P.E.N. Pass is limited to registration for the following:
    Up to 6 O.P.E.N. Films
    Up to 1 O.P.E.N. Kitchens session

    O.P.E.N. Pass: $45 (for all programmes)
    (one entry per O.P.E.N. Pass to O.P.E.N. Kitchens; up to 6 films per O.P.E.N. Pass)

    O.P.E.N. Concession Pass: $25 (no further discount)

    Single Entry Ticket: $10 (no further discount; limited availability for selected shows at the door)

    Due to limited capacities, registration for all programmes at The O.P.E.N. is required.

Synopsis:

"The birds are silent in the woods.
Just wait: Soon enough
You will be quiet too."
– Robert Hass

Spectres is an artistic response to the Anthropocene epoch, a geological time when human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.

Evoking dystopian narratives of a future in which the wildlife of Singapore has all but vanished, Spectres takes the form of an immersive audio-visual installation. Its environment is haunted by the remnants of sounds that once inhabited this island.

Derived from artist, composer and sound designer Zai Tang's archive of field recordings in local natural habitats, Spectres brings these deceased sonorities back to life, re-animating them using digital imaging and sound visualisation techniques.

Yet, these ethereal images and sounds no longer resemble the creatures from which they originated. They have metamorphosed into a myriad phantasmagoric forms and disfigured expressions, embodying a deep, full vision of a desolate horizon.

An unforgettable, immersive aural experience from the artist who brought you "Respect", featuring recordings from Bukit Brown cemetery.

Spectres


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