Conversations

Artist Talk: Ben Puah on I LIKE HANOI AND HANOI LIKES ME
As part of his solo exhibition I LIKE HANOI AND HANOI LIKES ME at Independent Archive, artist Ben Puah gives a candid and freewheeling artist talk about his inspiration behind the works on show. He dismisses the need to contemplate

Artist Talk: Ben Puah on I LIKE HANOI AND HANOI LIKES ME
As part of his solo exhibition I LIKE HANOI AND HANOI LIKES ME at Independent Archive, artist Ben Puah gives a candid and freewheeling artist talk about his inspiration behind the works on show. He dismisses the need to contemplate

Monday Moot: Geraldine Kang
Geraldine will be presenting her thoughts on her relationship with photography, particularly by using the medium for its inherent detachment, and how that has served differently (sometimes problematically) across a range of projects. Following that, she will also speak about

Monday Moot: Geraldine Kang
Geraldine will be presenting her thoughts on her relationship with photography, particularly by using the medium for its inherent detachment, and how that has served differently (sometimes problematically) across a range of projects. Following that, she will also speak about

Monday Moot: Satoko Lee
Living with nature in an urbanised world In this talk, Satoko Lee (née Sukenari) reflects on our urbanised, relationship with nature. She explores the complex intertwinings which bind these two world together on levels both subtle and

Monday Moot: Satoko Lee
Living with nature in an urbanised world In this talk, Satoko Lee (née Sukenari) reflects on our urbanised, relationship with nature. She explores the complex intertwinings which bind these two world together on levels both subtle and

Monday Moot: Martin Constable
The Perfect Art School An art school by its very name is a contradictory thing: an institution that balances the boundless need of art with the entirely bound needs of a school. Like any institution, it

Monday Moot: Martin Constable
The Perfect Art School An art school by its very name is a contradictory thing: an institution that balances the boundless need of art with the entirely bound needs of a school. Like any institution, it

(Not)Monday Moot: Au Sowyee
Malaysian artist Au Sow Yee will explore thoughts and methodologies of her artistic practices, particularly “The Mengkerang Project”, an ongoing series started from 2013, exploring and questioning not only the ideology of nation state, history, psychological

(Not)Monday Moot: Au Sowyee
Malaysian artist Au Sow Yee will explore thoughts and methodologies of her artistic practices, particularly “The Mengkerang Project”, an ongoing series started from 2013, exploring and questioning not only the ideology of nation state, history, psychological

Monday Moot: Marla Bendini
About Marla Bendini “Marla Bendini” was created in 2007 as an amalgamation between art and life, to explore multiple liminal identities and fluidity in perspectives. She seeks to both engage and disarm audiences and to bridge the present

Monday Moot: Marla Bendini
About Marla Bendini “Marla Bendini” was created in 2007 as an amalgamation between art and life, to explore multiple liminal identities and fluidity in perspectives. She seeks to both engage and disarm audiences and to bridge the present

Monday Moot: Bruce Quek
Bruce Quek is a young artist who works with whatever seems appropriate at the time, often producing things that don’t seem to mean anything. This tendency might be traced to his training in sculpture at LASALLE,

Monday Moot: Bruce Quek
Bruce Quek is a young artist who works with whatever seems appropriate at the time, often producing things that don’t seem to mean anything. This tendency might be traced to his training in sculpture at LASALLE,

Monday Moot: Susan Sentler
Learning to see…body, place, memory, image In this talk, Susan Sentler, a dance artist and choreographer, will engage in an open dialogue on her practice and its evolution through her MA studies (MACP, professional practice pathway) at Trinity Laban, in

Monday Moot: Susan Sentler
Learning to see…body, place, memory, image In this talk, Susan Sentler, a dance artist and choreographer, will engage in an open dialogue on her practice and its evolution through her MA studies (MACP, professional practice pathway) at Trinity Laban, in

Monday Moot: Lee Wen
We know things have been a little quiet of late at the Independent Archive – which makes us all the more chuffed to announce a new programme of fortnightly talks, discussions and other meetings of minds. Since it takes place

Monday Moot: Lee Wen
We know things have been a little quiet of late at the Independent Archive – which makes us all the more chuffed to announce a new programme of fortnightly talks, discussions and other meetings of minds. Since it takes place

POSTPONED: Art at the Fringes of the Law
A very urgent court case cropped up and our speaker has to attend to it. So, this event has to be postponed until we find a clear date for it. We apologise for this terrible inconvenience. Art being what

POSTPONED: Art at the Fringes of the Law
A very urgent court case cropped up and our speaker has to attend to it. So, this event has to be postponed until we find a clear date for it. We apologise for this terrible inconvenience. Art being what

9 Unconcretised Projects
Nine projects could not be realised. Nine projects were not meant to be. For this talk, Vertical Submarine will discuss the circumstances that made these proposals impossible. Time: 7.30-9.30pm Date: 24 Mar 2015, Tue Venue: Independent Archive, 67 Aliwal Street,

9 Unconcretised Projects
Nine projects could not be realised. Nine projects were not meant to be. For this talk, Vertical Submarine will discuss the circumstances that made these proposals impossible. Time: 7.30-9.30pm Date: 24 Mar 2015, Tue Venue: Independent Archive, 67 Aliwal Street,

The MRT Project
I would like to speak about a project that was done without permission. I did not write proposals, apply for licences, pay royalties for music, draw up a budget, hold auditions, or book rehearsal rooms, for this project. It was

The MRT Project
I would like to speak about a project that was done without permission. I did not write proposals, apply for licences, pay royalties for music, draw up a budget, hold auditions, or book rehearsal rooms, for this project. It was