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Works > REFUSE
14 Jan - 17 Apr 2022 Singapore-based experimental band The Observatory presents REFUSE, an inter-media exhibition about music, mushrooms and de-composition. The exhibition combines mycology design (Bewilder), scenography installation (Sai aka Chen Sai Hua Kuan), archive arrangement (Ujikaji), moving image (Yeo Siew Hua) and guest curation (Tang Fu Kuen). REFUSE draws on the band’s past and present influences, bringing together their interests in fungi and mycelial networks to explore the twin ideas of decomposition and composition from biological and musical perspectives. The presentation comprises a time-based installation space and archive, and speaks to The Observatory’s constantly evolving methodologies, the communities that surround them, as well as their important place in the Singapore music scene. This exhibition was commissioned by the Singapore Art Museum, 2022. REFUSE is conceived by The Observatory. Guest Curator Tang Fu Kuen Fungi Ganoderma multipileum Ganoderma lingzhi (3 strains) Ganoderma neo-japonicum Pleurotus citrinopileatus Agaricus blazei Agaricus bisporus (petri dishes) Pleurotus djamor (time lapse) Poromycena manipularis (time lapse) Mycological Design Studio Bewilder (Ng Sze Kiat, Michaela Wong and Caroline Woon) Scenography Installation Sai (aka Chen Sai Hua Kuan) Moving Image Director Yeo Siew Hua Reimagining Archives Ujikaji Exhibition Lighting Designer Andy Lim Sound Technologists Lynette Quek and Chok Si Xuan Production Manager Kimberly Kwa Technical Management and Installation ARTFACTORY Exhibition Build SPACElogic Moving Image Producer Dan Koh (Incantation Films) Archives Research Assistant Rafi Abdullah Time Lapse Video Producer Juan Qi An Archives Video Editor Eric Qooo Mindmap Designer Debbie Ding Laser Burning LionsForge Special thanks Asian Film Archive Midnight Shift National Arts Council NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore Roger&Sons Shaw Organisation Pte Ltd TAMAT (moving image) includes found footage of a mouldy and timeworn reel of P. Ramlee’s film Seniman Bujang Lapok (The Nitwit Movie Stars, 1961, Malay Film Productions Ltd.) Courtesy of: The Shaw Organisation Pte Ltd Source: Asian Film Archive To view the exhibition publication, visit Singapore Art Museum’s page here. |
 
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