https://theobservatory.com.sg The Observatory Sun, 22 May 2022 08:16:33 +0000 https://theobservatory.com.sg en https://theobservatory.com.sg/Image-Slider Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:47:33 +0000 The Observatory https://theobservatory.com.sg/Image-Slider .slides { padding: 0; padding-bottom:40%; display: block; position: relative; object-fit: contain; min-height:100%; min-width:100% } .slides input { display: none; } .slide-container { display: block; } .slide { top: 0; opacity: 0; display: block; position: absolute; transform: scale(0); transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out; object-fit:cover; min-height:100%; min-width:100% } .slide img { width: 100%; height: 100%; } .nav label { object-fit: cover; width: 10%; display: none; position: absolute; opacity: 0; z-index: 9; cursor: pointer; transition: opacity .2s; color: #FFF; font-size: 10vw; text-align: center; line-height: 40vw; } .slide:hover + .nav label { opacity: 0.5; } .nav label:hover { opacity: 1; } .nav .next { right: 0; } input:checked + .slide-container .slide { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out; } input:checked + .slide-container .nav label { display: block; } .nav-dots { width: 100%; bottom: 9px; height: 11px; display: block; text-align: center; border-radius: 0; } .nav-dots .nav-dot { top: 36.5vw; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin: 0 4px; position: relative; border-radius: 0; display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .nav-dots .nav-dot:hover { cursor: pointer; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); } input#img-1:checked ~ .nav-dots label#img-dot-1, input#img-2:checked ~ .nav-dots label#img-dot-2, input#img-3:checked ~ .nav-dots label#img-dot-3, input#img-4:checked ~ .nav-dots label#img-dot-4, <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/001da950cf054a8d6d8273676b6dd2144af3426d7061fdb960d0606f43c3510f/obs_slider_1.jpg"> ‹ › <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/409ea0b9185c0237af52d87566e8d8589bd3eebba6527a131caedc921c951d6b/obs_slider_2.jpg"> ‹ › <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a112153f6e98686f842a06f78dd292afd8c5b7fc844062d9be7a27a354ba4be/obs_slider_3.jpg"> ‹ › <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e4091e97e7cf67f525e9a89377f31e154ef60efaa4dceb4dd20b1b9a5236942/obs_slider_4.jpg"> ‹ › https://theobservatory.com.sg/Filler-Text Mon, 02 May 2022 08:43:30 +0000 The Observatory https://theobservatory.com.sg/Filler-Text Music for those who still care. Music for a new world. The Observatory – a name that may suggest passive objectivity, but which really describes a band whose music is an impassioned response to the society it is enmeshed in. A world where politics have failed us, power and greed rule us, and hate and ignorance divide us... READ MORE https://theobservatory.com.sg/News-1 Mon, 02 May 2022 08:53:13 +0000 The Observatory https://theobservatory.com.sg/News-1 td { vertical-align: center; width: 25%; } table { width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; } img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } .news-title { font-size: 1.5rem; } LATEST&nbsp;NEWS VIEW ALL → <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91557480c1171ce66cdd6007b66d1ce696d8c1f1bbeab6af1981c15af113c414/RUPTURE-KV-Square.png" data-mid="249655003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91557480c1171ce66cdd6007b66d1ce696d8c1f1bbeab6af1981c15af113c414/RUPTURE-KV-Square.png" /> 29 April 2026 PerformanceRUPTURE at SIFA 2026With the support of Singapore International Festival of Arts, RUPTURE is a performance rooted in volcanic activity and seismic research. The project experiments with translating the Earth’s deep, invisible processes into sound. &nbsp;READ MORE <img width="5001" height="5001" width_o="5001" height_o="5001" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab3f2f8581fff7aa12a321016f4604ed961d609b6942757d60708af6e35e8c90/BlackKaji-18-IG.png" data-mid="249655004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab3f2f8581fff7aa12a321016f4604ed961d609b6942757d60708af6e35e8c90/BlackKaji-18-IG.png" /> 29 April 2026 PerformanceBlackKaji at Black AxisThe body misbehaves Sick gurgling keys, strings in psychosis Noise leaks out We roll in its fever, unclean and alive BlackKaji — A study of the unseen, unsound, unsuspecting, unsustainable, unstable. <img width="873" height="873" width_o="873" height_o="873" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f56649f5fb00edf897d18ded627da3c3896fc8197c38f953a2ae0ca9b808a16b/STAR-Residencies-1---PPA.jpeg" data-mid="249655287" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/873/i/f56649f5fb00edf897d18ded627da3c3896fc8197c38f953a2ae0ca9b808a16b/STAR-Residencies-1---PPA.jpeg" /> 24 March 2026Residency / PerformanceSTAR Residencies: Propositions for Planetary AttunementThe culmination of NTU CCA STAR Residencies, featuring live performances, moving image, and sonic propositions by The Observatory, Ng Hui Hsien, and Zarina Muhammad at Esplanade Annexe Studio. READ MORE <img width="1440" height="1440" width_o="1440" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd93b5622c9e0bec97d53fb6a6a4028b7907c630b6baa54a0c3820bd784bfbd0/640466640_18309859132283999_3533142601760346482_n.jpg" data-mid="249655026" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd93b5622c9e0bec97d53fb6a6a4028b7907c630b6baa54a0c3820bd784bfbd0/640466640_18309859132283999_3533142601760346482_n.jpg" /> 7 March 2026 Events SELECTORS: NTU CCA x Earth Observatory SingaporeAn evening of sonic exchange between artists and scientists from the STAR Residencies at NTU CCA Singapore and Earth Observatory of Singapore.&nbsp; READ MORE https://theobservatory.com.sg/Works Mon, 02 May 2022 09:21:41 +0000 The Observatory https://theobservatory.com.sg/Works FEATURED&nbsp;WORKS VIEW ALL → Asian Film Archive x Singapore Biennale 2025 - 2026&nbsp; Membrane Could ancient caves be our oldest cinemas? Membrane is an attempt to create a transformative, elemental space where the border between this world and the next might become porous. Delve into a numinous time-space where echoes of a primordial past pulse through a subterranean landscape. &nbsp;The installation brings together layered instrumentals, found sound, and Virtual Reality (VR) technology, inviting audiences to enter a rich, multisensorial experience as they speculate on humankind’s enduring fascination with light, movement, and storytelling. 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