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Exhibition

City of New Ruins

Ang Kia Yee, Annabelle Tan, Darius Ou Dahao, Kai McLaughlin, Kiong Wei Zhong, Kirti Upadhyaya, Marcus Mohan, Natalie Khoo, Syafiq Halid, Tristan Lim

22 January 2026 to 31 January 2026

12:00PM - 8:00PM

Free admission

Synopsis

City of New Ruins contemplates the pursuit of the 'Singaporean Dream'. We invite you to explore a tactile playground of sand, concrete and light - abstracted elements of Forest City, a haunting proxy of Singapore situated in Johor Bahru. These ruins act as a speculative backdrop of an uncanny, future city, reflecting on the social, emotional and ecological tensions tied to relentless expansion and accumulation. Through poetry, architecture, sound and moving image, we consider these shifts in our landscape, and their effects on our sense of time and being.

Public Programmes:

1. "Nothing changes how I feel"
Tickets: http://bit.ly/4qdFonO

An oracle to the city, an embodiment of poetry, movement and song. Join us in an intimate exploration of the City of New Ruins together. In an ancient place, how do two bodies meet (again)?

Performance Times:
🗝️Jan 23 | 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
🪞Jan 31 | 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

2. Artist Panel:  “Constellation of Practices” with all artists / soft closing 
31 Jan
5-7pm


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