Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop

[ALT TXT] Writing About Art: The Beauty of Ekphrasis

Organised by: National Library Board
Performed by: Desmond Kon
  • Date:
    8 Oct 2017
  • Time:
    2:00pm
  • Duration:
    1.5h
  • Venue:
    library@orchard, MAKE room
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  • Language:
    English
  • Admission:
  • Advisory:
    Suitable for adult audiences 15 years and above

Synopsis:

This workshop is part of ALT TXT, a new series of talks and workshops by the National Library Board that explore the relationship and intersection of literature and narratives through visual and conceptual art, and vice versa. How do writers and artists tell stories with or without text? What is the role of text in conceptual art? What is in the message of black and white photography? How do you read a wordless book? ALT TXT responds to these questions and more through public programmes with artists, a design studio, a writer, and a librarian.

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From art can emerge the most imaginative writing. How do authors interpret artworks, and create beautiful texts of their own? Commissioned by the National Arts Council, the anthology, Eye/Feel/Write: Experiments in Ekphrasis, features twenty eminent Singapore authors, who penned pieces inspired by artwork at the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum.

Introducing some of these stellar collaborations, editor Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé helps participants unleash the imaginative power of ekphrastic writing, encouraging them to write beyond "what they see". Participants realize how different art forms may inform and inspire other art forms, thereby expanding their creative practice.

About Desmond Kon: Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé is the author of an epistolary novel, two hybrid works, and nine poetry collections. A former journalist, he has edited more than fifteen books and co-produced three audio books. Among other accolades, Desmond is the recipient of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Independent Publisher Book Award, National Indie Excellence Book Award, Poetry World Cup, Singapore Literature Prize, two Beverly Hills International Book Awards, and three Living Now Book Awards. He helms Squircle Line Press as its founding editor.

 [ALT TXT] Writing About Art: The Beauty of Ekphrasis


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