Visual Arts, Talk/Workshop, Zabbalang

En Bloc, or Buildings Must Die

Organised by: The Substation & Singapore Heritage Society
  • Date:
    21 Aug - 23 Sep 2018
  • Venue:
    The Substation
    The SubstationThe Substation
  • Admission:
    Admission is free, but some events require RSVP or are ticketed due to limited capacity.

Synopsis:

En Bloc, or Buildings Must Die is a series of programmes that frames conservation as part of a larger, complex conversation about heritage.

It comprises an exhibition, a series of co-presentations with the Singapore Heritage Society, and a SAD: Going Going Gone? party.

Places form the foundation of our identity. The Singapore Story of progress-at-all-costs means that the places where we form our memories keep disappearing. Even once-lauded buildings like Golden Mile Complex are under threat. Too often, the impetus to save a place arrives only on the verge of its loss. Conservation is primarily spoken about in economic and technical terms. But at its heart, it is deeply personal for it speaks about our values and the places we keep for our children.

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Opening Night: En Bloc, or Buildings Must Die
21 Aug, 6 - 10pm
Gallery & Theatre

Join us for the opening of the En Bloc, or Buildings Must Die programme season.

6.45pm
Welcome address by Alan Oei and Dr. Chua Ai Lin

7 - 10pm
Reception in SAD bar

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Exhibition: Deathsong
21 Aug 23 Sep, 12 - 8pm
Closed on Mon & Tue
Gallery & Theatre

Featuring: Raymond Goh, Hayati Mokhtar, Post-Museum, and Min-Wei Ting

Deathsong is an elegy for our landscape. The city is a ceaseless grid of lines, roads, and arteries for the virtuous circulation of labour and goods. Concrete and sand extend the city as horizontal grids with no space for nature, or even the dead. Four artists present alternative visions for place; they are not only songs for death and despair, but also songs of resistance, songs of hope.

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Exhibition: Too Young To Die
Giving New Lease of Life to Singapore's Modernist Icons
21 aug - 23 Sep, 12 - 8pm
Closed on Mon & Tue
Random Room

Co-presented with Dr. Chua Ai Lin & Singapore Heritage Society.

The Singapore cityscape is at a turning point – the icons of pioneering modern architecture may soon be demolished as a result of en bloc redevelopment. The exhibit functions as a three-dimensional position paper that breaks down the complexity of forces at play, which will determine the fate and future of our modernist buildings.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2058485384481565/

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Self-Guided Exploration: A Complex Mission
21 Aug - 23 Sep
People's Park & Golden Mile Complexes

Inspired by Codex Golden, a visualised experience of the Golden Mile Complex designed by Shermain Lee, bring a downloadable mission card with you on this self-guided adventure to explore hidden spaces within Golden Mile Complex and People's Park Complex.

The uniquely designed cards prompt visitors to discover these unique and complex spaces using their five senses.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/274030173418122/

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Panel Discussion: Time is Up?
A Panel on En Bloc and Singapore's Modernist Icons
8 Sep, 4.30 - 6.30pm
Theatre

A take on conservation issues in Singapore from the perspectives of different field specialists.

Co-presented with Dr. Chua Ai Lin & Singapore Heritage Society

Speakers: Assoc Prof. Daniel Goh (Sociologist), Ho Weng Hin (Conservation Specialist), Adrian Tan (En Bloc Litigator), Dr. Malone-Lee lai Choo (Urban Planning Specialist)
Moderated by: Dr. Jack Tsen-Ta Lee (President of Singapore Heritage Society)

Note: Admission is free, but RSVP required due to limited capacity. Book your slot at timeisup.peatix.com.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2171222849787867/

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Workshop: Revaluing the Pearl
A Workshop on the Architectural Inside Story of Pearl Bank Apartments
23 Sep, 11am - 1pm & 2.30 - 4.30pm
Drama Box

Join architect Jonathan Poh to learn more about what makes this building so iconic, and why its design is still impressive 40 years later.

The workshop runs for 2 sessions, with a limited capacity of 30 pax per session.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/231249757553038/

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Is It Time Yet?
A deliberative forum on the future of our modernist icons
22 Sep, 2 - 4pm
Theatre

You may have heard the experts, or read the news. You may even have written about the Golden Mile or People's Park Complexes online or talked about them with your family and friends. Or not. Regardless of your views, now it's time to deliberate!

Join us for this first-ever deliberative forum on the topic of modernist icons in Singapore, where like—and perhaps unlike—minds will come together in thinking and talking about Singapore's modernist icons.

Registration is mandatory for this event. To register, please go to: https://goo.gl/forms/uWQrmrGOp9jPHXve2

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2136790303062528/

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Artist Talk: A Place Becomes A Space
22 Sep, 5–6pm
Gallery

With Hayati Mokhtar and Min-Wei Ting
Moderated by Benjamin Yap

Hayati Mokhtar and Min-Wei Ting, featured artists in our Deathsong exhibition, will discuss their artistic processes and their use of the moving image in contemplating places and the stories embedded within them.

The talk will be moderated by Benjamin Yap, The Substation's new intern, who is also an aspiring young filmmaker.

Note: Admission is free, but RSVP required due to limited capacity. Book your slot at aplacebecomesaspace.peatix.com.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2305074669721094/

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SAD: Going Going Gone?
1 & 15 Sep, 6pm - 12am
Theatre & Gallery

Our new signature programme is a madhouse of art, ideas, and performances colliding in one space. With two episodes in the month of September, the night kicks off with a panel discussion before unfolding into a slew of performances and a nostalgic auction—all set against the backdrop of a Chinese getai stage.

1 Sep
Panel Discussion: Never Say Die! featuring William S.W. Lim, Tan Cheng Siong, and Daniel Teo
Performances by Gerald Chew, Flame of the Forest, Marla Bendini, Baobei Sisters (宝贝姐妹)

15 Sep
Panel Discussion: Epitome of Racial Harmony featuring Dr. Caroline Chia (C), Muhd Fauzy (M), Dr. Anitha Devi Pillai (I), and Kevin Martens Wong (O)
Performances by Gerald Chew, SA, Marla Bendini, Baobei Sisters (宝贝姐妹)

$15/$25 with 2 free drinks.
Tickets at subafterdark-cmio.peatix.com.

En Bloc, or Buildings Must Die


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