The Travelling Camera Obscura Project – the Journey
When people see my exhibitions, they often ask “Where did you get the idea to do this”” or “How did you know to do this?” The truth is a long winding road, consisting of play, curiosity and errance. The journey into the world of lenses, pinhole and cameras starts in 2013, when I first encountered … Continue reading
The Travelling Camera Obscura Project (I)
Where to view my camera obscura within the next few days: At l’Observatoire. The room has been transformed into a double camera obscura. Timings: Saturday 20 Oct 2018, 10:00 – 1:00 and Sunday 21st Oct 2018, 11:00 -3:00 Check details on Facebook At 42 Cambridge Road, a whole HDB room has been invaded by the … Continue reading
September update
Here is an update about projects I have been involved over the last few months! In June, I was invited to the Arteles Residency in Hämeenkyrö (Finland). I was particularly excited to be in Finland in June to witness the long summer days (although technically, no midnight sun). The theme of the residency, “Back to … Continue reading
Contribution to Big Data discussion
On the 7th of May, a conference entitled “Is Big Data a New Medium?” was held at Lasalle College of the Arts. I was invited to contribute as a speaker and decided to perform the conversations I had been having with neuroscientist and neuroethologist Prof Suresh Jesuthasan. The conversation relates to trying to come … Continue reading
HEVEALOGY
Hevealogy noun [u] /hɪəviːlə.dʒi/ the scientific study of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis. As part of the school programme, students follow classes on physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history… But the rubber plant is so important that it needs its own classroom and its own hours of study in the curriculum. Hevea brasiliensis (the botanical name … Continue reading
Gallery:Garden
I have been developing Camera Obscura and Pinhole cameras in parallel for a few years now, since I first offered to run a basic photography class for my daughter’s grade 5 class in 2014. I am attracted to both because the huge power they have to make us look and wonder while using minimal technology. … Continue reading
Learn to Fail at ArtScience Museum
From the 27th of June to the 2nd of July 2017, and part of the Microbites of Innovation, a strange lab setup was installed at the top floor of the ArtScience Museum Titled “Learn to Fail”, the exhibition promised to include “Participative Failure” as a medium. It meant that the exhibition (hidden behind the black … Continue reading
Learn to Fail
Unless you’re a 3-year old, a scatterbrain or a daredevil, you probably harbour (secretly or not) a fear of failure. Yet you might also be used to saying “Failure’s good, and it’s unavoidable if you want to get ahead”. How do you reconcile the two? By experiencing first hand what a scientific failure might look … Continue reading
Ibaraki Inventorium
My trip to Japan last year (February, June and September) was a magnificent opportunity to meet people from the Ibaraki region. An area less than 2h away from Tokyo by train, but that feels much more remote than that. Going there, every time, reminded me of the trips I make in the summer when I … Continue reading
Shadow Play at SAFRA Toa Payoh
SAFRA Toa Payoh has created a large black room in order to house a new version of ShadowPlay! The installation is running from the 18th until the 28th of February 2017, daily from 11am till 6pm. It operates in free play mode, so the children can just walk in, pull the rope to make the … Continue reading
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