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
Giggling Weeds and Tickling Weeds.
After Talking Weeds at the French School, Playeum’s House of Weeds continued to pop-up at a few locations around Singapore. And this was the perfect occasion to bring out the Ticking Weeds and the Giggling Weeds. The Giggling weeds is an installation where the viewer is invited to touch the plants and hear them laugh, … Continue reading
“Talking Weeds” an artwork for the French School in Singapore
In January 2015, I was invited by the LFS or French School in Singapore’s Art Lecturer Sharon Feenan to work with the “4èmes” (Gr. 8) students. I had proposed to introduce the kids to my way of mixing art and science and we worked on a project which is now part of the larger “Weeding … Continue reading
Working With Weeds
Since 2012, when the first “Weed Camp” was announced at the Observatoire, where children were invited to come and learn about the wild plants growing around the site, several more projects have converged towards giving recognition and understanding to the almost invisible little flowers of Singapore. This September, I will be opening not one but … Continue reading
Screening of “Buang” at the Malay Heritage Centre
This Wednesday, 23rd of October 2013 at 7:30pm, I will be giving a presentation to accompany the screening of my film “Buang, the Lost Malay Scientist”, at the Malay Heritage Centre, Singapore. What kind of microscope did he use? How did he see the scientific enquiry? Was he instrumental in helping Wallace formulate his theory … Continue reading
A visit to Cambridge
If you are interested, as I am, in the way science really gets done, then a visit to Cambridge (UK) is a must. I have been lucky enough to be welcome into the labs of Bill Harris and Christine Holt to take a glimpse at how is science is being made there, and especially at what … Continue reading
Same pursuit, new projects…
Having won first prize at the French Singapore New Generation Artists 2011 , I now have to come up with the goods for a large SOLO Exhibition at the Alliance Française in March 2012. So, here are some of the on-going projects that will lead to this exhibition: Scientist-led discussions on their production of leftovers. I am … Continue reading
The Art of Distilling Failures
For those who could not attend the lecture at the Substation on the 21st of April 2011, here is a synopsis of the talk. No video is currently available, but if you’d like to see me live, fill in the form below. And while you’re here, you might enjoy looking at the other 6 synopsis relating to … Continue reading
March: Biennale, new Website… and a Cooking Show!
March was the time for visiting the Biennale. Although I have not seen it all yet, I am enjoying visiting as you would a shop window. More precisely, a shop window for Singapore. Despite its theme, “Open House”, I feel very much like I am looking at a window dressing of the country. Nothing wrong with … Continue reading
April 2010: Filming Failures
Here are some photographs taken on the set of “Failomics: Educational Videos”. You will soon be able to view the short movies. In each video, our scientist teaches you something new about failures. Last night was the shooting, thanks to very the cool Russel from the Putnam School of Film. Today, it’s editing…
Isabelle Desjeux 