Dance in the Destruction Dance is both a performance space and art installation that is open to everyone of all ages to enjoy.
Photo Credit: Joo Choon Lin
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Gallery 2
Date: 13 Jan to 14 Apr 2023
Fee: Free Admission
Singapore Art Museum (SAM) will officially open Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance at Tanjong Pagar Distripark this month, inviting families into a sensorially rich landscape that reimagines perceptions of form, reality, and human consciousness through everyday objects.
Dance In The Destruction Dance
Dance in the Destruction Dance is an atmospheric environment designed by Joo. It is a performance space and art installation that features several artworks: Glue Your Eyelids Together (2017/2023), I Only Make Friends With Money (2012/2023) and Beatific Perfume (2020/2023). Joo’s multisensory environment is also an instrument for storytelling, drawing attention to how industrial materials such as plastic, wood and metal continuously change their shape, appearance and meaning in our contemporary world.
Alongside the exhibition, there will also be complementary public programmes such as curator tours, artist-collaborator performances and talks.
Here's taking a closer look at the programme lineup for Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance:
pEARs ' --- --- --- ' in §pring
Photo Credit: FOGSTAND Gallery & Studio
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Gallery 2
Dates & Times:
- 13 Jan 2023 (8.30pm to 9.30pm)
- 25 Mar 2023 (6pm to 7pm)
Witness the activation of pEARs ' --- --- --- ' in §pring, a theatrical performance scripted and choreographed by artist Joo Choon Lin, which is part of the exhibition, Dance in The Destruction Dance. In this performance, the artist plays with the texture and tonality of language, and the visceral effects of sound through the act of reading. “Film-objects” composed of industrial materials and assembly hardware like latches, hinges, collapsible legs and casters are reconstituted and moved around the exhibition space, highlighting how all meaning is generated through interdependence and constant renewal.
Curator Tour of Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Gallery 2
Date: 14 Jan 2023
Time: 4pm to 4.45pm
Join SAM curator Selene Yap as she shares insights on the making of Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance and trace the evolution of Joo’s artistic practice.
Making and Unmaking Meaning in Materiality: Conversation with Vineeta Sinha
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, The Engine Room
Date: 11 Feb 2023
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
Join Joo Choon Lin and Professor Vineeta Sinha in a discussion on ontological traditions and their relationship with the “making and unmaking” of objects. This talk is moderated by SAM curator Selene Yap.
The Sound of Sound: Over-Under-In-Out-Head Projection
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, The Engine Room
Date: 11 Mar 2023
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
This performative talk by Joo Choon Lin and artists Magdalen Chua and Colin Justin Wan explores the overhead projector as a metaphor for consciousness. The prevailing discussions on the representation of memories and dreams in the trio’s collaborative work often address the question of “mind’s eye” – or the mental faculty of conceiving the imaginary or recollected scenes. Using media technologies of representation, The Sound of Sound builds a shared repository of images, sounds, emotions, and sensations to summon a shared existence.
Audiences are invited to submit drawings, prints, and photographic contributions for inclusion in the performative talk to: curatorial@singaporeartmuseum.sg by 3 March 2023.
More Details
Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance runs from 13 January to 16 April 2023 at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Gallery 2. Admission is free for all visitors throughout the exhibition period. During Singapore Art Week 2023, visitors can enjoy extended museum hours on Fridays and Saturdays, alongside a variety of programmes, such as performances, tours, workshops, activities for families.
For more information on Joo Choon Lin: Dance in the Destruction Dance, please visit this link.
