Calling all curious culture vultures and art lovers! We dare through you to go through this rooftop bamboo maze and enter a Japanese teahouse for an experience like no other
Does getting lost in a maze sound intriguing? What about a hand-built bamboo maze with a special treat located at its centre? Now that we’ve got your attention, we dare you to navigate through National Gallery Singapore’s latest interactive exhibition: untitled 2018 (the infinite dimensions of smallness). A collaboration with internationally renowned artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, the rooftop installation will be here in Singapore from 24 January to 28 October 2018. With Singapore Art Week 2018 kicking off this month, and plenty of street art and light installations to catch around the city, are we ever short of things to do?
Opening tomorrow, we got first dibs into the maze. Here’s a sneak peek:
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s bamboo maze arrives at National Gallery Singapore
Calling all curious culture vultures and art lovers! We dare you to navigate through this rooftop bamboo maze atop National Gallery Singapore and enter a Japanese teahouse for an experience like no other. Check out our video!
Posted by Honeycombers on Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Step into this uncomplicated rooftop labyrinth inspired by traditional hand-built bamboo scaffolding widely used in Asian countries such as Hong Kong and Macau, and make your way to the centre to find a wooden Japanese teahouse. Standing at four metres high and not completely walled up, visitors are invited to encounter and interact with each other while navigating through. The installation also encourages visitors to be themselves, blurring the line between art and life.
Taking interactivity to another level, the installation will be accompanied with a variety of interdisciplinary public programmes including tea ceremonies by Japanese performance artist Mai Ueda (27-28 January), monthly tea ceremonies (every first Sunday of the month), and Rirkrit Day, featuring a colloquium screening of the documentary following the set-up of the installation (16 June).
Organic tea mixed with watermelon will be served during the tea ceremonies for a Singaporean twist on the Japanese tradition. Visitors are also welcome to enter the teahouse and enjoy minutes of sanctuary from Singapore’s merciless sun (mind you, the installation is unsheltered). Capture the appearance of the bamboo poles will evolve due to environmental exposure from its first day to its last here in Singapore: another reason for repeat visits.
untitled 2018 (the infinite dimensions of smallness), 24 January-28 October 2018, Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery, Level 5, National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Rd, Singapore 178957
Photography and videography by Hubab Hood for Honeycombers
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