Dog-tooth cat snake at Bukit Panjang
Robert Zhao Renhui
Neighbourhood: Bukit Panjang
Between 1 November and 22 December, I walked the same path every day, looking for an encounter with non-human life.
This work presents a single biodiversity record observed in Singapore. Documented in the format of a field report, the record describes an encounter with a dog-toothed cat snake (Boiga cynodon) within a strip of secondary forest beside public housing in Bukit Panjang. The observation took place over an extended period and focuses on behaviour rather than outcome.
The record does not aim to be representative or comprehensive. It attends to one moment of presence within an ordinary landscape, where ecological activity continues alongside everyday human life.
Robert Zhao Renhui
Neighbourhood: Bukit Panjang
Between 1 November and 22 December, I walked the same path every day, looking for an encounter with non-human life.
This work presents a single biodiversity record observed in Singapore. Documented in the format of a field report, the record describes an encounter with a dog-toothed cat snake (Boiga cynodon) within a strip of secondary forest beside public housing in Bukit Panjang. The observation took place over an extended period and focuses on behaviour rather than outcome.
The record does not aim to be representative or comprehensive. It attends to one moment of presence within an ordinary landscape, where ecological activity continues alongside everyday human life.
BACKYARD explores the phenomenon of how events become news. This collection of reports seeks to create a spatial tapestry of “news” contributed by artists living in different parts of Singapore. By inviting them to document the happenings within their neighbourhoods within specific windows of time, BACKYARD presents artists’ documentations as news reports spanning across 12 months. Each report contributes to a year-long narrative map of Singapore, positioning the artist as reporter. BACKYARD is an art space that takes place in the form of dossiers containing news reports by Singapore based artists.