Still Life (400036 - 402004)
Jodi Tan
Neighbourhood: Eunos

It’s strange how reports are generally perceived as factual/ neutral when they often consist of incomprehensive data and subjective opinion. Being relatively new to the neighbourhood was helpful in that I was able to make observations with fresh lenses. I went about collecting images from the area as I would with my “Still Life” series, except that I was already creating these images by photographing scenes. In particular, I was looking out for settings that would make interesting images, not events nor the mundane. From my block to the train station or from the station to the hawker centre; I made drawings of compositions encountered on this linear route.

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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.