SGCR was founded to elevate the music community in 2017. In 2020, we're taking steps towards a different path. Every Tues-Sat, we'll be bringing you a new programme of shows, all of which forms a mere glimpse into the wider range of creative communities within Singapore. Lock yourselves in for podcasts, livestreams, video shows, guest mixes, editorial features, and other bits of content that we simply couldn't slip into one catagory.
What does a sculpture that pulses, oozes, gushes, and melts look like? Needless to say, what a work is made of influences the sort of impression we have of it. A material-driven process is often a labyrinthian maze — a rabbit hole to burrow down into. Nabilah Nordin's works can be described as a smorgasbord for the senses. Her sculptures are luscious landscapes, gloopy messes, and spacious caverns all at once. We wrap up the first season of Mushroomed with a conversation with Nabilah Nordin. We speak to Nabilah about her approach to experimentation and failure, and the place of language within her practice.
A question that has surfaced prominently is how will we live alongside or in communion with our non-human counterparts? This relationship is often fraught and complicated, and is often centered around human perspectives. There might still be room yet to move past this —to think like trees, grow like bacteria, and move like fungi. All this makes Thesupersystem's research project, Alam Se—Kita, incredibly prescient. For this episode, we speak to Thesupersystem about posthumanism and the different turns the project has taken thus far.
A Singaporean band with a celebrated history of their own, Electrico talks with us about their return in a new decade.
Flowers and plants have always served as an extension of language and a tool for communication. Susanna Tan is a seasoned florist and artist. Having experienced the healing and communicative power of botanical elements first hand, Susanna centres her practice around them — both materially and conceptually. For this episode, Object Lessons Space speaks to Susanna about the language of flora and fauna, and how she continues to speak through and with them.
From Haitian revolutionaries to an unfiltered look at animal consciousness, this month at Asian Film Archive presents the diverse and singular visions from around the world with Singular Screens. The programme, curated by AFA for the forthcoming Singapore International Festival of Arts, is fleshed out by Viknesh and Kay Wee in this episode.
This episode of Mushroomed deals with the unique study of psychogeography. Our understanding of physical space is often mediated through maps. Mapmaking and cartography are often seen as precise sciences today, yet their methodologies have historically favoured particular knowledge systems over others. But what are the alternatives? This episode unravels the thought process behind the newest issue on Object Lessons Space.
We're wrapping up our podcast with @salesforceapac. To celebrate the end of the series, our Season 4 host Jess O'Reilly looks back at the nuggets of wisdom dropped on various episodes of Future of Work, Now.
Listen in now to the latest episode of Future of Work, Now, featuring Suraj Naik, who established GeniusU, an education platform for entrepreneurs.
A Wall Street software engineer turned AI luminary, Dr Ayesha Khanna provides nuggets of wisdom in this episode of Future of Work, Now — waxing lyrical about the nurturing relationship between AI and human behaviour in the workplace.
"Data" is both an intimidating and oft-used word in the corporate world. Robert Wickham is here to help, breaking down what data means in the digitalized workplace, and why it is so revolutionary.
This month, Asian Film Archive turns to Indian cinema. They share about films that address issues of land, labour and human rights through poetry, music and humour — all screening as part of their latest programme, Reframe: A Time to Resist.
Charcoal is often associated with drawing or sketching. In the case of artist Mahalakshmi Kannappan, she uses it to great sculptural effect: creating three-dimensional forms that play with textures and differences in light refraction. In this episode of Mushroomed, Object Lessons Space speaks to the artist about her enduring relationship with charcoal, and how she handles such a tactile and sensuous medium.
Forbes declared Singapore an international model for mental health. With that raising a lot of questions — especially with rising mental health issues in the workplace — we have Wendy Walker speaking on avoiding burnout and learning to adapt with @simoneheng, all on Future of Work, Now.
Yung Raja releases 'MAMI', another catchy single in his arsenal of club-ready anthems. Tune in tonight to watch the rapper talk about 'MAMI', along with stories about his discovery of hip-hop, how iTunes changed his life, and his undying love for Biggie Smalls.
"I don't work in the world of selling stuff. I work in the world of connecting people to the things they love. And I think that's a very good thing to do." Handling a host of luxury brands — the list goes on from Balenciaga and Hermès to much more — Avis Easteal is the Regional Head of Consumer at Luxasia, where she currently leads the consumer journey across the whole group, including bricks and mortar and eCommerce. In this episode with @simoneheng, Avis explains her love for data, navigating the meaning of equality, and getting interested in make-up and skincare for the first time in her life.
"We are chemically set up for comfort. We look for comfort and safety. I think the reality is [that] — in a world where things are changing quickly — if you're not challenging yourself, you're not being safe. The safety of being static is an illusion." Justin Peyton knows a thing or two about stepping out of your comfort zone — his 20-year career has traversed the worlds of finance, media, and data-driven marketing. Now the chief strategy and transformation officer APAC at Wunderman Thompson, Peyton shares with @simoneheng about digital marketing during the pandemic, confronting the future with calculated risks, and the fundamentals of leadership in the workplace.
Intimate, participatory, touching, and introspective ー these words can be used to describe Clarice Ng's works. Although she describes herself as an artist and illustrator, this doesn't seem to capture the rich granularity of her practice. Clarice's practice centers the act of co-creating alongside and listening to the viewer. For this episode, @objectlessons.space sits down with the artist to discuss how she works across installation, video work, illustration, ceramic making, and more.
Now that it is underway, hear from the @asianfilmarchive team themselves about putting together Retrospective: Wong Kar Wai. Coming Attractions hosts Viknesh and Kay Wee talk about the significance of his films and why it was finally time for a proper showcase in Singapore. The @knucklesandnotch team also discuss the series of commissioned artworks made for the occasion — featuring the work of @barbarianflower, @designerinsingapore, @shiaaaan, & @naotokunaga — detailing the design influences that tie into the filmmaker's work.
hoolah lets you split your payment into 3 instalments, payable every month. It charges 0% interest and no processing fees. Their CEO and co-founder Stuart Thornton speaks with Simone Heng on consumer behaviours during the pandemic, education on responsible shopping and maintaining an inclusive workplace.
The startling high-tech surveillance that Philip K Dick saw in 1956 was realized onscreen in 2002 when Minority Report was made — but not without the help of futurist Peter Schwartz. The innovative thinker joins @simoneheng on Future of Work, Now to talk about the capability to adapt under the tide of modernity, meeting Lee Kuan Yew and future-proofing your business.
“We've never had it this bad with mental health [than over the past year]. In Singapore, 1 in 7 people experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. That's a very conservative number, because that study only considered certain conditions. I think we're moving towards 1 in 4, but in the workplace, later studies have shown, 1 in 2 working in Singapore since COVID-019 has reported a decline in mental health.” Anthea Ong is a former NMP, entrepreneur and social advocate. She speaks on the effects of workplace disruption, strengthening mental health awareness and why proper communication is crucial in everyday life.
Before establishing himself as a global force, Jia Zhangke made Xiao Wu in 1997. Produced on a shoestring budget, guerilla-style, and packed with a cast of non-professional actors, the film is now a milestone in Asian cinema. Xiao Wu is screening at Asian Film Archive along with Nasir, a stirring drama from India, and AFA's Viknesh and Kay Wee talk about these films, along with insightful artist conversations from their ongoing State of Motion programme.
A talented multi-instrumentalist in his own right — somehow best displayed in his covers of Animal Crossing and Naruto songs — deførmed released a new EP, LATE TO THE LOUDNESS WAR (all caps), a jolt of frenzied breakbeats and engaging sonic detours that leaves an indelible mark just as it ends at 15 minutes. deførmed joins us for 10 Tracks, where he talks about making his EP, preparing a special indie rock single Valentine's Day, and loving Indonesian jazz fusion and Anime OSTs.
Old-growth forests are also known as primary forests, and they are both incredibly important and deeply significant. These historical places have seen cycle after cycle of birth and decay. The latest issue of Object Lessons Space, as explored in Mushroomed, features a total of five artists whose works and practices have touched on notions of plant sentience, organicity and indigenous botanical knowledge. This episode will attempt to speak to the enduring concert between human and non-human beings.
"For me, if you're a firm that believes in sustainability — if you're telling your people, “Yes, it's a huge and important initiative for us” — and you're hearing that as their communication platform — but you look around and you see plastic water bottles on everyone's desks, no plants. They're not consciously thinking through about the design [of the workplace.]" Brand director and marketing specialist Fiza Malhotra believes in an inviting and genuine workplace to help workers transition back from a WFH environment. The Space Matrix head is the latest guest on Future of Work, Now by Salesforce.
Squelch Zines' Janice takes the mic for the first time — with no guest — to get personal about running Squelch alone in 2020, the struggles she faced during quarantine, plugging out from social media, and moving forward with the platform this year (zinemakers focusing on mental health and queer issues, listen up!)
"Have we seen a discussion about inclusivity and diversity in Asia? Have we really had an honest discussion in Asian society of what sort of society they are building in regards to inclusivity? I haven't seen that in the same kind of expressive way as we see in [the US]. And I think that's to come — in what sort of societies are the millennials and Gen Zs building in Asia and what we will see." Liberty Shared is a nonprofit focused on anti-trafficking projects concentrated in technology. Its founder Duncan Jepson is the latest guest on Future of Work, Now by Salesforce, talking about improving workplace diversity, his nonprofit's current efforts and more.
Artist Ming Kwang, whose work under ThisConnect.today bridges art and mental health, dives deep into his personal journey in his search for self-awareness and a deeper understanding of consciousness on this episode of The Potluck Club.
“It's all about improving your own self-awareness. When we are experiencing different emotional and physical changes, if we identify and them and try to figure out what is the cause of it, we can look at various coping strategies and techniques in order to address these issues.” Goh Shuet-Li is the executive director of Resilience Collective, which advocates proper mental health education for the masses. On Future of Work, Now by Salesforce, she takes a deep dive into the effects of work burnout, the importance of social interaction, and learning to take the steps of seeking help.
"The most important skill in the next normal is the ability to stay teachable. When you're going through massive uncertainty periods and change - with an unprecedented velocity in speed and direction - you have to recognize how hard it is to stay teachable. As human beings, staying teachable is hard - you're not having to learn, but unlearn and relearn. When you go through that cycle of unlearning, it has to leap to change. If you can do that successfully, that's a superpower. " Kicking off season two of Future of Work, Now by Salesforce is Vala Afshar, their Chief Digital Evangelist. He talks about working from home habits and preparing yourself mentally for the workplace challenges to come.
In 2004, a little sci-fi film named Avatar (not *that* one) was produced and released in Singapore — with its roots in cyberpunk and 90s cheese, it remains a rarely-seen oddity in local film. This month, Asian Film Archive is bringing it back to screens as part of State of Motion 2021, focusing on Southeast Asian sci-fi. Listen in to AFA's Viknesh and Kay Wee as they talk about the programme, along with their highlights this month — which includes one of Japan's first all-colour samurai films, and an Iranian treasure remastered to 4K.
Known by the moniker The Next Most Famous Artist, Hafiiz Karim is a digital art director whose works have made ripples throughout Instagram. Hafiiz creates images that amalgamate figures from art history with contemporary, everyday settings. In this episode, Object Lessons Space features a conversation with Hafiiz, where he shares about how he wields visual references from classical art history, how these paintings continue to serve as a source of creative inspiration for his work, and the importance of having fun with the process of image-making.
Claude Glass is the project of Isa Ong, whose nifty instrumental skills in bands like Pleasantry and Amateur Takes Control take a backseat in his new EP Isekai. On 10 Tracks, Isa chats with SGCR about the music that helped change his perspective as a musician — from the shapeshifting classic sounds of Aphex Twin to the confrontational hip-hop of JPEGMafia.
For the last Squelch Zinecast episode of 2020, Queer Zinefest makes an appearance to talk about their annual event — where LGBTQ+ zinemakers connect and distribute copies of their work — and its return in 2021.
His latest single is called ‘Feel Too Much' — in this episode of 10 Tracks, he feels a lot of things about Damien Rice, Bon Iver, Sigur Ros, and more as he sits down with Daniel over a makeshift picnic table in his room.
"As I rose through the ranks, I started to struggle with imposter syndrome. Mindy Kaling did an amazing interview and she said something that stayed with me for the last month or so. She said that women, especially women of colour, have to work so much harder and be so much more prepared. It seems difficult to feel like an imposter because of everything we've had to do before we even get in a room. But those feelings of doubt and insecurity can still creep in." For this episode of Future of Work, Now by Salesforce, the company's own Ebony Beckwith speaks on her life as a Black woman in the corporate world, and affecting change in her position for the greater good.
You've read his story: Singapore's best biryani available over a private Instagram account, replete with black metal imagery and open orders that last under a minute. On this episode of The Potluck Club, hear from the man himself as he talks about the origins of @globalmatsoulkitchen, along with the other facets of his creativity, which include poetry.
"COVID-019 has exacerbated some of the existing crises that our health systems have already had to begin with. If you remember the early onset of COVID within our own region, even in a city-state like Singapore, the fault lines were detected in areas where, in it, maybe the systemic oversights weren't there. The same case applies to places like India, where there were long lines of migrant workers turned back to their domiciles, not being able to fend for their families, with no access to food. If we designed public health with more generous funding, in partnership with the local communities, that is when we get to reap the benefits of public health as we've seen in several other countries." Dr. Siddhi Aryal is the latest guest on Future of Work, Now by Salesforce. He speaks on the improvements that can be done in Southeast Asian healthcare, along with the challenges ahead as the pandemic continues.
This episode of Mushroomed delves deep into the space of digital exhibitions, now practiced by artists more than ever with the ongoing pandemic. Some digital exhibitions recreate the space of a museum or a gallery online, allowing users to explore the hallways and artworks virtually and from the comforts of their own home. Others lean into the possibilities afforded by the webpage itself, using it as a blank canvas to create interactive works that are meant to be encountered via the screen. Features interviews with Tulika Ahuja, Reza Hasni, and Siah Tiong Hong.
In her work, writer Yu-mei Balasingamchow has traversed the worlds of fiction and non-fiction — with a predilection for history. In this conversation on The Same Page, she speaks with Ruby about how to actually write a story, the difference between writing a short story and a novel, and what good craft looks like.
After this episode of Coming Attractions was recorded, one of AFA's films planned for December, No Hard Feelings, was not cleared for screening in its intended form. Still, you'll get to learn about the film, which centres a German-born Iranian falling for an Iranian immigrant, along with Blue Moon, an anthology film where each screening has a unique playback order, and the latest export from China's growing slate of arthouse films, Damp Season.
In this episode of Future of Work, Now by Salesforce, Maya speaks with Asha about making the workplace "fun" even during the pandemic, her childhood and why she enjoys tweeting.
10 Tracks is all about the songs — the tunes that define your life — but on this segment, R&B singer Slodown, now based in New York, waxes lyrical on the Singaporean food that unlocks his heart. You can figure out which dish is number one in his eyes. Check out his picks here: https://spoti.fi/2JufOff
The dystopian, picturesque Singapore that exists in Tiong Bahru Social Club isn't that far from our own. The offbeat comedy arrives in cinemas 10 Dec, and we had the chance to pick the brain of director Tan Bee Thiam on this week's Potluck Club to kick off the last month of 2020.
Shaiful Xerox has been a steadfast participant in the zine subculture since the 1990s. The scene veteran unearths a stack of zines from the past for this episode of Squelch Zinecast, giving a peek into an underground that has changed immensely since.
Nadya Hutagalung has spent the last two decades or so in eco-activism — in this episode of Future of Work, Now by Salesforce, the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador touches upon the urgency of our planet's declining health, along with issues grounded in everyday mental health amidst the pandemic. The Future of Work, Now podcast focuses on how we work and connect has fundamentally changed. It will highlight the people and businesses that are leading with values, changing the way we work, and bettering our community. The podcast comprises four seasons where business leaders, members of the community, and thought-provoking guests will discuss key themes such as Business as a Platform for Change, Future of Work, Technology in Hyperspeed, and the Digital Imperative.
It's rewang time with the Archipela-girls! The zine-making duo host their first-ever podcast. Get to know them and their work before an interview with a special guest — Margaret Thomas of AWARE, whose trailblazing work in feminist activism has led to the organization's 35th anniversary this week with AWAREFest. Margaret delves into the beginnings of AWARE, along with insights from her early career as a business journalist, the undercurrent of feminist activism in Singapore dating back to the 1950s, and why kiasu culture (and not "cancel culture") isn't really good for us.
Leow Yangfa is an active social worker who specializes in professional counseling for the LGBTQ+ community under Oogachaga. In this episode for Future of Work, Now with Salesforce, he speaks with Asha Popatlal about progress in the Singaporean workplace for the community, and what can be done better. The Future of Work, Now podcast focuses on how we work and connect has fundamentally changed. It will highlight the people and businesses that are leading with values, changing the way we work, and bettering our community. The podcast comprises four seasons where business leaders, members of the community, and thought-provoking guests will discuss key themes such as Business as a Platform for Change, Future of Work, Technology in Hyperspeed, and the Digital Imperative.
Since 2017, Vincent Quek has been an unwavering champion for films beyond mainstream fare — he's responsible for bringing Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Good Time, Saint Frances, To The Ends of the Earth, and more to Singaporean audiences. His work as an independent film distributor has been an arduous — but no less fruitful — one, and he talks about it all on The Potluck Club, speaking on Singaporean cinema and dealing with the current health crisis.
The Future of Work, Now podcast focuses on how we work and connect has fundamentally changed. It will highlight the people and businesses that are leading with values, changing the way we work, and bettering our community. The podcast comprises four seasons where business leaders, members of the community, and thought-provoking guests will discuss key themes such as Business as a Platform for Change, Future of Work, Technology in Hyperspeed, and the Digital Imperative. Our first guest, Paralympian and all-round national icon Theresa Goh, speaks on accessibility inclusion and the work she's put in to be where she is today.
A prescient tale from the 1970s of a government's slow reaction to an urgent pandemic, a documentary of five female mine clearers risking everything on the job, and a glimpse of intimacy in Kuala Lumpur — these are just some of the films being screened at the Asian Film Archive under their latest programme, The (In)hospitable World. Join AFA's Kay Wee in conversation with their guest curator Kiu-wai Chu on the modern impact of climate fiction — from mainstream titles like The Day After Tomorrow and Snowpiercer to the deluge of documentary and arthouse fare — and putting together the programme.
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