Singapore Portraits 2012

Although LASALLE’s artist-teachers Rashid Saini, Elizabeth de Roza, Andreas Schlegel, and Khalid Al Mkhlaafy come from different cultural backgrounds, they were keen to work together to investigate social integration issues that were hotly debated on the ground. The result was Singapore Portraits, a three-part roving art show launched on 28 September 2012 by Mr Lawrence Wong, former Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Ministry of Communications and Information. The show consisted of a 20-minute documentary Singapore Dialogues (led by Khalid Al Mkhlaafy), a full-length play One Green Bird (devised by Elizabeth de Roza) and an interactive art installation Urban Exploration Singapore (led by Andreas Schlegel). The show travelled to five heartland venues – Boon Lay, Toa Payoh, Woodlands, Marine Parade and Bedok, in order to reach out to the communities there. It was an ambitious but fulfilling outreach effort given the limited resources and time.

Organiser: Faculty of Media Arts