Unseen Art Initiatives presents Move For?ward (Unseen: Inside Out), an interactive art installation at National Gallery Singapore, as part of Light to Night Festival 2022: New Ways Of Seeing, Thinking And Being. The art installation will be open to the public from 14 Jan to 3 Feb 2022.
Audience members are invited to navigate and negotiate a maze of colourful ropes, while reading or listening to the stories of 12 visually impaired individuals who inspired and co-created this unique experience through the process of Unseen: Inside Out - a disability-led project by visually impaired artist Claire Teo and artists Kira Lim, Clarence Chung, Samuel Woo, in collaboration with 12 visually impaired co-creators.
Presented by Unseen Art Initiatives, this project aims to encourage conversations and question the public’s perspectives and assumptions about disability.
Find out more about our creative process:
E-Publication (essays from our team and invited contributors)
Invite Kit
Image caption: An audience member navigates in a maze of colourful ropes with touch, listening carefully to the audio track (Photo Credit: Samuel Woo)
Image caption: Co-creator Firdhaus Jaafar gently moves his hand over the Move For?ward title, feeling the raised lettering imprinted on the tactile poster.
Visitor information
Venue:
National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing,
Level B1, Auditorium Foyer
Opening Hours:
14 Jan - 3 Feb 2022
Monday to Thursday 10am to 7pm
Friday to Sunday 10am to 10pm
Friday to Sunday 10am to 10pm
Audio Walk: Mobile device & earphones required.
Visual Walk: Mobile device required
- Suitable for audiences aged 12 years and above
- Capacity: 5 pax each time (Registration on site)
- Artwork experience: ~20 - 30min
Accessibility
We strive to create an accessible experience for disabled visitors with diverse needs. Do keep mind that moving through the installation independently will require some physical agility. Our facilities on-site will be able to assist you.
Available resources:
- Noise cancelling headphones (limited sets available on request onsite)
- Tactile poster (available onsite)
Image caption: The creative team and focus group participants stand in cheerful, dynamic poses amongst a maze of ropes, a prototype of the artwork. (From left to right) Alecia Neo, Charles Teo, Athriah Annissa, Claire Teo, Neo Kah Wee, Samuel Woo, Jesslyn Lim and Clarence Chung.
Festival Programmes
Sundays, 23 & 30 Jan 2022
Registration on Eventbrite required.
We are committed to make this event accessible to as many people as possible. If you require a specific accessibility arrangement, please inform us via Google Form at least 10 days before the event. We will work with you to facilitate your requests.
Some accessibility arrangements that we can provide on request include but are not limited to:
- Singapore Sign Language interpretation
- Wheelchair access seating
- Assistance dog friendly seating
Creative Team
Lead Artist: Claire Teo
Key Artist Collaborator: Kira Lim
Music Composer & Audience Experience Lead: Clarence Chung
Installation Artist & Design Lead: Samuel Woo
Creative Producers: Alecia Neo and Jesslyn Lim (Unseen Art Initiatives)
Project Assistants: Jasmine Kamsul and Athirah Annissa
Co-creators:
Cheyenne Phua
Cinderella*
Desmond Toh
Firdhaus Jaafar
Kendra*
Qiao*
Rendi Toh
Shermaine
Sherri Lim
Tan Zhi Lin
Tulip*
Wan Wai Yee
*preferred alias
Contributors:
Keerthika Reddy
Yap Zi Jing
Lee Pei Shan
Vivian Quek
Natalia Tan
And all our volunteers and friends for their kindest support of this project.
Acknowledgements
