Name: Three Views Of The Lotus
Start: 2024-07-12T19:30:00+08:00
End: 2024-07-12T20:15:00+08:00
Location: ArtScience Museum

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘂𝘀
𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 (𝗙𝗿𝗶) | 𝟳.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 – 𝟴.𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮, 𝗟𝟰
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: $𝟭𝟬
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 is an expanded cinema, audio-visual performance by Singaporean filmmaker and artist duo 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗲𝗻, presented as a companion piece to their sound installation in ArtScience Museum's Oculus, 𝘈 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 is a reflection on the cycles of the lotus, light and time. In the composition of 𝘈 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, the sounds of three film loops played on a 16mm film projector were used as the basis of the three main motifs. In this performance, the three film loops will be performed and recontextualised live with modified 16mm film projectors and lenticular interventions, alongside a minimalist and textural soundscape.
The performance invites us into a moment where sound is seen and image is heard in the echoes of each other, finding expression in the improvisational, ethereal and tactile.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen are a Singaporean filmmaker and artist duo who work across film, audiovisual performance, music and installations. Their works explore the existential and historical through speculative fictions and surrealistic imagery. Their films have screened at international film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023), New Directors/New Films presented by MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center (2023) and BFI London Film Festival (2021). They have presented sound works and expanded cinema performances in Zurich and Singapore, and released multiple albums as the art rock duo ARE. They are currently developing their next feature film, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝗽𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 | 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟳𝗽𝗺
𝗢𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀, 𝗕𝟮
𝘈 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 is a 10-channel time-based sound installation created by Singaporean filmmaker and artist duo Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen in response to ArtScience Museum’s Oculus and the natural cycles of light within the environment. The work was inspired by the cycles of lotus flowers, light and time.
Three movements were composed for different times of the day. Within each movement, the same three motifs repeat, interpreted through the time of day and the changing form of light. Woodwinds, tape loops, prepared guitar, vocals and synthesisers are used in a gentle balance of the physical and the ethereal.
The piece draws upon the materiality of the lotus in its various forms, to create an organic sonic environment where tones and textures drift through the Oculus, slowly tracing the movement of light over the day.
For more information, please visit: https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/events/artscience-encounters-markchua-lamlishuen.html

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