The civic district has undergone a colourful makeover till 3 February as a marquee event of Singapore Art Week, Light to Night Festival. 2022 edition of the festival inspires everyone to engage with the world anew through the theme “New Ways of Seeing, Thinking and Being”. This year’s theme champions the collective pursuit of new perspectives and states of mind to gain a better understanding of how the world has evolved in the “new normal”.
Do take nightly strolls around the Civic District and enjoy the colourful world of light projections from local talents that illuminate the precinct’s cultural institutions.
Art Skins on Monuments: Refractioned
Refractioned is a psyberpunk journey through the multiverse created using proprietary real-time image synthesis techniques. It blends photographs of HDB facades with iconic Singaporean architecture that were captured during the circuit breaker period in 2020.
Location: National Gallery Singapore, Façade
By Metamo Industries with Benedict & Palmer
Flight
Inspired by a flock of birds in motion, the installation appears as a singular volume from a distance. When you inspect closer, it reveals an illusion of motion with an interplay of light and shadows that constantly reorientates its context.
Location: Padang
By LiteWerkz
Fragment of a Shoreline
This installation explores the embedded psychogeographies of Singapore’s land reclamation and urban development since its colonial founding. At the site of the Padang, the installation subtly recalls the myths of the nation’s history prior to its colonial past, and post-independence development.
Location: Padang
By Akai Chew & Spatial Anatomy
Art Skins on Monuments: Fleeting Flights
While in search of the great escape, new trajectories are formed, leading to paths filled with dark mysteries and glowing revelations.
Location: The Arts House, Façade
By Students from Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Design & Media
Art Skins on Monuments: In Pursuit
Embark on this magical journey where the historical and mythical collide.
Location: Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall, Façade
By Students from Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Design & Media
Art Skins on Monuments: Elusive Études
Step into the shoes of performing artists as they struggle to find a new balance in this constantly changing new reality.
Location: Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall, Façade
By Students from Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Design & Media
Lumba
An interactive light installation inspired by the small sailing boats in kolek lumba; a sea sport once held during the New Year Regatta in the Civic District during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Location: Esplanade Park, Queen Elizabeth Park
By Alina Ling
Memory Portals
The Memory Portals consist of two glowing doorways representing alternate, fantastical views of the Singapore River.
Location: Asian Civilisations Museum Green
By Debbie Ding
Light to Night Festival 2022
Now on till 3 February 2022
Various Locations at Civic District
Admission is Free!
#LightToNightSG
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