Screening & Dialogue | Objects for Thriving

The exhibition Figuring a Scene explores the process of form-making within certain contexts, including history and society. Through the elements of shadow, fruit, fire, air, wax and city, it unfolds the interconnectedness between artistic forms and the broader realms of history and everyday life.

This screening programme shifts the attention to domestic households and ordinary domestic objects, like a Butterfly sewing machine and a granite pestle. Directed by Ian Mun and Lilian Chee, Objects for Thriving highlights how ordinary objects like these are evolving forms of heritage and instruments that embody both personal and social histories. A post-screening dialogue with NUS Associate Professors Thomas K Kong and Lilian Chee was moderated by exhibition curator Patrick Flores.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=sfdEUzOkaCQ