Read more. GE2020: What fundamental socio-economic tension is at the heart of this election? In an accompanying soundtrack he recalls how an early encounter with a kingfisher first drew him into a bird zone. She was previously Assistant Professor at School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) at Nanyang Technological University. As a learning community, we engage with the world of ideas to connect concepts and put ideas into action. We are currently accepting applications for K1–Grade 11. Lucy Davis is Assistant Professor at the School of Art Design and Media (ADM), Nanyang Technological University Singapore and has over 15 years of experience of conceptualizing and coordinating interdisciplinary arts and society initiatives in Europe, Southeast Asia and West Africa. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Your email address will not be published. Today, a fifty-year-old HDB estate is undergoing demolition with existing communities moving away while the railway was object of an international competition to create a “Green Corridor” modeled on the High Line in New York. There was, as we know, a violent scramble for natural resources by colonial powers from which Singapore emerged as entrepôt trading post in the 19th and 20th century. Learn more. Lucy Davis (1981-88) Lucy is an assistant professor in the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With her infinity rooms, Kusama fools us in a way never done before. Her practice encircles ecologies, animal and plant studies, art and visual culture, materiality and memory — primarily but not exclusively in Southeast Asia. All aggregated content, including articles, videos, podcasts, Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia. UWCSEA Dover is registered by the Committee for Private Education (CPE), part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Investigating movements and migrations of nature and culture in Southeast Asia and beyond, the project unfolds through collaborations with sound artists, photographers, scientists, and designers. About Lucy Davis. But equally important for us has been the discovery, initially by Kate Pocklington (currently Curator at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) of what has become a feral diversity of sources all claiming in different ways that this very crocodile (currently in the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) is believed to host the spirit of Panglima (Warrior) Ah Chong, 19th century gangster, Taoist mystic, and anti-colonial freedom fighter. Learn more. Kim Seng assisted The Migrant Ecologies Project in the identification of 105 bird species around Tanglin Halt. (A photo of your holiday business class seat? Lucy is Southeast Asia Contributor for ANTENNAE, The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture (UK) and has written for: Considering Animals; The DOCUMENTA #12 READER ; BROADHSEET Art &Culture; Art AsiaPacific; Inter-Asia Cultural Studies; NU The Nordic Art Review. Tree shrines, kampung gardeners, songbird gatherings have seeded themselves along the tracks over many decades. (CPE), part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Learn more. When you recover from the invasion of polka dots on your smartphone—yellow-and-black, primary colours on white, pixelated stardust from some neon galaxy, arresting but soon annoying, with the never-ending shower of selfies, with Singaporean FOMOness suffocating all sensibilities—when you recover from that all, remember that Yayoi Kusama probably wanted you to embrace narcissism. Find our more about our annual admissions cycle. Does “Infinite You” prove your infinite worth or your infinite irrelevance? All rights reserved. Your email address will not be published. The Singaporean, a species engaged in perennial status competition, is the perfect subject for her play. The Migrant Ecologies Project, 2010 – ongoing Exhibition Hours Jendela Gallery. It’s essentially a one-party state; the People’s Action Party, or PAP, were voted into power on 1959, and have won every election since. No surprise, then, that Yayoi’s dots have colonised our smartphones. Perhaps search again using a different or broader term or search phrase? President Nathan and polarisation in Singapore, Pandemic politicking: an open letter to a minister, Rising anti-Indian sentiment in Singapore. Lucy Davis has been an Artist-in-Residence at NTU CCA Singapore from April to June 2017. Investigating movements and migrations of nature and culture in Southeast Asia and beyond, the project unfolds through collaborations with sound artists, photographers, scientists, and designers. And if so, what kind of worlds might this new entrepôt inherit? What immigration rate is Heng Swee Keat targeting for Singapore? Are Singapore’s politicians moderating or inflaming ethnic tensions? Open on Public Holidays GE2020: Why the PAP needs a strong mandate in parliament, GE2020 Video 2. We have found at least 200 people in the UK with the name Lucy Davis. The Migrant Ecologies Project was founded in 2010 by artist, art writer, and educator Lucy Davis. Charity Registration No. Coronavirus and inequality threaten to unsettle Singapore election. Embrace narcissism. Or the Infinity Mirrored Room—Love Forever, into which you pop your head and see your friend’s face, and endless reflections of yourselves lit up by psychedelic lights. Might Svalbard become the Singapore of the 21st century? Another Chinese tradition, which probably has no connection with the previous one is that the Butterworth cannon belonged to ‘Panglima’ (Warrior) Ah Chong a bravo of the Inter-Chinese wars which took place in the Larut tin fields in 1862, and lasted sporadically for ten years. In 2002 Lucy became a Singapore PR under the NAC’s Arts Talent scheme; and in 2005 was appointed assistant professor at NTU. There is also a potential equivalent scramble for the Arctic commencing right now as China, Russia and America all compete for the precious minerals and sea routes that are being uncovered as the ice melts. Still, as with most money-fuelled pursuits, Singaporeans tend to go the extra mile. – From an article in The Straits Times, 12 July 1948, reproduced in the artist’s book with the permission of the Singapore Press Holdings. Embrace narcissism. Click here to find personal data about Lucy Davis including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. ARTSEQUATOR.COM © 2018. 1970, United Kingdom) interdisciplinary practice examines notions of nature in art and visual culture, science and indigenous knowledge, natural histories, materiality and urban memory primarily but not exclusively in Southeast Asia. LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals like Lucy Davis discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. Davis was also the founding editor of the Singapore critical publication series focas: Forum on Contemporary Art & Society from 2000-2007. It is just one part of an ongoing research initiative that started in 2013 and was first exhibited during a project called Unearthed at the Singapore Art Museum. 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Migrant Ecologies’ research was a Finalist, French Prix COAL Art & Ecology awards (2011) and nominated for the APBC Signature Asia Pacific Art Prize Singapore Art Museum (2011). She attended CHIJ and then UWC before leaving Singapore, from 1989-97, for university in the UK and Denmark. While Singapore has impressed the world with its economic achievements over the decades, there’s much to be desired when it comes to questions of political rights and civil liberties. Learn more. Are you trying to show off your carbon footprint?). Voters deserve to know. Just listen to us, GE2020 Video 1: To help the PAP and Singapore improve, I’m voting opposition. So we are treated to selfies that say nothing more than “I am here.” Of course, all this is not the preserve of the Singaporean, arguably less cultural than generational, of Xs and Ys. An installation of this film will be part of a permanent exhibit on Trees and DNA in the new Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (opening 2015).