POEMS Stock Challenge 2010 Prize Presentation
4th November 2010
6.30pm
Raffles City Tower, Level 6
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| The Winner! |
i Light Marina Bay (simplified Chinese: 照亮滨海湾), held from 15 October to 7 November 2010 in Marina Bay, Singapore, is Asia’s first sustainable light art festival. It is presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and organised by Smart Light Singapore (SLS), founded by Mary-Anne Kyriakou (who is the festival director). It is part of Marina Bay Invitations 2010, a series of events planned to promote Marina Bay as a vibrant venue and a destination for a brand new live-work-play experience.
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The Coffee Bean - Frozen Lemonade
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BC in front of his favourite property
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One Fullerton Waterboat House
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| Positive Attracts explores the belief that the optimism of our mental state of mind (4th Dimension) can effect a positive outcome of our physical state (3rd Dimension). The installation consists of the Artist's 9 favourite optimistic visionaries (Heroes) who have used their mental state to effect positive outcomes in their physical world. Inspired by songs such as "Rainbow Connection" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow", these Heroes incubate dreams and will "deposit positivity" to the public as they draw near to the Heroes. Famous quotes written at base of each Heroes will enable the public to guess who they are. |
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The installation explores the meaning of touch in life and art. The sentence, "Touch. Do Not Please The Work of Art" is applied on the long wall using phosphorescent paint. In the day, only the title of the work as a protrusion on the wall is visible and touchable. At night, stroboscope spotlights highlight the passage for an instant every 30 seconds. The words light up and passers-by, when touching, looking or just passing the artwork, will cast their silhouettes and shadows onto the installation, leaving behind an instant personal graffiti.
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Animal Tree is a lamp pole that can be installed in any public space. The shed of the lamp is composed of 512 pieces of orange happy bears. The operation is simple; it offers shade during daytime and emits light at night. The Animal Tree promotes the idea that the future can rely on simplicity and emotions, rather than complex electrical circuits which require a lot of maintenance. Simply pay more attention to joyfulness as well as to aesthetics and technology.
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My Public Garden is a luxurious glowing garden, a playful and festive park full of fanciful plants and enchanted flowers. A total of 29 giant plant-like light sculptures of 6 different varieties will make up the bouquets adorning the site.Marina Bay will be transformed into an imaginary landscape from an artist's sketchbook, where giant wild plants bloom in the darkness, glowing softly with an elegant luminosity. It is an enchanted forest, beckoning the public to enjoy an intimate stroll among the immense, alluring bouquets. The light sculptures are large artworks, the smallest being 3.5m tall & the largest at 11m, visible from far away, creating a beautiful landscape even from a distance, offering an interplay of perspectives.
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Imagine the jellyfish deciding to leave our polluted oceans and having a refreshing dip in the clean waters of Marina Bay before escaping into the universe as 'reverse UFOs', thereby for one last time trying to entertain and challenge all of us to be more aware of the consequences of our extravagance. The artists created these interactive and imaginative light objects providing an opportunity for visitors to 'grab' the jellyfish's tentacles and keep them on Earth.
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| The crouching digital tigers combine ancient lantern making methods with cutting edge digital design and fabrication technology, bringing east and west together through tradition and innovation.The tigers are inspired by "zhezhi", a Chinese term for paper folding, more popularly known by its Japanese name "origami". In producing this artwork, traditional Chinese lantern makers in Sichuan province, where lantern making has been taking place for over 800 years, and local artisans were consulted. The Digital Origami Tigers are currently travelling the world as part of the World Wildlife Fund's Year of the Tiger campaign. |
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| Night scenery |
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| The Esplanade |
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| Handsome BC enjoying his frozen lemonade |
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| Me! |
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| We look a bit 'yellow' in this photo |
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| This one looks better |
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| No?! |
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| Yes Man! |
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Marina Bay Sands
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| Tiger with soccer ball |
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| First time visiting The Helix Bridge |
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| Youth Olympic Park |
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| Act cool?! Taking a break?! |
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| Love you! |
BC also tried his luck at Marina Square UFO machine and he manage to get it in less than 10 tries - 8 to be exact. Yippeee! Too bad the Halloween pooh got no stock and they refuse to give us the display piece. So will have to go back another time to fetch him.
