I’m Selene, a Sociology graduate who finds interest in
issues regarding art and its publics. More recently, I’ve been kept intrigued
by discussions revolving around ‘participatory art’, spectatorship, and museums
as hotbeds of engagement-centric crowdsourced/outsourced curated experiences.
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| Photo credit: Bernice Ong |
2. How did
you end up in Curating Lab?
I saw Curating Lab as a test bed for me to experiment with
and progressively develop my initial interest (or naivety) in curating. The
opportunity also came at a time when I was seriously considering my career path
and the possibility of entering grad school.
That said, the “How” part of it was with much encouragement
and pep talk from friends. I must’ve read through the application process a
million times before deciding to spend a day off at the Singapore Art Museum
(SAM) “critique[ing] the shit out of” some works and submitting it as part of
my application
3. What has
been the most challenging moment of Curating Lab so far?
Every moment spent at Hanis Café at NLB. From agonizing over
exhibition proposals/essays with team NAC (Euginia, YC, Jia and myself) to
keeping up during the brilliant reading sessions facilitated by our mentor,
Mustafa, it seems as if the place has become a metaphor for all the ‘curatorial
combustions’ we’ve experienced in Curating Lab.
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| Adventures ahoy with team NAC |
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| Photo credit (left): Hanis Café and Bakery Singapore |
4. What do
you do at the National Library Board?
I’m one in a team of ‘Cultural Concierges’ – the designation
for my role in NLB (not too far away from being a cultural bell-boy, really).
We plan for arts and culture programmes and public arts education, which
include exhibitions and community engagement outreach in Public Libraries.
5. Has
Curating Lab changed how you approach your work?
I used to look at things in a firmly logistical and
practical manner of how the art work can suit the exhibition spaces that we
have, but in recent times, I have become more curious about the process and the
poetics leading up to creation.
6. What kind
of programmes should we look out for at the library?
Depending on one’s area of interest; I would say look out
for design-related programmes in Library@Orchard and programmes with a focus on
literary arts at Central Public Library.
7. What are
you up to at present? / What’s next for you?
I’m currently working with NAC and curator, Joanna Lee in
presenting the Ho Chee Lick: Homage to the Faithful exhibition in our Public
Libraries as part of Art Week 2015. Next on my to-do list: I would really like
to start seriously looking through open calls and residencies for emerging
curators just to see what the requirements for these projects are; how to write
a letter of intent, craft a proposal etc. To finally have the guts to apply for
something!
8. Favourite
book.
The book that I’m halfway through now - A Field Guide to
Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit. It’s such a great book that I feel like I’m
compromising its elegance by reading the e-version out of my crappy LED-backlit
iPhone.
9. Favourite
artwork(s).
I thoroughly enjoyed WE THINK ALONE by Miranda July and Chen
Sai Hua Kuan’s Space Drawing 5.
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| Photo credit: Randian Online |
No favourite local art space at the moment. Having said
that, I’d like to think that a good art space is one that matches the quirks of
the exhibition it houses!
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