Billed as a weekend, but unfolding between 15 September and 1 October 2023, Singapore Art Gallery Weekend will see exhibitions interlinked and opening across the city's commercial gallery spaces. Ocula Magazine shares a selection of exciting presentations to see over the event.
In addition to exhibitions, galleries will host talks delving into specific topics, from Brandon Tay's talk on digital materiality and sentience at Yeo Workshop to a discussion on the connotations of excess as explored by Filipino artists in a group exhibition at Gajah Gallery.
Brandon Tay is a key figure in Singapore's new media arts scene. His practice is centred around creating digital spheres that reflect on digital materiality and sentience. Amorphous digital beings often feature, their uncanny bodies and surroundings presented within installations or moving image.
For his first solo exhibition at Yeo Workshop, curated by writer and curator Rafi Abdullah, Tay brings together five 3D-printed sculptures in the space. Embedded with screens and sensors, these 'live agents' connect to an online realm created through game-engine technology that allows viewers to observe the creatures in their natural habitat.
