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The physical exhibition will be held from 28 June to 27 August 2025. It is open from Wednesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm, and will be closed on the public holiday, 9th August 2025.
The physical exhibition will be held from 28 June to 27 August 2025. It is open from Wednesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm, and will be closed on the public holiday, 9th August 2025.
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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
a certain kind of courage is anGie seah’s deeply personal tribute to Guan Huat Dragon Kiln in Jalan Bahar, one of Asia’s few remaining traditional kilns. Measuring 43 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, and 2.1 meters high, this dormant kiln, despite having ceased its operations twenty years ago, remains a testament to cultural heritage and architectural significance.
Evoking the mighty and mythical dragon, the many scales and shadows in this site-specific exhibition refract the thermal and temporal processes that make humanity material. In counterpoint to the comforts of consistency and control, the very terrain of the kiln challenges us to resensitise to our
surroundings and tread with care; injuxtaposition with fragility and impermanence, the elemental waves that restore conditions for evolution lick and limn every surface of this historic monument. At this particular confluence of art, environment, and heritage, the intrinsic value of clay as a creative medium breathes new life.
a certain kind of courage thus begets a certain kind of courage: to meet the challenges of the human condition with heart and humour; to face brokenness and pain with curiosity and compassion; to rekindle intergenerational and intercultural imagination with collective contemplation and collaborative play.
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Lit by RGB light, this interactive piece casts dancing shadows that multiply and shift with every movement, letting visitors paint the walls with the echoes of their presence.
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OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE
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SOUNDSCAPES FROM THE EXHIBITION
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EXHIBITION VIEWS
窑动女士 A SENIORS’ ENSEMBLE
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Encircled by clay and history, seniors move with walking sticks in hand—drawing choreography into the kiln’s silence, led by anGie.
She stares at the wall, their reflections offering a quiet place to pause
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EXHIBITION WALKABOUT WITH CISSIE FU
ARTIST INTERVIEW WITH CISSIE FU
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
A sonic accompaniment to the eponymous exhibition through which anGie seah reanimates Guan Huat Dragon Kiln at Jalan Bahar Clay Studios, this album traces the trials of perseverance and the triumphs of courage.
Shaped by the improvisational synergy among collaborators and instruments, the four tracks unfold spontaneously in conditions of uncertainty that, with attunement and trust, transform into music. If architecture is likened to frozen music, let this album ride those raw waves of resilience that never rest.
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Recording sessions for the album with Ian Woo and Cissie Fu
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music by
ian woo and anGie seah
special voice appearance in “always” by
cissie fu
with text improvised from Avery Alder’s Dream Askew play kit (Buried Without Ceremony, 2018) and the Met Office’s shipping forecast and gale warnings
with text improvised from Avery Alder’s Dream Askew play kit (Buried Without Ceremony, 2018) and the Met Office’s shipping forecast and gale warnings
sound engineered by
yoongkae
recorded at
moonwoodfook, Singapore
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MUSIC VIDEOS
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
A sonic accompaniment to the eponymous exhibition through which anGie seah reanimates Guan Huat Dragon Kiln at Jalan Bahar Clay Studios, this album traces the trials of perseverance and the triumphs of courage.
Shaped by the improvisational synergy among collaborators and instruments, the four tracks unfold spontaneously in conditions of uncertainty that, with attunement and trust, transform into music. If architecture is likened to frozen music, let this album ride those raw waves of resilience that never rest.
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music by
ian woo and anGie seah
special voice appearance in “always” by
cissie fu
with text improvised from Avery Alder’s Dream Askew play kit (Buried Without Ceremony, 2018) and the Met Office’s shipping forecast and gale warnings
with text improvised from Avery Alder’s Dream Askew play kit (Buried Without Ceremony, 2018) and the Met Office’s shipping forecast and gale warnings
sound engineered by
yoongkae
recorded at
moonwoodfook, Singapore
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MUSIC VIDEOS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Drawing breath from the dragon kiln that inspired anGie seah during her five years at Jalan Bahar Clay Studios, this exhibition–in its physical and digital forms–performs a certain kind of courage that creative collaboration makes vulnerable and generative.
For the multiple valences and sensibilities that contribute to the whole, the artist wishes to acknowledge:
窑动女士 Movement Ensemble
Mdm Mak Lin
Mdm Chiew Huay
Mdm Poh Ing
Mdm Yoke Chin
Mdm Sherry
Mdm Chiew Huay
Mdm Poh Ing
Mdm Yoke Chin
Mdm Sherry
for music and composition
Ian Woo
for lighting design
Liu Yong Huay, Faith
for exhibition assistance
Suri
for fabrication and videography
yoongkae
for 3D videography
iman
with special thanks to
Rizal Sarpani
Ana Sarpani
Joel Fernandez
Ana Sarpani
Joel Fernandez
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Supported by
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