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Highlights 2010 Tropical 12-21 Lab 4 Staff Room Chat 22-25 Exhibitions & Performances A Pivotal Convocation Year 2010 80 Artists 04 Abroad President’s Message 30 Prof Alastair Pearce The Power of Voice Aole Tacuma Miller 08 Provost’s Message 64 Venka Purushothaman 38 Peru-topia! 70 10 People I’m Watching... Board / 32 Management Team Agent for Change 39 Audrey Wong Journey of Light 72 If Given the Money... 26 Sponsors / 40 Visiting Artists & Speakers Minorities Report 41 Jogja Remembers 48 42 Philosophy in Music California Dancing Darren Moore 43 Java Jazz

50 The Art of Hybridity Teresa Almeida

76 Canvas Chameleon Jeremy Sharma President’s Message President’s President’s Message > Prof Alastair Pearce

Where would you place LASALLE on an The evidence comes through the growing China, Peru, UK, USA and Canada. In organisational continuum stretching in number of students who choose to addition, academic collaborations style from an army camp at one end to invest their time and money in LASALLE. were cemented with a range of like- an anarchists’ commune at the other? It’s seen in our robust employment minded institutions from around the Well, that’s difficult to answer, but an statistics which prove that creativity world. These are clear signs of a college even harder question is “Where on and earned income are not mutually growing in self-confidence but always that continuum should an arts college exclusive, and it’s supported by the ready to learn from, and with, others. appear?” And I suppose, like so many burgeoning number of donors to the answers in life, a flexible approach – college who choose to give us money In summary 2010 was, in my view, a sometimes almost schizophrenic – turns to fund student scholarships and the pivotal year for the college: stability has out to be useful; it certainly has in 2010. enhancement of our facilities. These morphed into progress as respectability features of our life in 2010 indicate trust has developed into excitement. We have So LASALLE has, over the last year, in LASALLE, trust that we have created become better at what we do, better at entered the impressively ordered world a strong and ordered structure within communicating what we do and better of the Council for Private Education with which extraordinary creativity can understood for what we do. A good year. its compliance-based audit systems and germinate and flower, and out of which checklists, whilst it has simultaneously tomorrow’s professionals can emerge. encouraged its students to clamber Prof Alastair Pearce out of their conceptual boxes and Of course these remarks of mine could February 2011 explore scary lands. And I’m happy to simply be the complacent ramblings of a report that not only have our procedure myopic college president, for where’s the manuals and flow charts impressed external disinterested verification? Well, our auditors but also that our students’ in 2010 that came most palpably from imaginations have broadened as the Arts Quality Assurance Framework their art communicates new visions. report – a document, commissioned by 05 the Ministry of Education and written No contradiction, I really don’t think that by an international group of subject there is a contradiction here between experts on what they thought of LASALLE. order and imagination, between Unfortunately, the confidential nature structure and content. Beethoven’s piano of the report prevents my revealing too sonatas can hardly be accused of being many details, but I think the Ministry unimaginative and yet they articulate will not mind my sharing that the the rigours of classical sonata form; and, experts rather liked what they saw at in a similar way, LASALLE’s students LASALLE and were happy to predict paint, dance, perform, sing, design and a rosy future for the college. I agree. film within a well-managed college that is financially solvent, academically So here is at least the start of plausible sound and administratively well run. evidence for 2010 being a successful But where is the evidence that this is year for LASALLE, but there’s more, and true and that we can indeed cope with it’s based on a common characteristic this institutional schizophrenia so well? of any successful institution whether it be an arts college, a commercial company or even a nation: lots of other successful organisations want to cuddle-up and become friends. And the successful institution welcomes this, for it’s outward looking and impatient with the introspection of mediocrity. LASALLE now takes this positive stance with 2010 seeing the college working with its local communities in setting up a junior division for children, enjoying a joint exhibition with our distinguished neighbour Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and its staff volunteering time and expertise to assist projects in Bhutan, Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst students learnt from visits to Java, Japan, Korea, Values, LASALLE values… Ambition > Purpose Purpose >

• the ability of art to communicate across cultures and Values geography • the power of education and research to enlighten the individual and society • the preparation of graduates for sustained employment • the opportunity to create new art by transcending traditional subject boundaries • the disciplined freedom of artists • the communication of truth beyond words

07 Ambition, LASALLE will become... Purpose, LASALLE exists... • one of the world’s premier educational • for the education of students • for the institutions for contemporary intercultural study enrichment of art • for the promotion of of diverse artistic traditions • the leading Asian artistic communication • for the cultural educational institution for contemporary creativity and economic well-being of Singapore in the arts • a highly valued educational resource for Singapore’s creative industries • a major artistic reservoir for local communities • centered on the student experience LASALLE’s founding vision to train reside - in the art, the artist, in his/ and learning to benchmark student Message Provost’s and nurture new generations of her learning experience or his/her work with those in the UK. External Provost’s professional artists, designers, ability to land a job? There are many Examiners from illustrious institutions performers and thinkers for national schools of thought on the concept such as Goldsmiths College, University and transnational communities in Asia- of quality from one that believes of the Arts London, Slade School Message Pacific continues today. We do it well. that excellence is limited to a few of Fine Art, City University of Hong to those who believe that a quality Kong, Glasgow School of Art, City

And yet, I often come across people in institution is one that contributes to University London, Liverpool Institute > Venka Purushothaman the arts and creative industries making the knowledge of its students, to those of Performing Arts, University College anecdotal references as to what they who insist that employability is the for the Creative Arts, and University of deem as quality of education, of art and only gauge of quality. This points Sussex currently support the college of experience. Often these anecdotes to the reality that quality at best is and have found LASALLE a highly rest at two ends of a spectrum: “good” perceptual and evidence through a desirable place of learning for the arts. to “bad” with a weak middling “what’s system of sustained series of output this?” – from “good” as in “your students supporting a perception. A good artist Industry are so professional” to “bad” as in is assumed to always produce good art; The industry brings real-life currency “your students do not have skills that even though the artist may have bad to our student learning. Professionals I require to get on with my work.” days and bad art. It is immaterial. and experts contribute extensively to teaching, programme development Fair enough that views are shaped by The scrutiny of LASALLE’s performance and internships to our students. personal experience and professional helps key stakeholders interested needs, but the concept of quality in its contribution to the creative Furthermore, international arts education is problematised economy understand the health of the collaborations with distinguished when, all too often, the enquirer organisation, establish an operational universities through student exchanges often benchmarks quality of student framework for its quality, improve and joint projects such as Tropical Lab work to that of the professional or accountability, identify areas of – a residency for top art students from amateur works that they see in their development and assure its on-going key institutions such as the Royal College everyday life - be it good or bad. commitment to its founding vision. of Art (UK), the École National Superior des Beaux Arts (Paris), School of Art This in itself is unfair to aspiring For LASALLE, instruments of Institute of Chicago (USA) and Central student-artists since they are put in quality ensure that its purpose and Academy of Fine Arts (China), serve as a challenging situation to decide ambitions are effectively met. Our an important forum for exchange of between developing his/her own key instruments include accreditation, ideas amongst emerging artists, voice and creative ability and programme review through peer exposure for our students to international that of managing their ability to evaluation, graduate employment, practices and opportunity for the become someone else, to emulate quality of teaching staff, student- institution to benchmark student output. the godhead of their artistic form. teacher ratio, quality virtual and physical infrastructure, collaborative Research Moreover, many require graduate- activities, student participation in Our staff continue to maintain a 09 artists to perform to the standards of decision-making processes etc. Let rigorous creative practice outside of the professional immediately upon me elaborate on the following. their teaching as evidenced by the graduation without the luxury of rich set of achievements – exhibitions pupilage often readily accorded to Benchmarking / performances / publications. graduates of conventional tertiary Our teaching adheres to the Subject The Institute of Contemporary education. The latter go through a Benchmark Statements for art, design, Arts Singapore, LASALLE’s curatorial process of pupilage in an organisation and performing arts as developed by division, oversaw the completion of all and rise through the ranks. But in the the Quality Assurance Agency (UK). The its seven galleries and has become a arts, a musician, dancer, actor and only comprehensive system for practice- major hothouse for contemporary art designer is required to be from day based arts education in global higher practice in Singapore and the region. one – a leader of his/her practice. education today, this adherence ensures our commitment to global standards. These instruments allow the college, Then there is the artists’ reticence. As the as the subsequent pages demonstrate, display of fame, recognition, bright lights Our student degree classification is to distinguish itself from the souk become the muses of the ever growing mapped against statistics developed by of higher education by remaining quantum of theatrical and exhibition the Higher Education Statistics Agency focused on its purpose to train artists, spaces in the Singaporean cityscape, (UK) to ensure parity between our designers and performers and its artists are required to be communicative, programme outcomes and that of UK commitment to contemporary art. assertive and arresting – values required institutions, since there are no equivalent to be inherent more so in art than the benchmarks within Singapore for person. The lack of this display often is art, design and performance. Venka Purushothaman misconstrued as being ill-equipped. February 2011 Externality All this is compounded by another Externality is critical to ensuring challenge. Many who work in the arts quality. In 2010, LASALLE successfully often are unable to articulate what cleared several major audits entails good or quality arts education. In including the Council of Private moments of such encounters, I am often Education’s Edutrust-Pilot Audit reminded of Aristotle’s words, “Quality and the Ministry of Education’s is not an act, but a habit.” Indeed a Arts Quality Assurance Framework habit of perpetuating knowledge, audit demonstrating soundness in its confidence and demonstrable skills. corporate and educational enterprise. So where does the notion of quality External Examiners audit our teaching Board / Management Team Board Management Team

LASALLE College of the Arts Limited Prof Alastair Pearce President

Chairman Venka Purushothaman Vice President (Academic) & Provost Mr Peter Seah Chairman, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Barbra Gan Vice President (Strategic Developments)

Directors Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar Dean, Faculty of Design Prof Alastair Pearce (Ex-Officio Director) President, LASALLE College of the Arts Jane Allan Dean, Faculty of Foundation Studies Mr Edmund N S Tie Executive Chairman, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA) Pte Ltd Aubrey Mellor Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts Mr Jeffrey Siow Deputy Director, Higher Education Division, Ministry of Education Wolfgang Muench Dean, Faculty of Media Arts Mr Koh Seow Chuan Founder – Senior Consultant, DP Architects Pte Ltd Milenko Prvacki Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts Ms Kirtida Mekani Director, CIS Agriferts Pte Ltd Singapore Chew Suyin 11 Trustee, UWCSEA Foundation Ltd Head, School of Integrated Studies

Mr Robert Tomlin Pauline Chan Vice Chairman, Lepercq de Neuflize Asia Pte Ltd Director, Division of Academic Policy & Planning

Mr Alain Vandenborre Yvonne Choo Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, The Singapore Freeport Pte Ltd Director, Division of Corporate Communications

Mr Lee Suan Hiang Grace Lam Executive Director, Arts and Culture Development Office, Ministry of Information, Director, Division of Academic Administration Communications and The Arts Lim Pheng Yew Ms Jane Ittogi Director, Division of Information & Communications Technology Partner, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Singapore Dr Charles Merewether Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore

Ruth Morgan Director, The Learning Centre

Malar Nadeson Director, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Library

Ian Tan Director, Division of Facilities

Agnes Wan Director, Division of Human Resources

As at 31 January 2011 tropicalHighlights lab 2010 It was a fruitful year for LASALLE staff, students and alumni as they continued to achieve success in their chosen fields. Staff and alumni were recognised for their contributions to the local arts scene with national awards; and students proved their mettle when they brought home a bumper crop of medals from competitions. Yet others made their debut at local and international exhibitions and shows.

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art at the olympics

nafa-lasalle show bridging cultures, building cohesion

much to crow about

Can the arts bridge cultural gaps, build social capital and strengthen social cohesion in our multicultural world? These were some of the questions raised at the 6th Diversity Matters Forum, held on campus from 23 to 25 LASALLE celebrated the Youth Olympic September 2010. The forum, with the Games in August. A team of 80 Design theme ‘social cohesion and the arts’, students were invited to work with was organised in partnership with the fashion designer Frederick Lee to Australian Multicultural Foundation, the create a range of eco-friendly fashion Commonwealth Foundation, Monash costumes. These were modelled by University and The Statesman. The forum the students in the parade segment attracted specialists in community of the games’ opening extravaganza. partnership and engagement, artists 15 Frederick praised the designers for their Design students brought home a bumper and artisans who deal with cross- unique designs, creative use of recycled crop of 23 medals (three gold, 11 silver, cultural creation, and practitioners materials and brave use of colours. nine bronze) at the Crowbar Awards involved in audience development. Another team of Fine Arts and Interactive 2010. This was 14 more than the nine Art students collaborated to design and medals won in 2009. The three gold fabricate an interactive wall mural for award entries were from Oh Ruey the Youth Olympic Games Village. Titled Jen and Ferdi Trihadi Raharja in the Constellations, the artwork comprised category of Image & Communications, some 500 individual LED lights, 30 and Marcus Lim in Advertising ultrasonic sensors, 15 microcontrollers Communication. The Crowbar and 230 metres of conductive tape. It Awards, organised by the Association was inspired by the idea of chance of Accredited Advertising Agents encounters between strangers who meet Singapore, is an annual platform for and become friends. creative young talents to showcase their abilities. Said gold medallist LASALLE and Nanyang Academy of Ferdi, “I learnt the importance of Fine Arts staged a joint exhibition of staying true to what I like most and 44 works by artist-lecturers from both to keep on doing that.” colleges; ranging from traditional and contemporary paintings to sculpture and installation art. The artists were: Miguel Chew, Chiew Sien Kuan, Chng Keng Beng, Chua Poh Leng, Jian Yao, Adeline Kueh, Erica Lai, Hazel Lim, Lim Soo Ngee, Peter Low, Gilles Massot, Milenko Prvacki, S Chandrasekaran, Salleh Japar, Jeremy Sharma, Betty Susiarjo, Alvin Tan, Wee

Top: Bottom: Beng Chong, Ian Woo, Raymond Yap, Ian Woo Peter Low Zainudin Samsuri, and Zhang Bochao. The Blue Screen (extract), Wall Mural, 2009 2009 Ceramics Each contributed works for display at Acrylic on linen 42 x 43cm both schools from 17 to 30 August 2010. 60.5 x 46cm Highlights 2010 Highlights 2010

art therapists convene trispace art incubator a kingly appearance

singer-arts manager

geometricising a tradition When the alternative independent rock band Allura took a break in 2009 because three of its four members were enlisted for national service, its frontwoman Inch Chua took the opportunity to launch her solo singing LASALLE’s Institute of Contemporary career. At 22 the Arts Management Arts Singapore (ICAS) launched the student has already released two TriSpace Open Call Series in August 2010, Extended Play recordings and was with the aim of providing exhibition Visual Studies Foundation students the only Singaporean ever invited to space for new and of the college were invited to exhibit perform at Austin’s South by Southwest emerging artists in the Geometricising A Tradition (SXSW) music festival – one of the based in Singapore. exhibition at the Asian Civilisations USA’s most well-known launch pads From hospitals to Dr Ikuko Acosta, Director of the Graduate Five artists made Museum, as part of the Singapore Sun for new content. Inch said that her arts family service centres Art Therapy Department of New their debut solo Festival 2010. Their creative brief was management training equipped her to and schools, the use York University and a pioneer in the showcase in 2010 to create contemporary reinterpretions A team of Musical Theatre students were manage her own singing career. “From of creative arts in field, delivered the keynote speech. - Danielle Tay, of Sumatran artefacts on display in the invited to perform in the launch event artistic and cultural policies, legal to the 17 psychotherapy has Dr Ikuko first visited LASALLE in 2005; Christina Chua, Sumatra: Isle of Gold exhibition. 18-year- of the award-winning musical, The Lion financial aspects, I feel much more well increased rapidly she commended the college on “the Ashley Yeo, Eunice Ng and Liang Cui for old Cynthia Teddy said, “There are many King, at Marina Bay Sands. The student informed to make more decisive actions in Singapore and Asia over the last remarkable development” of its MA Art the exhibitions Disposable Cities, Breathe things to consider when making an choir backed the vocals of the three star with my music career,” she said. few years. In view of this growing Therapy programme. Again, Silent Infatuations, Panic-Safe artwork and the main challenge in this performers: Jonathan Andrew, Alexia trend, LASALLE’s Master of Arts in Room and Inside Painting respectively. case was the reconstruction process.” Khadine and Gugwana Dlamani who Art Therapy programme organised ICAS aims for the TriSpace gallery to play the role of Simba, Nala and Rafiki american connections Singapore’s first international creative be regarded as a premiere space for respectively. It was a great opportunity arts therapy conference in January experimental and engaging works. for the students 2010. The three-day conference attracted to work with international medical and health international practitioners and experts who shared professionals from their experiences and expertise in Broadway and a series of talks and workshops. the West End. Said student Thomas Ragen, “It was a great way to showcase the talents of our Musical Theatre programme in front of a large international audience.” On 20 August 2010, LASALLE and the American Embassy signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalising an existing American Connections partnership between the two institutions. The American Embassy has been a supporter of LASALLE since 2006. Each year it helps the college library acquire specialised and rare collections of American materials. The Embassy also co-organises a wide range of cultural talks and performances in an effort to foster a richer understanding of American culture among Singaporean youth. Highlights 2010 Highlights 2010

short films make the cut

inspired by tradition

bright young thing

Raghavendran Rajasekaran was top honours among nine local musicians who were selected for an eight-week mentorship programme, Bright Young Things, as Several staff and part of the Singapore Mosaic Music alumni were Festival 2010. The programme also gave acknowledged for Ragha a chance to be part of the ten-day their contributions festival featuring a wide and eclectic to the local range of music arts scene. presentations from Contemporary jazz to blues, hip- artist Amanda hop, world, funk, Heng, who supervises postgraduate electronica, folk, Fine Arts students at LASALLE, was Kimberly Leng and Jow Zhi Wei from indie, and R&B. A awarded Singapore’s highest honours LASALLE’s The Puttnam School of Film flautist trained in for the arts - the Cultural Medallion, were invited by the National Museum Indian classical 2010. Choy Ka Fai, who graduated with of Singapore to screen their graduating music since age 11, Ragha discovered a Diploma in Video Art from LASALLE in film theses at its 7th Singapore Short other music genres while studying in 2004, bagged the annual Young Artist Cuts festival. Warren Sin who headed the LASALLE’s School of Contemporary Award, while three other alumni were festival said, “Jow Zhi Wei’s filmWaiting Music and developed a passion for jazz. Interior Design student Julyerna flying colours winners in the Life! Theatre Awards: was chosen on account of its sheer He graduated last September with a Koesmono’s Ayatori Stool won a Merit Fared Jainal for Best Director, Zulkifle 19 cinematic-ness, which is a rare quality Diploma in Music (Jazz Performance). Award in the Students Category of Mahmod for Best Sound Design and seen in the short film scene here, let the Furniture Design Award 2010 Andy Lim for Best Lighting Design. alone in a student film. Kimberly Leng’s competition. With funding from the 7th of July, on the other hand, exhibits a event organiser, Julyerna had the keen sense of story and performances, chance to manufacture a prototype of which are possibly the two areas most her design which took three months. in need of polishing within the short She got to work with an industry film scene.” Prominent local filmmakers manufacturer and gained first hand who have had their films featured in the knowledge in fabricating and testing a festival include Eric Khoo, Tan Pin Pin, prototype. Julyerna’s colourful polymer- Victric Thng, Wee Li Lin and Boo Junfeng. thread stool, named after the traditional Japanese string game Ayatori, was also displayed at the International Furniture Fair Singapore 2010. Fashion Textiles student Meng Jing won the Singapore heat of the Society of Dyers and Colourists’ Colour Design Award 2010 with a simple creation made from discarded fabrics. Jing’s entry, titled Fly Eco-chic, was inspired by the recycling behaviour of birds in their use of broken twigs and leaves to make their nests. Contest judge Marn Lim remarked that Meng Jing’s work “is the most comprehensive piece of design work in the competition, from trends and colour palette to a finished product. Beautiful colour palette and presentation skills.” Not only did Meng Jing beat 11 other contestants to represent Singapore in the UK finals, she also landed a job with international home-fashion company Aussino, as a textile designer even before she graduated. Highlights 2010 Highlights 2010

art travels trainers in bhumthang

learning opportunity

on london runways seoul connection

Fashion lecturers Tan Peck Leng and Emily Wills are no strangers to Bhutan. They have been to the Himalayan kingdom several times in the past two years to train the Bhutanese in techniques of tailoring of garments Last December, students from the and small products. The project is part college were invited back by Conrad of LASALLE’s community engagement Centennial Singapore for another efforts and in collaboration with the real-life project. This time they were Singapore International Foundation’s asked to design two mural paintings le weekend in paris Volunteers Overseas programme. located at the entrance and exit The objective is to enhance the of the hotel’s car park. The team of employability of young Bhutanese twenty from various faculties gained so that they might contribute to the valuable experience in researching, development of the culture-based developing and presenting concepts Lecturers Circe Henestrosa and Lionel product industry of the kingdom. to the senior managers of the ‘client’ Roudaut of the Fashion programme company. Said lecturer Bridget Haworth visited Korea to finalise arrangements who accompanied the team, “The 21 for a Korea-Singapore collaboration project provided a wonderful learning proposed by the Korean Society of opportunity in a variety of ways: LASALLE was the first and only Asian Fashion Business. The collaboration confidence building, responsibility, Take Away, an exhibition at Sabanci college to have its graduating students resulted in an volunteers in phnom penh team working and social skills, University in Istanbul, opened on 18 invited to the prestigious London international planning/organising, technical art October 2010 and featured a selection Graduate Fashion Week. Established in symposium and skills and presentation skills.” In 2009, of works by LASALLE students and Fine Arts Masters alumni – Alan Butler, 1991, this annual event is a showcase the FantAsia Last September staff members, Nur Foundation year students had a recent graduates. The exhibition Lucas Jodogne, Susan Olij, Sima Salehi of the best student works from 50 top exhibition. The Hidayah Abu Bakar (Dean, Faculty of similar opportunity to paint a series of theme revolved around the idea of and Patrick Storey – participated universities in the UK and Europe. The two events were Design), Circe Henestrosa (Programme murals in the hotel’s staff lobby areas. sampling from a body of work, and in the Le Weekend de Sept Jours trip was an amazing experience for Li held at LASALLE Leader, Fashion Management) and the process involved in negotiating exhibition in Paris in February 2010. Sang Rita, Lidya Chrisfens, Linda and in August Goh Ling Ling (Lecturer, Fashion the content. The artworks provided The exhibition was part of the ongoing Vicole Lang, whose works were praised 2010. About 340 industry experts, Design) developed a workshop as part glimpses of the respective artists as they collaboration between the college, the for their refreshing take on fashion. Out practitioners and students participated of a volunteer mission to the Modern address issues of personal concern, Royal College of Art in London, the La of the numerous outfits showcased on in the one-day symposium, debating Dress Sewing Factory in Phnom Penh. such as memory, the ephemeral Seine Programme at the École National the catwalk, Linda’s denim hooded and discussing relevant issues. The Circe and Ling Ling ran a three-day in their lives and the environment Superior des Beaux Arts in Paris and outfit managed to catch the eye of twelve-day FantAsia exhibition workshop on research induction and around them. The exhibition was China Central Academy of Fine Arts Hilary Alexander, fashion director of showcased cutting-edge fashion evaluation in bag design. The factory curated by faculty members Salleh in Beijing. Le Weekend de Sept Jours The Daily Telegraph who featured designs by 45 Singaporean and offers employment to a small group of Japar and Chong Weixin. invokes the utopian possibilities of her outfit on their online news site. Korean designers, including HIV-positive women and produces bags art and points towards 20th Century LASALLE staff and alumni. for local and international markets. The ideas about a future leisure society project was a collaboration with the in which the only purpose of life Singapore International Foundation. would be the pursuit of unlicensed pleasure and play. Highlights 2010 Highlights 2010 Exhibitions & Performances April >

------Exhibitions & Performances February 1 16 July IN THE FLESH - NEW THE WONDERFUL WORLD CONTEMPORARIES OF DISSOCIA ------3 Visual Arts Exhibition Graduation Play ------A DUAD IN PLAY: FRANCIS NG 8 January & RONALD VENTURA March HEIMAT Visual Arts Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition ------May 4 4 18 ------BERITA HARIAN 2 – UTUSAN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S i-AM 2010 MELAYU TWELFTH NIGHT Arts Management Festival 8 20 ------Visual Arts Exhibition Drama KRIYAWORKS MOVING/STILL Visual & Media Arts Exhibition Dance Performance ------14 RECITAL SEASON 2010 ------Music Performances 20 4 THE FUTURE OF EXHIBITION: IT FEELS SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE LIKE I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE CAUSED 24 ------...AT LAST Visual Arts Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition ------Dance Performance 19 ------CO-LAB 19 ------Graduation Music Concert 14 9 SEEN – UN – SEEN MINUTES OF MEETING LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES Light-Based Visual 9 Visual Arts Exhibition Chamber Choir Performance Works Exhibition THINKING THROUGH PRACTICE Visual Arts Exhibition ------22 10 ------DI.A.LOGUE POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM 12 27 ------THE MANIPULATORS CONCRETE PLANS Visual Arts Exhibition 2010 Fashion Textiles Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition 26 ------UNIVERSES ------21 23 Graduation Fashion Show EXPOSE YOURSELF 17 SWEET CHARITY VANITY FAIR Student Talent Show Graduation Musical Fashion Flea Market 23

------25 ------OBJECT 13 29 ------LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES CLOUD NINE Visual Arts Exhibition Percussion Ensemble Drama 26 ------THE LASALLE SHOW ‘10 21 ------25 Visual & Media Arts Exhibition 18 CORRESPONDENCES: FROM THE BUTTON PROJECT YEO SHIH YUN & RUNE SOTCHING TRADITIONAL TO CONTEMPORARY Visual Arts Exhibition Film Screening Visual Arts Exhibition

------26 18 13 30 NOW SHOWING – SONGS DESCRIBING THE NOW AND THEN, HERE FLY WITH ME SCENES DANCES LIGHT - WATERCOLOURS AND THERE Graduation Dance Performance Theatre Performance ------BY WINSTON OH Visual Arts Exhibition 22 Visual Arts Exhibition ------MAKE ME A SONG 30 Concert THE LAST SHOW BEFORE THE LAST SHOW ------Visual Arts Exhibition

26 ------LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES Greg Lyons’ “Omniform” 15 JOHN ZORN’S COBRA Concert

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August October ------8 23 4 19 WORKSHOP EXHIBITION 2010: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES EDGEWORTHIA GARDNERI FANTASIA 5 22 AAARTIVISTS Musical LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES FOUND[n]ATION Visual Arts Exhibition Fashion Design Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition Akiko Ono Theatre Performance

September ------25 6 26 9 PLEASURE SPECTRUM EXPOSE YOURSELF CULTURE JAM 7 26 PANIC-SAFE ROOM Visual Arts Exhibition 2 23 SILENT INFATUATIONS TRACES 2: THE ART INCUBATOR Open-Mic Show Rebel Skate Graphics Exhibition BREATHE AGAIN PEER GYNT Visual Arts Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition GROUP EXHIBITION 2010 Visual Arts Exhibition Drama Visual Arts Exhibition

------26 6 ------9 JAZZKAMMER DISPOSABLE CITIES 12 THE MAID Music Performance 7 29 LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES Visual Arts Exhibition EURYDICE TROPICAL LAB 4 27 Drama Aloysius Foong Drama Visual Arts Exhibition RE:ACTION ------Dance Performance 29 25 4 OUT OF 12 Postgraduate Show

------16 ------9 NAFA-LASALLE STAFF SHOW 2010 20 STARTING HERE STARTING NOW 8 30 AN ETHNOGRAPHIC DESIGN Visual Arts Exhibition THE WINSTON OH TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCE Musical RESEARCH TRIP TO LUANG PRABANG TRAVEL AWARD 2010 Visual Arts Exhibition Product Design Exhibition Visual Arts Exhibition ------18 JOURNEY TO NOWHERE Drama

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------21 15 MANIFESTO OF THE NEW AESTHETIC: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SEVEN ARTISTS FROM INDONESIA SPELLING BEE Visual Arts Exhibition Musical Sponsors Visiting Artists & Speakers & Speakers Artists / Visiting Sponsors

- Ngee Ann Kongsi faculty of design faculty of fine arts faculty of performing arts school of integrated studies 6th Diversity Matters Forum Speakers - Tan Chay Bing Education Fund - Ang Sheng Jin, McCann Erickson - Tom Carr, Escola Massana-Barcelona - Alapana Centre for Indian - Vanini Belarmino, Asia-Europe - Chua Beng Huat, Professor and - Winston Oh - Jeff Cheong, Tribal DDB - Heman Chong Music and Dance Foundation Cultural Exchange Head of the Department of Sociology, NUS; - Art & Lifestyle Services Pte Ltd - Jussi Edlund, Supershapes - Debbie Ding Meimei - Fiona Baird - William Byrnes, Southern Utah University Cluster Leader of Cultural Studies in - Peter Seah Lim Huat - Naoto Fukasawa, Singapore - Lesley Duxbury, RMIT University - Vladimir Bouchler - Louie Cordero Asia, Asia Research Institute, NUS - Ling Huat Seng Derek Furniture Industries Council and - Tony Godfrey, Sotheby’s Institute of Art - Cai Bi Xia, Chinese Opera Institute - Dr Vishakha Desai, Asia Society, NY* - Cecelia Cmielewski, Manager, Cultural - Embassy of the United States Naoto Fukasawa Design - Sand Helsel, RMIT University - Nicholas Chim - Patrick Flores, University of the Philippines Engagement Initiatives Community of America, Singapore - Chris Fussner, KIN (Know - Joo Choon Lin - Chong Teck Seng Oliver - Constance Kirker, Penn State University Partnerships, Australia Council for the Arts - Lee Foundation It Nothing) and SIFR - Lim Shing Ee - Chung Yeun Soo - Tasneem Moochhala - Dr Mark Collins, Director, Commonwealth - Jaya Prakash - Prof Liu Dashuang, Chungnam - Krisna Murti - Rayanne Condy - Julie Viens, Multiple Intelligences Institute* Foundation - Diana Lim Lian Ho National University - Alan Oei Chin Wey - Siti Ajeng Anggrek Fatimah - Dr Hass Dellal, Executive Director, - Athi Isvar s/o Athi Nahappan - Prof Park Hyewon, Chang Won - Shubigi Rao - Gabriel Hernandez international art therapy Australian Multicultural Foundation - CIS Agriferts Pte Ltd National University - Howard Rutkowski, Fortune Cookies Projects - Thomas Hecht conference speakers - Andrew Firmin, Programme Manager – - Quek Tse Kwang - Suraj Melwani, KIN (Know - Patrick Storey - Benjamin Ho - Dr Ikuko Acosta, ATR-BC, Culture, Commonwealth Foundation - Anwar Ali bin Mustafa Jumabhoy It Nothing) and SIFR - Tan Guo Liang - Adrian Howells New York University * - Julian Hill, Executive Director – - Jose Isidro N Camacho - Prof Shin SangMoo, - Vertical Submarine - I Made Djimat Pak Budi, Apsara - Dr Ami M Angell, LLM, NTU S Rajaratnam Urban Development, Department of - Richard Hoon Soongsil University - Jason Wee Arts Asia School of International Studies Sustainability & Environment, Australia - Rathi Mahendran - Jo Soh, Hansel - Russel Wong - Iskandar Ismail - Dr Katy Barrington, ATR, - Penny Huchinson, Director, - Epson Singapore Pte Ltd - Jackson Tan, Phunk Studio - Yeo Shih Yun - Richard Jackson Adler School of Professional Psychology Arts Victoria, Australia - Gold Roast Food Industry Pte Ltd - Abigael Tay, Oblique Pte Ltd - Zhuang Wubin - SP Biju Kalamadala, Bhasker - Lynnette Beekwilder-Reid, - Fotis Kapetopolous, Director, - Koh Seow Chuan - Teo Wei Jun, ufho.com Arts Academy AThR, ANZATA Committee Member Kape Communications Australia - Udo H Langbein - Alvin Wong, Alchemy faculty of media arts - Zbigniew Karkowski - Vivien Beere, AThR, - Arun Mahiznan, Deputy Director, - BinjaiTree Ltd - Beth Alan - Adam Marple Northern Metro Mental Health Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan - United Numismatic Centre - Olivier Bohler, French Embassy - Mei Sheum - Johanna Czamanski Cohen, ATR, Yew School of Public Policy, NUS - Fong Chen - Boo Junfeng - Jeremy Monteiro Ben Gurion University - Jill Morgan, Director, Multicultural - Michael Teo Kian Peng - Vladimir Bouchler - Shaun Murphy - Dr Arnell Etherington, MFT, ATR-BC, Arts Victoria, Australia - Benety Chang - Karen Chan, Asian Film Archive - Nicholas Ong Notre Dame de Namur University - Frank Panucci, Director, Community - Join-Aim Pte Ltd - Kent Chan - Tracie Pang - Melissa Giuttari, LLMHC Partnerships, Australia Council for the Arts - Lee Mui Hiang - Evan Davison, The Gunnery - Cesare Picco - Gisella Guttman, MA, BSc, MSPS, MAPB - Padmini Sebastian, Director, - B.K. Maintenance - Ho Tzu Nyen - Sally Rapier - Dr Ephrat Huss, Ben Gurion University Immigration Museum - Museum - Builders Trend Pte Ltd - Jimena Hoyos - Stefanos Rassios - Jessica Koh, MA, Victoria, Australia - Helen Cheng - Janez Janša, Aksioma-Institute - Jochen Roller Association for People with Special Needs - Alvin Tan, Artistic Director, - Lawrence Chin for Contemporary Art - Gustavo Romero - Dr Kua Ee Heok, The Necessary Stage - Flynnish - Angela Koch - Pamela Susan Pietro National University Hospital System - T Sasitharan, Director, Theatre Training 27 - Foo Yee Shoon - Lau Chee Nien - Yoshiko Sato - Ronald P M H Lay, MA, ATR-BC and Research Programme, Singapore - Lee Kok Wah - Randall Lee, Black Magic - Nigel Thompson Scott - Lee Guat Keow, - Poh Ying Ying Joanna - Eugene Lee - Kurniawan Siompo (Jecko) Singapore Ministry of Education *speakers sponsored by the - Tee Nee Cheong - Samuel Leow, Samuel Leow Corp - Najib Soiman - Sally Legg, AThR, american embassy - Hans T Von Stegmann U S - May Lin Auyong - Claire Sutherland ANZATA Committee Member Freddie Bryant - Stefanie Yuen Thio - Derrick Loo - Mary Tear - Amanda Levey, AThR, Gilad Dobrecky - Art Friend - Lynn Loo - Chikage Terai Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design Jessica Mathaes - Basheer Graphic Books - Radu Mihaileanu - Makarome Teck Kay Tony - Loo Hwee Hwee, AThR, National University Randel McGee - Central Narcotics Bureau, Singapore - Raphael Millet, French Embassy - Clayton Thomas Hospital Department of Paediatrics - Chapter 2 - Ong Kian Peng - Kaye Tuckerman - Denise Malis, MFA, - Fifteen Minutes Private Limited - Brian Palmer - Stephen Wangh ATR-BC, LMHC, Lesley University - Frolick - Chandler Pohl - Regan G Wickerman - Dr Tarquam McKenna, - Health Promotion Board - Jim Sharman - Tiffany Wrightson Victoria University, ANZJAT Editorial Board - Leng Peng Asia Pte Ltd - Tay Shih Ming, LucasFilm - Darren Yap - Marilyn Miller, - M.A.C. Cosmetics - Victric Thng MA, PGDip Advanced Training - Marina Bay NPC - Andy Thomas, Hybrid Studio - Takeo Nagasaka, ATR, LPC - NexWave - Ray Toh - Ng Ruey Pyng Teresa, - Play Imaginative Pte Ltd - Toh Chee Hong, Pete’s Creation KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital - Popular Holdings Limited - Lillian Wang - Jean Parkinson, AThR, ANZATA - Red Mango Pte Ltd - Desmond Wong, Two Oceans / Salt Films - Toril Pursell, AThR, University - Sapura Synergy Singapore Pte Ltd - Zulkifle Mahmod of Western Sydney - Singapore Airlines Limited - Suellen Semekoski, ATR-BC, LCPC, - Singapore Education Services Centre The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - SingTel Group - Megan Shiell, AThR, - SMRT Corporation Ltd ANZATA Committee member - STAEDTLER Singapore Pte Ltd - Dr Tan Yah Yuen, - Super Multi Vending Pte Ltd KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital - Thirtythree Private Limited - Matthew Trustman, - Toni & Guy Singapore Pte Ltd MA, Roehampton University - Wan Jia Ling, AThR, Rainbow Centre - Stephanie Wise, ATR-BC, LCAT, Marywood University and New York University LASALLE College of the Arts would like to - Dr John Wong, acknowledge and thank all donors who National University Hospital System contributed to the publication of - Maureen Woodcock, AThR, Whitecliffe “30 Art Friends: Appreciating Southeast Asian Art.” College of Arts and Design

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Aole Tacuma Miller > Lecturer in voice and speech Aole Tacuma Miller

Multi-talented Aole Tacuma Miller Spending so much time in Bali, Aole “At LASALLE, we’re dealing with cutting- is a man of many accomplishments. began to explore other opportunities in edge artistes that aren’t stuck and who He is the first African American the region. This led to him conducting are always searching for something ceremonial mask dancer in Bali and workshops in acting, mask work and new. When I first walked on the LASALLE is one of only 125 certified teachers of voice work in Indonesia, Malaysia and campus and saw the building, I Fitzmaurice Voicework worldwide. Singapore. He also taught in Australia. said this is definitely where I want to work. This is the atmosphere I want Aole’s career has evolved far beyond Whether it is dancing or acting, Aole to be in. Because cross-departmental theatre since his days as a theatre major says the foundation of his work is work is part of our culture here at in New York University’s Tisch School about recalibrating the artiste into the college, I get to work with different of Arts. One of the highlights during his/her imagination and inspiration. people and their students,” he adds. his final semester was his involvement “It’s about changing the image that in developing an actor’s studio in someone has about his/her voice or “I’m used to collaborating and this place Brooklyn that has since become very body or movements as a performer. feeds that. LASALLE is a contemporary successful. Among the actors Aole It’s all learned behaviour. Most of the college and everything we do is about coached at the studio was Hollywood students that I encounter have no pushing the envelope, and we have actress Michelle Williams. “We worked reference point for what I do, so I have a support from the government. It’s the together for her role in the Academy canon of exercises and pedagogy that most bizarre paradox of all. But it’s great!” Award winning movie, Brokeback is created for a three-year curriculum Mountain. She had five sessions with to help them develop as actors.” Aole is happy at LASALLE. “Here, I have me before she went for the shoot.” the most amazing colleagues. Everyone is working and developing their work, This internship was a prolific period on teaching they’re always collaborating and for Aole; he honed and expanded respectful of one another. They’re excited his repertoire of skills. One of the Teaching has always been a part about making art. The highest priority skills he picked up was voicework. of Aole’s life. Since his first experience of the college is to make contemporary I’m an ego-buster... 31 During that time, he trained under of teaching as an eight-year-old – art, and as a contemporary artiste, that’s All the students who Catherine Fitzmaurice, the doyen of “I taught my illiterate grandfather to what I do, and that’s what excites me.” theatre renowned for her revolutionary read” – Aole went on to coach students go through my techniques in training the voices in New York, Europe and Asia. of performers. “We needed a voice class cry. component for our studio, and my Aole describes his form of teaching training in voicework came out as tough but transformative, “Students of the necessity of having a well- very often come to school with the idea rounded curriculum,” he says. of who they think they are as an actor. I’m here to destroy all that and show It was also during this time that Aole them what they really are – that they became intrigued with mask work. “Mask are just human beings. The first year of work was what made sense to me, out of their training with me is about cleaning all the skills that I had acquired from my house, breaking all those images.” internship,” explains Aole. “So I delved deeper into mask work. The masks “I’m an ego-buster. I crack their egos were made in Bali. My mentor said I open and tell them to look at it. All the had to go to Bali to see and experience students who go through my class cry. the island to really understand what Crying is a release of emotional holds mask work is about. So I went to Bali, on the physical body. Once the emotions and fell in love with Bali. I then created are released, once they are cleaned a programme for the studio where I up, we can work on transforming them brought actors to be trained in Bali.” into the characters’ egos, not theirs.”

For now, Aole says he is content to stay on in Asia, a blooming garden for the arts, “There’s so much more opportunity for developing work here. Everyone is excited about developing new work and trying new ideas out.” Staff Room Chat Staff Room Chat Room Staff Agent for Change

Audrey Wong > Lecturer in arts and cultural management Audrey Wong

Whenever she is asked about what With her years of dealing with artists, In the programme, the students learn she does, Audrey Wong’s answer Audrey firmly believes that artists want what it means to work in the industry is: “I work in the arts.” It is too hard their works to be understood. “They through attachments to arts projects both to explain what Audrey does, in a are concerned about communicating on and off campus. A recent addition nutshell. The list of roles she has their ideas and the meanings of their to the faculty, Audrey says she was played in the local arts scene makes works with people,” she says. “They impressed with the students’ diligence for impressive reading: programmer, want to explain the work without when they helped out at an international curator, supervisor, manager, strategic giving it all away. But it is difficult forum on campus. “They were working planner, organiser, leader-teacher and sometimes because the ideas are too long hours and were on their feet,” nominated member of Parliament. abstract to be able to be properly and recalls Audrey, who believes her students clearly explained to a non-artist.” have what it takes to make it. “They For the past 14 years, Audrey has have very high energy, they are very worked in various capacities at The practical and they are very promising.” Substation, Singapore’s first independent on teaching contemporary arts centre. Initiatives that she was instrumental in launching Audrey sees teaching as an extension include Moving Images, Singapore’s first of her work in arts management. “Arts year-round film programme with a focus management is about bridging arts on supporting local filmmakers and and various groups of people, be they films, and the Associate Arts Scheme to the public, sponsors or visitors to the help local artists sustain their practice. sites and galleries. It’s outreach work,” says Audrey. “Teaching is like that In addition, Audrey has also been too, because I am trying to explain involved in various activities with a to young people what it’s like to work focus on supporting local artists. She has in the arts and to inspire them.” curated and produced exhibitions and Arts management is 33 performances in Singapore and overseas. Her experience stands her in good about bridging arts and In 2003, she co-founded Magdalena stead with the students as she is (Singapore) – a group of women a source of practical information. various groups of people, theatre practitioners who organised “They really want to learn from the Singapore’s first women’s contemporary industry so they do value lecturers with be they the public, theatre festival, Crossroads, in 2006. experience because they aspire to work sponsors or visitors to the somewhere in the industry whether in For the lover of contemporary visual the commercial or non-profit sector. sites and galleries. It’s arts, theatre and performance arts, So they want to know what it’s like.” working in the arts scene is a natural outreach work. extension of her interests. Although she The veteran arts manager is heartened majored in literature during university, that many of her students are open to Audrey does not see much difference understanding what the work is about. between literature and the other arts They are hungry to learn and they are forms, “Both are ways of looking at eager to step out into the industry. Much things, they are about metaphors and as that is gratifying for a teacher, Audrey language. The frequent reference to does not paint for them a romantic history and social commentary in picture of working in the arts. One of the literature is also there in the arts.” first things she tells her students is that they need tenacity if they want to stick it out in the industry. “I tell them it’s hard work. They should not expect money, fame or glamour. When you start out, it’s just carrying tables and chairs. It’s hard labour and long hours with little pay.”

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37 Artists Abroad Artists Abroad Abroad Artists PERU-TOPIA! JOURNEY OF LIGHT Singapore > Peru 12,567 km Singapore > Tokyo 5,311 km >

Posted by Erwin Shah, 24, The festival was an amazing Peru-topia! / Journey of Light Acting student, who performed educational event where theatre and participated in the students from around the world played UNESCO Chair-ITI World together, observed one another and Festival of Theatre in Peru. learned from each other all in one place. south america was never on my places-to-go list it’s crunch time I was to represent Singapore as well The second week took us to the as LASALLE’s Acting programme in the beautiful city of Cusco, where we World Festival of Theatre Schools. The had the privilege of performing an connecting flights from Singapore to abridgement of Lorca’s Blood Wedding Peru were about 26 hours long. co-directed by Aubrey Mellor, Dean of Performing Arts, and Aole Miller, voice Did I mention “long”? Yes, the journey & speech lecturer. was long and that’s just one-way. Fortunately I had great company on Despite given only an hour for a my flights: Jonathan Cancio, Carla technical rehearsal, plotting lights Dunareanu and Rummana Yamanie as well as setting up, the show was - classmates whom I performed hailed a great success. alongside during the festival. It was particularly rewarding that we As the festival was themed to showcase got to spend the following two days written works from Anton Chekhov, on recreational tours to Lake Titicaca Posted by Sarah Lim, 22, Eugene Ionesco, August Strindberg and (highest commercially navigable lake Interior Design student, Federico Garcia Lorca, it was somewhat in the world) and Machu Picchu (the who went to Japan on a convenient that a year before the trip we Lost City of the Incas). two-week study trip to conduct had performed Lorca’s Blood Wedding as an in-depth study of the culture a full production but on different roles in looking forward to being through experience and a collaboration with the Musical Theatre an international artist documentation in order to conceptualise students, directed by international These two weeks have been enriching; a design proposal for the St Paul’s director Stefanos Rassios. I was rewarded with a great network Anglican Church in Singapore. of newfound friends who have showed you learn each time you fail professionalism, discipline and passion 39 dawn of new discoveries With over 27 theatre schools from for the arts. 21 countries that participated, the The phrase ‘journey of light’ clearly opportunity to share views, experiences, I have grown particularly fond of reflects the whole experience that we knowledge and culture was immense. the idea of performing abroad since had during the two weeks in Japan. my return. It was indeed an illuminating one. The first week’s schedule in Lima included a master class in the morning: In fact, I look forward to working with Being able to visit famous architectural ‘The Actor at Play’ led by Prof Christian a classical Peruvian composer, Oscar buildings in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka Penny from New Zealand. We were Cubillas, who has agreed to have me and to be present in these spaces introduced to several theatre games be a part of his upcoming performance evoked emotions which were far that were amusing and gave us the in an Argentinean festival next year. more rewarding than merely staring license to take risks when at play. We at the two dimensional pictures were allowed to “flop” many times and in books and magazines. simple but timeless Top Left: eventually discovered moments of After the trip, I now look at things The proposal for St Paul’s Anglican Church magic through improvisation. Learning from the Japanese architects on differently; I can pay more attention was inspired by the immeasurable wealth of insights learnt on the study trip the myriad of processes was rewarding. to the details and question myself on Following that, the daily itinerary We had the privilege of visiting two great the intentions of the architect and continued with four different showings architectural firms - Kisho Kurokawa designer during the design process. from different theatre schools of an and Kengo Kuma Associates - both hour each. giving us in-depth explanations about The concept proposal the class the philosophy behind their designs. developed for St Paul’s Anglican Church was inspired by the immeasurable spirituality and intellect come together wealth of insights learnt in Japan. We Amazing moment - being present in observed the people and culture in the still, quiet sanctuary of the famous the country. How tradition meets the Church of Light designed by Tadao modern. We visited places of worship to Ando. The story behind why the building understand the bridge between culture was built in this manner moved me; and modernism. Extra attention was also how the whole community worked paid to the materials and details used in together through thick and thin to the architecture of buildings in Japan. make it happen; how a simple form can have such a big spiritual impact; and how divinity was represented in the spaces was breathtaking. Artists Abroad Artists Abroad Abroad Artists MINORITIES REPORT JOGJA REMEMBERS Singapore > Yunnan 2,622 km Singapore > Yogyakarta 1,255 km We visited the Borobudur temple and >

the Prambanan Temple and it really Report Minorities / Jogja Remembers amazes me how people who lived a millennium ago could not only create such huge structures with basic tools but with such intricate motifs and Posted by Ruben Pang, 20, detailed designs. Fine Arts student, who went to Yunnan, China on The Generational bridging is truly evident in Winston Oh Travel Award for this city where you see the historical and artists to immerse themselves traditional forms of different art go hand- in a new culture. in-hand together with the hype and excitement of the current arts scene. experiencing a different culture Yunnan is the most culturally Visiting Jogja gave me the diverse province of China with over understanding that bridging two 25 different ethnic groups. Anyone different generations together is possible who says all Chinese look alike has and to me this city, with its vibrancy, obviously never been to Yunnan. culture and education is proof of this.

My primary objective in visiting this foreign land was to live with the minority tribes. The purpose of the trip was to experience living in a different environment and how Posted by Lucinda Foo, 22, that affects the art that you do. Interactive Art student, who went to Yogyakarta, Indonesia I went to Yunnan as a recipient of The for art exhibitions and a Winston Oh Travel Award - to find peace, cultural field trip. quietude and a simple life in pursuit of a calmer art, but instead I found it faster touchdown! yay! and more exciting (and dangerous) Took my first ride on a budget airline; it than Singapore. And I liked it. My night of revelations was not really to my liking but I did enjoy 41 final work for The Winston Oh Travel When a group of youngsters head out the aerial view of the Indonesian land Award exhibition, The Urge to Merge, at 11pm in Singapore, they’re probably and Mount Merapi. reflects my experiences on this trip. going clubbing. When a group of youngsters plus one Singaporean My class and I tagged along on this At 3,000 feet above sea level and with guest leave the house at 11pm in trip together with the Fine Arts students. oxygen tanks located nearby, the Lijiang, where do they go? Out for a The purpose of this visit was to research While the Fine Arts students went to view from the Naxi Heritage Village walk, perhaps going hunting or even and collect sample materials for a view a batik and painting gallery, is breathtaking. Living with the Naxi a session of late night Qigong? collaborative project across the two my classmates and I visited the meant living like them. To my surprise, faculties/programmes and for Interactive House of Natural Fiber instead, which I got to keep my cellphone, access my Instead, my hosts brought me to the Art students to visit the House of Natural was run by a group of amazing emails through their internet, learn 800-year-old Lijiang Old Town, a Fiber, a well-recognised media arts interactive artists who manage the to type ancient tribal characters on a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. laboratory based in Yogyakarta (Jogja). media arts scene in Indonesia. qwerty keyboard and hog the play- I was quite excited about the trip since it station with Naxi teenagers whilst There, I saw a huge crowd packed into was the first time first year students got to The different art forms that they living in a cabin made of stone a large old building. When the building go on an overseas trip. create really amazed us. We made and mud. Such is the simple life! started to strobe, it became clear that my great friends with them and stayed Naxi friends had brought me to a club in the old mixed with the new in contact even after the trip. what used to be a temple. Thus I concur Jogja is a vibrant place and as you that it is universally agreed that the drum go around, you see places decked concepts behind the and bass are indeed a true religion. with interesting forms of graffiti. It architectural beauty being a city prized for having the Jogja also houses some of the One lesson learnt from this trip is that most schools in the country, youths most beautiful ancient structures sometimes, the way you live life at home are aplenty here, influenced by the of the world. is how you will live it anywhere else. pop culture scene of the world.

Visiting the Institut Seni Indonesia, an art college in Jogja, was an eye-opener to see the different forms of art being created by these Indonesian students. Artists Abroad Artists Abroad Abroad Artists CALIFORNIA DANCING JAVA JAZZ Singapore > California 13,890 km Singapore > Jakarta 899 km > California Jazz Dancing / Java

Posted by Eugenia Yip, 22, It’s the same as being an athlete! Popular Music student, I gained an understanding of the who participated in the importance of being committed to Jakarta International my craft and the performance too, Java Jazz Festival 2010 held such as having to stay away from in Jakarta, Indonesia anything cold before the big day! It was difficult, but definitely worth it. jamming with the stars I attended the Java Jazz Festival I am fortunate to have witnessed the 2010 as an international performing immense passion that the artists at the artist. My band Wetfloor was festival have for their music and art. invited to represent Singapore. The key factor that made this trip Posted by Samantha Teo, 19, Through these interactive exercises, we The opportunity to travel abroad for Wetfloor is made up of a mix of most inspirational for my band and Dance student, who went began to understand how performing this programme provided us with a LASALLE alumni and current students. I was that these musicians who were to University of California, a similar dance movement on screen firsthand experience of how a similar We had Edward Rainier and Stephen so talented and amazing at such Irvine on a dance residency and on stage can be different. art form is practised in other parts of the Yonathan on guitars, Audrey Tengkey a young age, remain humble and programme. world, broadening our field of study. and Nazaruddin Mashruddin on grounded despite their popularity. Students that made up the classes were keys, Peter Shaun Hedger on bass, new perspectives a blend of nationalities, harmoniously We were proud to represent the In April, six dance students and two working and learning together effectively. school internationally and to and Er Chow Kiat on drums. It served as a reminder to us that lecturers from the School of Dance see that we are on par with the It was a humbling and inspiring no matter what stage we play on, 43 headed to Irvine, California for a fresh ideas students from other institutions. experience to share the stage we are the messengers of a gift with dance residency programme. Apart from the week’s worth of with several of the Indonesian the purpose to create and spread school, we also visited Hollywood musicians such as Idang Rasjidi. the joy of music to the world. During our stay, we were fortunate to be Boulevard and Disneyland. able to attend a variety of classes at the Throughout the three-day festival, my University of California, Irvine. Classes The most fulfilling experience we band and I roamed around the place, included dance had was at The Getty Museum. catching both local and international technique lessons in acts like Babyface, The Manhattan modern, ballet and The museum, with its splendid Transfer, Christian McBride and Lee jazz; and dance- architecture and tastefully designed Ritenour. Our drummer, Chow Kiat, was related modules: interior is perched majestically on fortunate to meet Christian McBride improvisation, a hill overlooking the contemporary in person at the Artists’ Lounge choreography and landscape of Southern California. during one of the dinner breaks. performance, dance anatomy and It features a myriad of artworks the amount of work and effort needed dance for camera. ranging from the pre-20th Century, From this experience, I have learnt like European paintings and sculptures, valuable lessons such as being These classes were both exciting to 21st Century contemporary works committed and disciplined. and enriching as it gave us a new such as art installations and a As a singer, it is important to have perspective of dance as a form of art. stunning garden. the discipline to work on one’s For instance, during the ‘Dance All six of us agreed that being at the vocal routine daily in order to keep for Camera’ class, we were given museum got our creative juices flowing. the vocal muscles constantly in a hands-on activity where we We saw how various artforms worked shape and improve its agility. video-taped our movements. together, akin to the collaborative works we practise in school. .au –

.zw Local International Students at LASALLE join an ever-growing 1403 866 global community of artists, designers, musicians, dancers, actors, filmmakers, animators, arts managers and thinkers who benefit from the contemporary focus and innovative approach of LASALLE’s teaching philosophy.

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Darren Moore > Lecturer in popular music Darren Moore

Darren Moore is a busy man, always on Since deciding to become a professional But the most rewarding aspect of the the go and juggling several projects at drummer at 18, Darren has not looked job, by far, is being part of his students’ the same time. Among Darren’s latest back. He does not have time to. The growth as musicians. “I constantly projects are a record with saxophonist drummer-sound artist-composer- emphasise to my students that no and fellow colleague, Timothy O’Dwyer event organiser-educator is too matter what level they are at, they are and Berlin-based bassist Clayton Thomas, busy performing and teaching in at all times 100 per cent responsible which the trio is preparing for release countries across the world: Australia, for their actions. I try to teach them next year; and a Black Zenith DVD which Switzerland, Poland, the United States, to take this as a philosophy towards will feature images that are processed Japan, the Philippines and Singapore. their life and music-making.” in real time from the audio signals. To In between these gigs, Darren boot, Darren is working on a solo project juggles musical projects, teaching at The popular music students are a for drums and electronics which will LASALLE and working on his PhD. common fixture on campus performing be more beat orientated electronica, at exhibition openings, official college debuting in the second half of 2011. Despite his hectic schedule, Darren is events, the cafe on campus and in continually motivated by his passion for various dance, theatre and musical Darren is a member of the Black music and the desire to be the best he productions. “A lot of my students Zenith duo. A partnership with another can be. “I love what I do and I am driven already perform in public regularly. colleague Brian O’Reilly, Black Zenith to constantly improve as a person and I’m very proud of their achievements.” uses digital and analog electronic as an artist. I try to be honest with myself instruments to create a dense sound, and continually ask myself questions which are as influenced by noise as such as: Am I working as hard as I can? they are from music concrete and the Am I making excuses for not achieving electronic music tradition. The sounds what I have set out to do? Answering are created on analog instruments and those questions honestly usually continually reprocessed through both leaves me with lots on the to-do list.” digital and analog manipulation. Being part of the 49 local and international The Scotland native’s musical on teaching compositions are showcased through community keeps me his jazz band, The Darren Moore Quintet, Darren believes being musically active which has a regular gig at the Blu Jaz is a critical part of staying relevant to moving forward. Café. The quintet’s music is influenced by the industry and to his students. “It’s very jazz, free jazz, electronic, funk, D’n’B and important to practise what you preach. experimental music, reflecting Darren’s I have been in many varied musical broad musical tastes. “During different situations which have helped make me periods of my life I have immersed a better teacher. It makes you realise the myself in different musical styles which many different ways of doing things and all go into making me the musician that reminds you to keep an open mind.” I am. My main influence is other people - teachers that I have studied with, “Being relevant is very important musicians that I work with, or other artists as a teacher because it helps you that I listen to or read about,” he says. relate better to your students. Being part of the local and international music community keeps me moving forward. As a teacher, you don’t just teach, you are a role model.”

Darren finds fulfillment in teaching. “Firstly, the students are great to work with. Secondly, I’m part of a great team in the music department. We are all good friends and my colleagues are all great musicians. Thirdly, I have had a big role in the writing of the current popular music course and witnessed the growth and success of the programme since I arrived in 2006.” Staff Room Chat > Teresa Almeida 51 My research interest My research soft is in wearable, - animating technology accessories textiles, and clothing. In brief, Teresa’s teaching approach is approach teaching In brief, Teresa’s students my “I tell experiment! simple: portfolio, their build own havethey to and techniques tryand to different and boundaries in push concepts as art understand we of what terms can technology and design and how have that Once you be incorporated. can then whatever pursue you portfolio, says do,” to the multi-talented want you in believes do that, Teresa artist. And to maximum freedom, giving her students necessary opportunities and knowledge ideas, come up with new them to for a little bit of art, there’s interactive “For of new in the creation involved invention objects and art pieces.” and innovative artists is also with practising Interaction a critical part education. of the students’ various has invited Since 2009, Teresa artists, including local sound artist Zul, to Some about their works. students to talk present to alumni have also been invited Says the students. to Teresa, their works important are “These and talks workshops to the students because it exposes going on in thewhat’s field. Knowledge the books.” to limited just is not

Still wanting to push boundaries to wanting Still and the Atlantic crossed Teresa further, York New at degree a Masters pursued of Arts. in It was School Tisch University’s interest research that Teresa’s York New to animation interactive from shifted kind – animating animation of another accessories and clothing. textiles, a to introduced I was York, “In New soft as wearable, idea, such new totally I became intrigued about technology. as a tee- such bring something, to how embedding technology by life shirt, to responsive the textile make that would That remains human movements.” to today. interest research Teresa’s on teaching which career her professional Unlike route, planned a carefully follow did not when it comes deliberate is more Teresa and practising “Teaching teaching. to things. The students different two art are about the be knowledgeable may not in it. So I tend interested subject or even language in my calculated be more to when I teach. methods and presentation in a the subject matter present I have to Showing way that can understand. they she says. is a good way,” them examples at LASALLE, years two the past For has guided and helped students Teresa ideas into their abstract translate explains Teresa projects. concrete that her students that it is important pushing the envelope, constantly are is the perfect “The environment school them because it do that for place to experiment place to is a conducive is their School peers. and learn from passing the classes, about just just not diploma or degree your trying get to that. It’s a job after and trying get to body of work.” about building your

Staff Room Chat Room Staff The ArtThe of Hybridity which led to several short movies. several led to which such as cinematography and set design, and set as cinematography such incorporate animation into other interests interests other animation into incorporate Film. Subsequently, she was able to able to she was Film. Subsequently, at Lisbon’s College of Theatre and of Theatre College at Lisbon’s while she was studying stage design stage studying while she was technology and animation developed and animation developed technology pursuing a scripted life. Her interest in interest Her life. a scripted pursuing with different ideas instead of of ideas instead with different who always wanted to experiment experiment to who always wanted This works perfectly for the Portuguese for perfectly This works that works across disciplines.” disciplines.” across that works Interactive art is really a hybrid genre genre a hybrid art is really Interactive everyday issues in everyday life. design, and it deals with contemporary design, and it deals with contemporary experimental, it involves technology and technology involves it experimental, make interactive art, interactive art. It is art, interactive interactive make there are several key components that components key several are there art is,” explains Teresa. “Essentially, “Essentially, Teresa. art explains is,” hard to define exactly what interactive what interactive exactly define to hard combination of various art forms. “It is artcombination of various forms. known as ‘interactive art’, is a is a art’, as ‘interactive known sculpture, instead her field of work, work, her field of instead sculpture, traditional fields of painting and fields of painting and traditional Teresa’s art does not neatly fit into fit into neatly art does not Teresa’s is that of a painter or a sculptor. or a sculptor. is that of a painter when the public stereotype of the artist when the public stereotype label herself as an ‘artist’, especially especially as an ‘artist’, label herself and animation, Teresa finds it hard to finds it hard and animation, Teresa management, design, photography, design, photography, management, Despite her rich experience in arts experience her rich Despite and defies neat categorisation. and defies neat categorisation. experience that cuts across disciplines that cuts across experience Teresa Almeida has the Almeida and expertise Teresa taught workshops all over the world, the world, all over workshops taught A prolific artist who has exhibited and exhibited artist who has A prolific Lecturer in interactive art in interactive Lecturer Teresa Almeida Teresa

Convocation 2010 LASALLE saw the largest graduating cohort to date with 952 graduates from the class of 2010. This year’s convocation ceremony saw the addition of the pioneer graduands from the Fashion Textiles, and Fashion Communication degree programmes, and Singapore’s only Diploma and BA(Hons) for Technical Theatre studies. Acting Minister for Information, Communications and The Arts, Mr Lui Tuck Yew, was the guest-of-honour at the ceremony.

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“LASALLE students have the ability to apply research in a wider context, and reflect, examine and explore solutions and ideas for purposeful creativity. They are put through a progressive practice-based education which is in keeping with the times. Coupled with passion and resourcefulness, graduands are well-equipped to face life and the world.”

Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and The Arts

67 Convocation 2010 Convocation 2010 Top of Class Graduate of the Year Aloysius Foong >

McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts 2010 Top of Class / Graduate Year of the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Music (Classical Performance) First Class Honours, Faculty of Performing Arts

Focussing on contemporary 20th Century He also went on to work with Iskandar music was a quantum leap that this on the Singapore Idol televised talent classically-trained pianist had to take. show and the Malay heritage show “The contemporary pieces were so weird Nusantara at the Esplanade Theatre and strange that my mum would ask where he worked on the arrangements, me if I were really playing the piano played and recorded the performances. or just making noise!” he chuckles. Since those early days, Aloysius has But Aloysius found this approach to continued to be active in the music music refreshing and novel. Exposure scene – performing for charity concerts, to new genres fuelled his desire to learn private concerts, teaching as well as more. Aloysius has been accepted being involved in other commercial at the Birmingham Conservatoire projects such as the soundtrack recording to further his contemporary music for the movie Treasure Hunters. education. He explains, “I want to do something different other than The distinctions between the different just focussing on classical music. I genres of music no longer count, says the I want to do something different would like to be a classical pianist winner of the 2010 McNally Award. “In the other than just focussing on specialising in 20th Century music.” end, music is everywhere. Vanessa Mae classical music. I would like to did a wonderful job of bringing classical Although a recent graduate, Aloysius music to pop. Maksim too. Why can’t a be a classical pianist specialising is already a seasoned musician with classical musician play pop music or The LASALLE Awards for Academic Excellence are LASALLE Award for Academic Excellence in 20th Century music. given to outstanding students who maintained high numerous public performances and rock music? Music knows no borders.” commercial projects under his belt. academic standing throughout their education at When Aloysius Foong switched careers Tanja Valeska von Stegmann und Stein One of his earliest performances was Diploma in Arts Management from accountancy to music which was LASALLE and demonstrated achievements as emerging as a member of the NUS Symphony his passion, it was more challenging 69 practitioners in their respective creative fields. In Orchestra performing in the NUS Pang Jing Neng Ruben than he thought. Even though he joined addition, the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts centennial musical, Man of Letters, Diploma in Fine Arts LASALLE’s School of Contemporary Music is given to the top student of the academic year. a romantic musical by Dick Lee. to specialise in classical piano, he found Ng Wei Sheng that his studies expanded his musical Diploma in Animation Art That was the first time Aloysius stepped horizons to a range of musical genres. out of his classical mould and learned Yap Kim Chye what it meant to be a practising “It was even more stimulating than Diploma in Technical Theatre musician. There were long rehearsals, I thought,” Aloysius recalls. “I had to constant score rearrangements and even take courses such as music history and Nur Farahiah Binte Saparwan new pieces introduced to accommodate music culture. It was tough because Diploma in Design Communication the performers and to fill in the scenes. humanities and the arts were never my forte. But I believed that these modules Koh Shiwei Rachel There was the added pressure of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Arts Management were important and relevant so I did working with two of the biggest names my best to learn as much as I could.” in the Singapore music scene – Dick Ng Wei Ling Eunice Lee and Iskandar Ismail. “They are Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fine Arts both big names whose works I had

grown up with. So to work with them Ong Zheng Kai Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Film was very daunting but exciting at the same time,” says Aloysius. Foong Hao Kai Aloysius Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Music (Classical Performance)

Lim Kok Hao Marcus Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Design Communication

McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts

Foong Hao Kai Aloysius Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Music (Classical Performance) First Class Honours Convocation 2010 Convocation 2010 People I’m Watching...

Staying relevant is an important part of being an artist. We asked the five

winners in the degree category about an artiste who is on their radar. > People I’m Watching...

WHO: Slash from Guns N Roses I almost once wanted to convert from being a classical pianist to a rock guitarist. WHO: Rei Inamoto With the emergence of digital technology WHY: So now I am watching videos of over the past years, it has profoundly his performances. I have always been WHO: William Gibson changed the way people communicate interested to know what makes him so He is one of the pioneers of the and interact with each other. WHO: Joseph Prince electrifying on stage. He is probably one of Singapore’s Cyberpunk genre in science fiction literature, film and culture. WHY: I believe the way in which biggest media exports. I’d love to be able to have that in my advertising engages its audience should performances as well. He has charisma WHY: He is especially noted for his be moving towards a more digital WHY: I have been researching on and confidence. focus on ‘high tech low life’ themes that approach. Rei Inamoto believes that Singapore’s media exports and I found deviate from the usual fantasy and the future is digital too. it interesting that the media formats he’s Of course a classical performance WHO: Olafur Eliasson used have pervaded into many Western is different from a rock show but I implausible-type fiction. 71 He inspires me with his amazing After all, he’s one of the most awarded and European territories, something rarely believe the principle of tapping into vision and craftsmanship. In recent times, sci-fi culture has Creative Directors in the digital field, with observed in our local media industry. energy from different sources applies caught up with popular culture with more Lions, Clios and Pencils than you to all performances. WHY: His art always demands the more platforms, media and reasons can shake a mousepad at, including a This is intriguing for someone who’s intimate involvement of his viewer and for people to connect and interact. For rare Cannes Lions Titanium Grand Prix. working in the industry, like myself. It takes a lot of experience and their personal engagement with the That is why I am watching him. performing to be able to be as cool example, Gibson is an avid ‘tweeter’ and space defined and translated by his ‘geekdom’ has become the new ‘in’. It would be interesting to see what he is as Slash. That is a goal I would like art, the viewer and the environment. up to. With new media being a relatively Ong Zheng Kai to achieve as a performer. Science fiction is about endless new field, watching him is a great way to BA (Hons) Film His works on physical and possibilities, technology and its keep track of the trends or be inspired by Foong Hao Kai Aloysius conscious voyages draw out both incisive permeation into mainstream his fresh ideas. BA (Hons) Music (Classical Performance) the factual and the whimsical. society and lifestyles provides a strong history-in-the-making for our age. Lim Kok Hao Marcus My first encounter with him was BA (Hons) Design Communication his photograph of The Weather Koh Shiwei Rachel Project in London’s Tate Modern. BA (Hons) Arts Management

It has cemented my fascination ever since.

Ng Wei Ling Eunice BA (Hons) Fine Arts

Rei Inamoto Olafur Eliasson Joseph Prince Slash William Gibson Global Creative Director of AKQA Danish-Icelandic Artist Pastor Guns N Roses Writer www.akqa.com/ www.olafureliasson.net/ http://www.josephprince.org/ http://slash.ultimate-guitar.com/ http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/ Convocation 2010 Convocation 2010 If Given the Money...

We asked each of the five winners in the diploma category about

the first project they would embark on if they were given funding. > If Given Money... the make traditional art forms accessible

bring art to create art that the public is responsible I would like to promote and develop traditional art forms like traditional ethnic dance and Chinese opera. Traditional performing arts are important in the preservation of culture. address the issue of sustainability But society has progressed so rapidly that these traditional cultures are having I would aim to organise a show with a I would create art that is responsible problems catching up and connecting huge palette of local artists and put it in for itself, paintings with a sentient nature with the younger generation. a very prominent location downtown. and music that listens to your heart in the interim. I want to make traditional art forms As an arts manager, one of my main goals more accessible to the younger is to bring art to the public and the public Regardless of who you are, in the generation and inspire them to join in. to art. There is no lack of talent in the local relationship between beholder, art arts scene, but a lack of channels for them and artist, it is more important for art Yap Kim Chye to showcase their talents to the public. I would work on a project addressing to understand you. Diploma in Technical Theatre the issue of sustainability. I would By exhibiting works in prominent like to tackle the question of how we produce animated shorts locations such as shopping centres as 73 Pang Jing Neng Ruben on urban legends designers can maintain mankind’s Diploma in Fine Arts opposed to an ‘expected’ location in existence on Earth for thousands of years a museum or gallery, it could bring to come by finding value in everyday a whole new audience to the art. objects that are commonly ignored. Tanja Valeska von Stegmann und Stein These objects can influence a major shift Diploma in Arts Management in design thinking, opening up avenues of innovation to various possibilities. Through this project, people can interact and generate new insights and connections I would definitely produce a series of to the things around them. 2D animated shorts about local urban legends. These mysteries and superstitions Clichéd as it may sound, it could be an fascinate me as they are part of our culture. attempt to own less, use things wisely and take up less space on the planet. I’m a big fan of STUDIO4°C from Japan. They are known for their smooth animation Nur Farahiah Binte Saparwan and the most crazy ideas, imaginative and Diploma in Design Communication surreal but able to express deep context. Watching their films always reminds me how simple stories express the most.

Ng Wei Sheng Diploma in Animation Art Convocation 2010 75 Ms Kate Lawrence Director, MA Programme Film and Department of Dance, Theatre, UK University of Surrey. Dr Nick Phillips Head of Acting & Community Drama, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. UK Mr Nick Hunt Head of School Design, Management and Arts, Technical College. UK Rose Bruford Dr Robert Ellis-Geiger Assistant Professor, Media, School of Creative City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, SAR Mrs Victoria Woollard Head of Department for Culture, / Languages and Translation Head for Cultural Policy Centre and Management / for MA Director Programme Policy and Management Culture, Pathways Programme, City University London. UK Ms Bernice Donszelmann – Art Theory, Senior Lecturer Chelsea College of Art & Design. UK Ms Jill Westwood Adjunct Fellow, School of Social Sciences & for Social Justice Centre Research & Social Change, University of Western Sydney. Australia Dr Amna Malik History and Theory of Art, Lecturer, Slade School of Fine Art. UK Performing Arts Dance Acting / / Musical Theatre Theatre+Performance Theatre Technical Classical Performance / Jazz Performance / Popular Music Performance / Composition / Music Technology School of Integrated Studies Arts Management / Arts and Cultural Management (MA) Art History (MA) Art Therapy (MA) Asian Art Histories (MA) Ms Rebecca Fortnum Reader & Pathway Leader (MA Fine Art), Art, Camberwell College of UK University of the Arts London. Dr Sally Norman of Performance Professor / Technologies for Centre Attenborough Director, Arts, University of the Creative Sussex. UK Mr Roger Crittenden on and Consultant Visiting Tutor National Film and Special Projects, Britain. School of Great Television UK Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) Mr Thomass Atkinson Associate Dean of Fashion, University College for the Creative Arts. UK Mr Simon Davies & Programme Principal Lecturer Leader Graphic Design & Illustration, Faculty of the Arts, University of Cumbria. UK Hush Dr Gordon Design, Head of Product Glasgow School of Art. UK External Examiners Fine Arts MA) All Pathways (including Media Arts All Pathways (including MA) Film Design Fashion Design Communication Design (MA) / Design / Product Interior Design For Open University validated programmes For Open University validated 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Masters of Arts Art History Art Therapy Management Arts & Cultural Design Fine Arts 490 622 Total Number of Graduates from 2006 – 2010 from of Graduates Number Total Total 952 Total Graduates by Faculty by Graduates of Achievement Level by Graduates 775 825 Fine Arts 116 952 Media Arts 120 Bachelor of ArtsBachelor (Hons) Arts Management Fine Arts ArtAnimation Art Interactive Film Acting Dance Music (Classical Performance) Music (Composition) Music (Jazz Performance) Music (Music Technology) Music Performance) Music (Popular Musical Theatre Theatre Technical Design Communication Communication Fashion Design Fashion Management Fashion Textiles Fashion Design Interior Design Product Diploma 578 Design 534 Performing Arts Performing 95 Bachelor of Arts Bachelor (Hons) 346 Integrated Studies Studies Integrated 87 Masters 28 2010 Awards 2010 Diploma Arts Management Fine Arts ArtAnimation Art Interactive Art Video Film Dance Music (Classical Performance) Music (Composition) Music (Jazz Performance) Music (Music Technology) Music Performance) Music (Popular Theatre Technical Design Communication Communication Fashion Design Fashion Management Fashion Textiles Fashion Design Interior Design Product Convocation 2010 Convocation Staff Room Chat > Jeremy Sharma 77 You can’t beat real can’t You have don’t If you experience. to practice professional your be a good can’t count on, you students. your to example While Jeremy feels the school the school feels While Jeremy the freedom allows students environment comes test ideas, the real new explore to for “It is important world. in the real and stand in themselves believe them to a very is “Art saystheir Jeremy. ground,” will like everyone thing. Not subjective a while to everything do. It takes you and success, going are you where know or critical, might not commercial whether is important power Staying come easily. do art.” to want if you

His journey as an artist has not as an artist has not His journey he had to times, At always been easy. ends to make just financially, struggle art. Jeremy less make much meet, use shoe polish having to remembers as his works for in place of oil paints the oils. afford poor to too he was his helped make that move Ironically as the shoe name. “I became known he laughs. “Necessity polish guy,” of invention.” is the mother on teaching once the alumnus who was For of artists the cool image by attracted jeans, and oil-splattered with tattered in at LASALLE staying is like teaching born “I was family. of a loving the folds in LASALLE,” grins Jeremy. and bred professional ties, Jeremy’s school Beyond artist are as a working experiences “Students teaching. for tools important experiences,” your life benefit from can’t he says, You “because it is real. have don’t If you experience. beat real count on, to practice professional your your to example be a good can’t you just is not him, teaching To students.” skills. It is about passing on technical also about the sharing of knowledge. with the share to “It is very important expect of artists, what to generation next do.” to what not and even out there is aims as a teacher One of Jeremy’s confident become help students to tap to right.artists in their “I want own and not potential the student’s into mould him or her in the shadows just to he says. artists,” of some other “And need become confident artists, they originality and resourcefulness.” originality as a critical regards Jeremy always “We part work. of an artist’s coming before artists first other imitate who says our own,” Jeremy into Bacon Francis counts British painter part artists. “It’s as one of his favourite realise haveof learning. to But you have to that You person. not are you own visual language.” your find

Staff Room Chat Room Staff Canvas Chameleon Canvas want to be predictable or stereotyped.” be predictable to want series to another,” he says. “But I don’t he says. “But I don’t another,” series to I’m always changing my style from one from style I’m always my changing it’s hard to identify with my work because work with identify my to hard it’s owners and art collectors. “They me and art collectors. owners tell received, especially by critics, gallery by especially received, stylistic changes are not always well- not are changes stylistic methods.” He admits that his constant He admits that his constant methods.” ideas, different mediums and different mediums and different ideas, different always experimenting with different always with different experimenting particular style,” says Jeremy. “I’m “I’m saysparticular Jeremy. style,” “I’m not a painter known for any any for known a painter “I’m not that people have not seen before.” that people have not art that is exciting to viewers and works and works viewers to art that is exciting myself in making art. I want to make make in making art. to I want myself always taking risks and challenging risksalways and challenging taking it is one worth taking. “I believe in “I believe it is one worth taking. risky approach, Jeremy believes that believes Jeremy risky approach, not have done before.” While it is a have done before.” not tacky in the past and things I would and things in the I would past tacky include things I would have considered haveinclude things considered I would works are slightly decorative. They They decorative. slightly are works to the surface”. “You can say that these “You the surface”. to interested in “bringing the materials in “bringingthe materials interested With his new body of work, Jeremy is Jeremy body of work, his new With making paintings,” says Jeremy. saysmaking paintings,” Jeremy. on canvas, but it will still be about but it will still on canvas, sculptural than the traditional painting painting than the traditional sculptural colours. The paintings will be more The paintings will be more colours. media and surfaces, using high gloss using high gloss media and surfaces, and I’m exploring unconventional unconventional and I’m exploring series of work is more conceptual, conceptual, is more series of work of materials and technologies. “This and technologies. of materials that deals with the abstract ideas that deals with the abstract on a new collection of paintings on a new his solo show in 2011, Jeremy worked worked Jeremy in 2011, his solo show to expand his artistic boundaries. For his artistic boundaries. For expand to accomplished 33-year-old continues 33-year-old accomplished group exhibitions under his belt, this under exhibitions group Despite five solo and numerous solo and numerous five Despite develop my career as a painter.” career my develop make painting his priority. “I want to to “I want painting his priority. make the disciplines, he has decided to the disciplines, he has decided to Rather than split his efforts between than between split his efforts Rather photography, videography and writing. and videography photography, artist with interests in painting, music, in painting, music, artist with interests Jeremy Sharma is a multi-talented Sharma is a multi-talented Jeremy Lecturer in fine art Lecturer Jeremy Sharma Jeremy

Tropical Lab 4 The Faculty of Fine Arts launched the fourth annual workshop in its Tropical Lab series exploring the theme of urban mythologies. Representatives from eight overseas art institutions arrived in September to immerse themselves in a ten-day schedule of lectures, dialogue sessions, and field trips culminating in an exhibition of artworks inspired by the theme. Guest artists: Aiko Miyanaga and Shinji Ohmaki from Japan, and Shi Qing from China contributed their unique perspectives to the dialogue.

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participating institutions Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia) California Institute of the Arts (USA) Camberwell College of Arts (UK) Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (Finland) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (Australia) Sabanci University (Turkey) School of the Art Institute of Chicago (USA) The University of Plymouth (UK) The University of Melbourne (Australia) Tropical Lab 4 83 “I came back from Tropical Lab refreshed Lab refreshed Tropical from “I came back the spirit of LASALLE by and inspired and Everyone took the in the artists workshop. but not seriously extremely their work made an amazing dynamic which themselves, come back.” in. I long to work to environment Rachael House of Arts,Camberwell UK College Rohini Kapil Institute the Arts, of USA California “…an intensive boot camp art camp boot intensive “…an cross in resulting experiment global new collaboration, cultural of ideas to and a stack connectivity go home with.” Tropical Lab 4 Lab Tropical Laura Grillo Laura UK of Plymouth, University The “...I had a fantastic time in Singapore and with time in Singapore “...I had a fantastic inspiring one of the most Lab. It was Tropical people in such wonderful so many met I events. a short period of time.” Heidi Kristina Lampenius Arts, Finland of Fine Academy Finnish “As a unique possibility Tropical Lab provided Lab provided a unique possibility Tropical “As discussions and thoughts for a platform and backgrounds of different artists between an understanding for thus also a chance the visual. exceeded of the city which and collaborate I had the opportunity to the surroundings.” by be inspired Tropical Lab 4 Rachael House Lab 4 Tropical Cynocephalus Pilgrim Digital Prints Variable

Matthew Sleeth & Heidi Lampenius All Things Being Equal (She Models) Marble and Plastic Variable

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Kate Gek Soft Energy Chamber Silkscreen Fabric, Video and Sound Variable

Michael Timothy Surija Studies of Haw Par Villa Mixed Media on Canvas & Wood Variable

Rachael House Cynocephalus Pilgrim Digital Prints Variable

Rohini Kapil Untitled Video Installation Variable Tropical Lab 4 Tropical Lab 4 Tropical

Shinji Ohmaki Myth of Voices DVD Variable

Rosalie Schweiker Mr & Mrs Vandenbore Clay, Watercolor & Cardboard 40 x 20cm

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Monica Rodriguez Re-look, Re-think History Map of Singapore, Historical Timeline, and Tourist Map Variable Isabelle Desjeux & Yusuf Ismail Believe I & Believe II Video Variable

Isabelle Desjeux Isabelle Desjeux Shinji Ohmaki Science as a Strange Biological Object I: Peridinea Hominis The Machine That Never Fails, (Blue Print and Produced Machine) In the Box of Cultural Passage Recycled Images of Diseased Eyes, Recycled Paper, Recycled Metal, Digital Print, Thumbtack, Wood, Metal, Plastic, Tubing, Feather Stickers of Orchid, Jasmine, Plum, Lotus and Hibiscus Heritage Wood, Acrylic and Sticker Variable Variable Variable Tropical Lab 4 Marissa Benedict Shi Qing Lab 4 Tropical SCC 001 Change Begins with Softness Humidity, Test Tubes, Map, Ephemer Wood, Paper Boxes and Flour Variable Variable

Aiko Miyanaga Night Voyage – Clock 2010 89 Naphtalene, Mixed Media 22.4 x 30.5 x 19cm

Cagri Kucuksayrac Hidden Acrylic and Marker Paint Variable

Yusuf Ismail Stephanie Louise Bolt Cultural Stretch Here Video Installation Vinyl Sticker on Black Foam Core Variable 2.4 x 1.2m each (x 3 works) It’s no secret that our graduates permeate the creative industries in Singapore. When you house the brightest, youngest artistic talent with an international, award- winning faculty in a world-class campus, great things are bound to happen.

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