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  • Self Portrait, Our Landscape 2011 : general view [3]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a wall lined with drawings of self-portraits created by over 3,000 students from more than 40 primary and secondary schools. These students have created their self-portraits without drawing their faces. Instead, they have carefully thought about the important things in their lives that define them,...
  • Public Garden 2011, Martha Rosler : general view [1]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of five white bird cages displayed on a bench opposite the West Block of Old Kallang Airport. This art installation is part of several pieces making up Martha Rosler's Public Garden and is developed in "dialogue with local community groups and reflecting specific histories and narratives...
  • PARABOLES 2.0, by Compagnie Off (France) : performing [4]

    Arts · Wong, Lily · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows PARABOLES 2.0, a scenographic installation and multimedia performance created by Compagnie Off (a French performance group) with Singapore film-maker and video artist Vitric Thng, in collaboration with the Night Festival. The photograph shows images of huge eyeballs of different colours projected on the giant satellite dishes,...
  • Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation, glowing sleeveless vest : close-up

    Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows a close-up of one of the glowing sleeveless vests suspended in mid-air, as part of the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme created by the French group Compagnie Carabosse, during Singapore Arts Festival 2010. The programme is held at the Esplanade Park and...
  • Berlin Wall : night view [1]

    Events · Sports and Recreation · Arts · Streets and Places · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows the Berlin Wall display at Bedok Reservoir Park, a permanent loan by Mr. Robert Hefner. The walls were unveiled by Mr. George Yeo on 8th January 2010, which marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Title devised by Library staff.
  • All Lines Flow Out 2011, Charles Lim : general view [1]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a woman on a bench and a digital screen, with a video capture of a bridge and a waterway taken during the night, on a wall in the background. For this art installation, Charles Lim "contemplates the drain system in Singapore. As obscure passages with...
  • Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation, glowing sleeveless vests : night view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows glowing sleeveless vests suspended in mid-air, as part of the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme, created by the French group Compagnie Carabosse, during Singapore Arts Festival 2010. The programme is held at the Esplanade Park and Empress Place. Title devised by Library...
  • Chwee Kang Beo Temple, Horse General : close-up

    Streets and Places · Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2009 photograph shows a statue of a Chinese deity, the Horse General and a horse in Chwee Kang Beo Temple (水江庙 or Temple by the River). Title devised by Library staff.
  • Le Cannibale 2011, Mike Nelson : general view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of damaged, white wooden and medium-density fibreboard (MDF) plinths in various dimensions that have been recycled from walls that were destroyed by Mike Nelson for a previous work titled, To the Memory of HP Lovecraft. The" field of ruined and scarred plinths allow the visitor to...
  • Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation : night view [2]

    Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme, during Singapore Arts Festival 2010. This programme is created by the French group Compagnie Carabosse, in collaboration with Asian musicians Andrew Lum and New Asia. For three nights, Empress Place and Esplanade Park were decorated with...
  • I Light Marina Bay, Fire Flies : general view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows a lighting installation titled "Fire Flies" by Francesco Mariotti (Switzerland). This installation is created from colourful PET-bottles and blinking diodes but still retain the magical and whimsical qualities of fireflies. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Imminent Departure 2011, Lisi Raskin : general view [2]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a corridor lined with colourful wooden boards of irregular size and shape, interspersed with metal structures. The artist, Lisi Raskin, creates "stage-like installations that play on fear and anxieties engendered by the threat of war. Low tech and DIY, her playful yet haunting environments are...
  • Self Portrait, Our Landscape 2011 : general view [1]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a corridor lined with drawings of self-portraits created by over 3,000 students from more than 40 primary and secondary schools. These students have created their self-portraits without drawing their faces. Instead, they have carefully thought about the important things in their lives that define them,...
  • Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation, crew : two people

    Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows two people handling the mechanism that controls the fire installations. They are part of the crew for the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme, created by the French group Compagnie Carabosse, during Singapore Arts Festival 2010. The programme is held at Esplanade Park...
  • Embroideries by Kyungah Ham : general view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a room with various embroideries hanging on the walls. These embroideries are designed by Kyungah Ham and "commissioned from North Korean factories through various intermediaries. The commissioned images usually contain knowledge that is subject to censorship in North Korea and is an attempt to communicate...
  • Queen Elizabeth Walk : night view

    Arts · Events · Streets and Places · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows Queen Elizabeth Walk at Esplanade Park. Fire installations decorate the sides of the pathway, as part of the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme, created by French alchemist Compagnie Carabosse, during the Singapore Arts Festival 2010. In the background, Fullerton Hotel and Maybank...
  • Golden Dragon lantern : general view

    Heritage and Culture · Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2011 photograph shows a giant lantern installation of a Golden Dragon at River Hongbao 2011. As the photograph was taken during the day, the lights on the Golden Dragon are not visible. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Fire Phoenix lantern : close-up

    Heritage and Culture · Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2011 photograph shows the head of a Fire Phoenix (火凤凰) lantern at River Hongbao 2011. As the photograph was taken during the day, the lights on the Fire Phoenix are not visible. Title devised by Library staff.
  • I Light Marina Bay, "My Public Garden" : general view [3]

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows a lighting sculpture titled "My Public Garden" by TILT (France). "My Public Garden" is a luxurious glowing garden, a playful and festive park full of fanciful plants and enchanted flowers. A total of 29 giant plant-like light sculptures of 6 different varieties will make up the...
  • Corpus 2011, Charles Labelle : general view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of a long glass display showcasing Charles LaBelle's building sketches, which are also displayed on the wall in the background. Labelle has kept a record of the over 12,000 buildings he has physically entered since September 1997. Where possible, a photograph is made before entering the...
  • Entrance to "Office Architect" : general view

    Arts · Events · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a photograph of the entrance to the art exhibition entitled "Office Architect" by Michael Lee. There are several sculptural pieces, made from multi-layered plywood, displayed on tables in the room. This work "consists of the studio, office and home of a fictitious architect call KS Wong who is...
  • Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation : night view [3]

    Arts · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows the "Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation" programme, during Singapore Arts Festival 2010. This programme is created by the French group Compagnie Carabosse, in collaboration with Asian musicians Andrew Lum and New Asia. For three nights, Empress Place and Esplanade Park were decorated with...
  • PARABOLES 2.0, by Compagnie Off (France) : general view

    Arts · Wong, Lily · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows PARABOLES 2.0, a scenographic installation and multimedia performance created by Compagnie Off (a French performance group) with Singapore film-maker and video artist Vitric Thng, in collaboration with the Night Festival. The photograph shows colourful images projected on the six giant satellite dishes, with several performers standing...
  • PARABOLES 2.0, by Compagnie Off (France) : side view

    Arts · Wong, Lily · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows PARABOLES 2.0, a scenographic installation and multimedia performance created by Compagnie Off (a French performance group) with Singapore film-maker and video artist Vitric Thng, in collaboration with the Night Festival. Three of the six giant satellite dishes in front of the National Museum are seen in...