Invisible Islands: 6771 Miles Away

Dwelling on mythologies of distance, Invisible Islands plays out as a conversation between three architectural designers based in Singapore and an artist based in London, UK. It is set in the Safehouse, a restored Victorian house turned arts space in Peckham, London.

Exploring a site virtually from 6771 miles away – the distance between London and Singapore – the three architectural designers in Singapore conceive a mixed-media intervention that allows visitors to form their own narrative of the Singaporean story through picking up fragments of memory. Through this intervention, a traditionally British Victorian house is transformed into a mode of experiential story-telling. The domestic realm is a space where memories, time-periods and personal narratives transpires. Juxtaposing age-old household superstitions with official historical records of the founding of Singapore, the work celebrates the familiar unfamiliarity of observing and understanding a space from afar.

A tale of cities is told, rising and falling, found and forgotten and found again. Like the birth of many great nations, the founding of Singapore is shrouded with mythologies. We invite you to explore the myths and legends surrounding this mysterious country-state we call home through illusory time, where the past and future exists simultaneously in the present and vice versa.

Invisible Islands is the first collaboration between Singapore-based Architectural Designers atelier | small + Fiona Tan and London-based artist Hanqing Miao.

There will also be a pop-up bookshop, poetry & music event, and a panel discussion, in partnership with Platform 65.

Invisible Islands: 6771 Miles Away is supported by Singapore International Foundation, and presented as part of SEA ArtsFest 2014, UK's Southeast Asian arts festival.