A Sunday Afternoon at Fort Canning Park by Phoebe TingTaking inspiration from Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, A Sunday Afternoon at Fort Canning Park reimagines the piece in Singapore's context. In 2019, 1 in 5 families employed a maid; this number increased after the pandemic. These domestic helpers would occasionally picnic at public green spaces on their off days, decked in traditional outfits and sharing their hometown food. This piece aims to highlight the warm

This association with witchcraft and mysticism with women successfully made its way into the shores of the Philippine islands during the Spanish colonisation period

Perhaps it’s not that awful

it’s that you never know when the party’s gonna end

and teh tarik are all menu items commonly found at mamaks (open air food stalls)

Ennuh was inspired to recreate angels for the modern day and age

These logos are instantly recognisable

and a brewing pot full of freshly-made kopi being prepared as the morning sun fills the sky

during the Chinese New Year celebration

The title takes on some wordplay

Inspired by Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks

the artist has found himself feeling liberated

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