Heman Chong: Meditations on Shadow Libraries

Heman Chong: Meditations on Shadow Libraries

WHEN
17 January – 10 March 2024
VENUE
STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
OPENING HOURS
Mon - Sat: 10am - 7pm; Sun: 11am - 5pm
ADMISSION
Free Admission
WEBSITE
https://www.stpi.com.sg/

Heman Chong: Meditations on Shadow Libraries

The works in this new exhibition by Heman Chong regarding informal libraries reflect on the dissemination of knowledge through social channels and disclose ways of thinking about the limits of control. Envisioned as a labyrinth of ideas, the spaces of STPI will play host to: The Library of Unread Books / addresses of buildings in Singapore that has been demolished / images of leaves found in library books / highly cropped photographs of books from paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York / a plan for an imaginary film festival that only screens road movies / a participatory performance where you can memorise a short story written by Heman Chong / paintings of book covers, unwritten things and landscapes resembling sets of big data.

Curator: Brian Kuan Wood

Artist: Heman Chong

​​​​Image credits: Courtesy of Heman Chong
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