Seeing the Obvious is a community place-making project that seeks to activate and transform public spaces in ways that connect people. It is a component of 3Pumpkins’ strategic community development arts programme that aims to bridge intra and inter connection among diverse communities, especially geared towards involving children and youth. First initiated as a joint project with Nanyang Polytechnic, the work received Cities of Love merit award (2018) for social sustainability. Seeing the Obvious stems from ‘Let’s Go PLay OutSide!’, a community project that has been taking place in Lengkok Bahru since August 2018 in partnership with South Central Community Family Service Centre.

Ten works are presented at various locations in the estate, ranging from wall murals, floor graphics, pinhole photography, re-imagining community spaces to thumb wrestling tournament. All these projects include elements of co-creation with the communities and stakeholders, and serve as platforms for future community engagements in Lengkok Bahru.

If you have an interest in the arts as social practice and cross disciplinary work in building social sustainability, join us in this sharing session by Producers Lin Shiyun and Ong Guat Teng as well as participating artist Isabelle Desjeux to find out more about the creative journey behind this programme!

From Let’s Go PLay OutSide! to Seeing the Obvious

Producer sharing by Lin Shiyun and Ong Guat Teng

22 Feb, 2.30pm to 4.30pm

Let’s Go PLay OutSide! (LGPO!) began in 2016 as a project initiated by Lin Shiyun to connect children by activating playground as social locus in the neighbourhood. Nanyang Polytechnic Senior Lecturer Ong Guat Teng first began as a volunteer in LGPO! and subsequently proposed a collaboration with students under her guidance from Visual Communication Department. This resulted in Seeing the Obvious, a community place-making project which won Cities of Love Award (Merit) for social sustainability in 2018. In this talk, the duo shares their process of working with children, youth, artists, local communities and stakeholders in this cross-disciplinary work involving art, play, design, youth engagement and community building.

Pinhole in the Neighbourhood

Artist sharing by Isabelle Desjeux

23 Feb, 2.30pm to 4.30pm

Isabelle’s approach to art-making is both exploratory and participatory. Through creating pinhole photography and forming connections with the children in Lengkok Bahru, her work inspires participants to see the world differently using the most basic materials found in everyday life. In this talk, Isabelle shares her artistic process in co-creation, working in a fruit shop studio, and being widely recognised as ‘Lady in Pink’ in the neighbourhood.

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Seeing The Obvious Event Schedule

15 Feb

5-6.30pm: Guided Tour

6.30 onwards: Thumb-wrestling tournament

16 Feb

5-6.30pm: Guided Tour

6.30 onwards: Performance by Tok Tok Man

22 Feb

2.30-4.30pm: "From Let's Go Play OutSide! to Seeing the Obvious", producer sharing by Lin Shiyun and Ong Guat Teng

5-6.30pm: Guided Tour

23 Feb

2.30-4.30pm: "Pinhole in the Neighbourhood", artist sharing by Isabelle Desjeux

($10 registration fee for artist talks)

5-6.30pm:Guided Tour

To register for guided tours, please visit https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/seeing-the-obvious-guided-tours-tickets-93240985297