[The Listening Biennial LAB] Opening Reception & Eat by Ear Podcast Launch

by Dr. Woo Yen Yen

12 Sep 2025

6.30 PM to 8.15 PM

(Please join us for food from 6.30 PM -7.00 PM. The programme starts at 7.00 PM)

Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts

1 McNally St 187940

The Listening Biennial LAB is presented by McNally School of Fine Arts, in collaboration with Diploma in Theatre Production and Management

Fri, 12 Sep

6.30 PM – 8.30 PM, Opening of The Listening Biennial LAB

6.30 pm Opening reception begins @ Brother Joseph McNally Gallery

7.00 pm Opening speech by Alecia Neo (Curator, Listening Biennial 2025) with Ng Kah Gay (Co-programmer and Publisher, Ethos Books)

7.05 pm Welcome speech by Dr Cissie Fu (Head of School, McNally School of Fine Arts)

7.10 pm Introduction and launch of Eat by Ear Podcast by Dr Woo Yen Yen (Programme Leader, MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice), with culinary experts K.F. Seetoh (Makansutra) and Jason Koh (Serangoon Market Kway Chap)

7.15 pm Listening party of Eat by Ear Episode 2

7.45 pm Panel discussion and Q&A: Yen Yen × KF Seetoh × Jason Koh

8.10 pm Kway Chap Resonance, by second-year BA Music Composition students Lok Chew Ru, Keith Lew, and Adam Sim, mentored by Belinda Foo, followed by Ode to Pig, in Teochew by Yakuza Baby and sing-along

8.20 pm Closing announcement by Alecia Neo and Hazel Lim (Programme Leader, BA (Hons) Fine Arts)

Embark on a sonic gastronomical ride at the launch of Eat by Ear, the world's first docu-dramedy podcast about food in Singapore, created by Woo Yen Yen.

Synopsis

Eat by Ear is a love letter to the rich and vibrant hawker food culture of Singapore. The sonic feast serves up secrets and stories of hawker-chefs, in their own voices. Join us for a listening party for the Eat by Ear podcast, where we unravel a pilot’s journey to the perfect bowl of Kway Chap, followed by a sizzling conversation between Woo Yen Yen (host and creator) and culinary experts K.F. Seetoh (Makansutra), Jason Koh (Garden Street Kway Chap).

You’ll be treated to a dessert of "Kway Chap Resonance," a cheeky sonic improvisation responding to the vibrant rhythmic rituals of Kway Chap. This performance is brought to you by second-year BA Music Composition students from LASALLE: Lok Chew Ru, Keith Lew, and Adam Sim, proudly mentored by Belinda Foo.

Closing the evening will be a live performance of “Ode to Pig, in Teochew” performed by Yakuza Baby, arranged by Chua Chia Hui.

Participant Notes

Please bring your own earphones and mobile device for the listening party.
Food is served from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Creative Team

Dr. Woo Yen Yen (Host and Creator)

Yen Yen is Associate Professor and Programme Leader, MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice Programme at LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore. Beyond academia, she's a creative force, directing media (Singapore Dreaming and Eat by Ear), tech projects (Dim Sum Warriors), and festivals (Kampung Halloween). Her work has been showcased on international platforms like Netflix, HBO, and the Smithsonian Institution and has toured 26 cities in China. She dreams of a universe where if you really deeply enjoy the food, your body automatically transforms the calories into good stuff … but only if you deeply enjoy the food. Follow Yen Yen on IG: @wooyenyen.

Sound designer: Lim Tingli

Co-producer: Terence Lau

Designer and photographer: Timothy Wee

Choral composer and singer: Yakuza Baby

Production and research assistant: Chua Chia Hui

Studio sound engineer: Steven Cheong

Theme Music Composer: Joe Ng

Copywriter: Anisha Ralhan

Web builder: Amanda Chan

Advisors: KF Seetoh and Patrick Cox

“Wat Tan Hor”

Chef: Hui Hoy Yong

Voice artist: Sivakumar Palakrishnan

“Kway Chap”

Chef: Jason Koh

Voice artist and singer: Yakuza Baby

Music arranger: Chua Chia Hui

“Nasi Lemak”

Chef: Halipah Bte Kadir

Voice artist: Dalifah Shahril

Writer:Adib Kosnan

Translator-Interviewer: Yazid Jalil