26 November (Thu)

7pm - 9pm

Pay as you wish!

Online workshop on Zoom (Meeting link to be shared via email nearer to date)

Limited to 20 pax per session

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In the wake of the pandemic, many of us are struggling with “not being able to go back” to the normal we once knew. This is a similar reality that Persons Living with Dementia (PLD) have been facing every day. How do we move forward in time and space when our personal and collective memories have become fragile and fragmented? Art-making allows us to create, reflect and document our lives. These functions are helpful in supporting PLD upon their diagnosis of dementia and caregivers during the long haul journey of caregiving for their loved ones.

Join art therapists-artists Lee Sze-Chin, Ng Jue Ann and Karen Koh as they introduce the art of life journals (using an origami book format) to capture PLD's journey of living with dementia. Learn about how this documentation method helps to preserve memories, document the present, and express hopes and wishes for the future. Workshop participants will also get the opportunity to be part of a virtual exhibition in January 2021. 

This workshop is part of "we are not going back, we are coming around", The Substation's programme for Proposals for Novel Ways of Being. 

Programme: 

1. Sharing about dementia, caregiving journey for PLD and the use of therapeutic arts for PLD & caregivers

2. Relaxation exercise

3. Art Directive 1: Create an origami book

4. Art Directive 2: Create artworks that represent “past” & “front cover” (if time permits)

5. Sharing by participants

6. Closing remarks: Timeline for submission for virtual exhibition, contact information, scanning/photograph of artwork guide and consent forms

Materials needed (Participants to prepare beforehand): 

1. A desktop/laptop for access to Zoom (A webcam is a plus for us to get to know you!)

2. A Zoom account (Register for free on http://zoom.us/) 

3. Drawing block (or any paper minimally A4 size),

4. Magazine/newspaper cut-outs (if available), scissors and glue

5. Watercolour, crayons, markers, colour pencils

About we are not going back, we are coming around

The pandemic reveals a broken world. As communities adapt to a new reality, can art heal what is broken, strengthen connections with ourselves, one another and the world and inspire new possibilities for the future? we are not going back, we are coming around is a series of artistic endeavours which explores the role of the arts in a world that is rushing to repair itself and postures a new direction our society could move towards in the wake of this pandemic. Presenting projects by nine artists and collectives of various disciplines, this series centres around three lines of inquiry that address broader questions of rebuilding in a pandemic-stricken world.   

Learn more: substation.org/wangbwaca

About Proposals for Novel Ways of Being

The Substation is proud to be one of the 12 local art institutions, independent art spaces and collectives coming together for Proposals for Novel Ways of Being. Led by National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, Proposals for Novel Ways of Being is an unprecedented collective response by the visual arts community to present a series of exhibitions and programmes, both physical and online. Its title references an earlier name of the virus, i.e. '2019 Novel Coronavirus', which serves as a reminder that we need new ways of being as we grapple with a new reality brought about by this pandemic.