Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Debbie’s One Word Sunday prompt is Doors. I pored through my photos and found this one from a month ago.
We were visiting the Singapore Biennale hosted at SAM and spotted art being transported. The distinction between art gallery and working space blur as the loading docks are right where the front doors are: the experience was not unlike open kitchens in restaurants.
Originally part of seaport operations, Tanjong Pagar Distripark was repurposed as an art cluster a decade ago. We had occasion to spend some time there to enjoy the Singapore Biennale and more recently, Singapore Art Week.
I like peeking behind the scenes in addition to viewing the beautifully curated exhibitions; seeing some of the hard work that goes into making a show increases my appreciation of the whole process.
doorway
shadow
obscures sweat
like blood trickling from a pricked finger
hardly seen
hardly felt
fleeting
animation
-JL-
Touring My Backyard 
What a neat concept and fun to see!
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It was – always eye-opening & thought-provoking … and of course, entertaining!!!
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I love the Discover sign, and your poetry, Ju-Lyn. Door to Art is a wonderful title for this post.
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Appreciate very much your visit & generous words Lavania!
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Thank you for taking us for a peek behind the scenes. “Discovering new ways of seeing and relating to the world” is a great motto!
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I am very glad that you took the time to peek at the lesser viewed with me.
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Wonderful use of language! Both in your prose and poetry. But it took me a few seconds to get the “door to art” meaning as I looked at the first two pictures. 😉 I bet there were lots of good pieces in the biennial.
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Appreciate your spending time with my images, words & thoughts. It was a rather thought-provoking biennale indeed.
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Biennales tend to be like that.
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I’ve actually never been to any biennales outside Singapore – have you visited any, Laurie?
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Yes, we’ve been to a couple at an art museum in Portland, Maine’s biggest city. Always worth going to.
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I have come to know of biennales quite recently – i am in awe.
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We rarely think about the tasks and processes involved in getting art into our galleries, do we?
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Exactly! We live in such a ready made world – giving pause to think about those working behind the scenes really does offer a new appreciation.
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