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Figuring a Scene | In Dialogue with Patrick Flores and Siddharta Perez

How do exhibitions shape how we make sense of history or society?

Curated by Dr. Patrick Flores, “Figuring a Scene” proposes that exhibitions hold intrinsic significance beyond historical or societal contexts. Emotions, imagination, and sensory experiences take center stage in our understanding of art, defining how we make sense of the world around us.

This conversation between Dr. Flores and Siddharta Perez delved into the debates around exhibition-making and the tension between “making and making sense.”

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About the speakers

Siddharta Perez is Curatorial Lead at the National University of Singapore Museum, where she also oversees its South and Southeast Asia collections and contemporary projects. Additionally, Perez helms the “prep-room”, a unique curatorial model that articulates the relationships among artefacts, artworks and archives, as well as the interactions between artists' practices and pedagogical disciplines. Perez is from the Philippines, which is also where her work with university museums, galleries, artists and independent projects made an impact in the regional scene. She co-founded the exhibition, residency and news platform Planting Rice in 2011 and is currently part of the editorial collective Southeast of Now.

Patrick Flores is Deputy Director (Curatorial & Research) at National Gallery Singapore. He is concurrently Professor of Art History and Criticism at the Department of Art Studies, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, which he chaired from 1997 to 2003. He was the curator of the Jorge B. Vargas Museum. He curated the Philippine Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 and was curator of the exhibition “Impossible Dreams”, an event by Taiwan at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022.

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This talk was recorded on 11 May 2024, and held in conjunction with the exhibition “Figuring a Scene”.

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About “Figuring a Scene”

Discover a new perspective on exhibitions with “Figuring a Scene”, where we break free from traditional art history norms. Here, we believe exhibitions hold intrinsic significance beyond historical or societal contexts. Emotions, imagination, and sensory experiences take centre stage in our understanding of art, defining how we make sense of the world around us.

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Disclaimer

This video has been edited for clarity and concision. The opinions expressed in this video may not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore. Every effort has been made to obtain permission for the material in this video. Copyright within this video belongs to its respective owners and shall not be reproduced without permission.

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