An exhibition space outside the Lee Foundation Lecture Theatre of WKWSCI exclusively for SCI students to exhibit their visual works for free. After proposing the school to set it up, my friends and I set out curating photojournalism works, graphic art as well as photo works from students and from class assignments. We held four two-week long exhibitions throughout the first semester of 2008/2009.
You can find out more about the space here.
What does Singapore mean to us?
Through a series of seven film screenings at the rooftop of the Wee Kim Wee School Of Communication and Information held in 2007, my friends and I challenged viewers to think about this island by looking at it from different perspectives provided by the films.
All the films screened were past final-year projects by former students and we also managed to invite some of the directors back for a question-and-answer session. You can hear some of the interviews here.
As part of the screenings, the following films were shown:
Singaporean?
We explore what it means to be Singaporean
Radio Station Forgot to Play My Favourite Song (2003)
In a Spo[r]t (2007)
Sin City
We ask if Singapore is really such a “clean” city
Waking Up (2005)
The Last Flight of the Red Butterflies (2003)
Singapore’s Others
We seek out the “unwelcome” people in Singapore
Spaces (2004)
Going Glocal (2007) (24mins)
Singapore Culture?
We examine the culture product of our Singaporean way of life
Singapore Standard Time (2006)
Love in the Making (2005)
Love the Singapore way
Romance in Singapore
九月 (aka September) (2006)
Clean (2006)
Haunting Singapore
Spooking ourselves out Singapore style
Grey (2004)
Suicide Symphony (2007)
Singapore 201X
Projecting the future of Singapore
Merry Morticians! (2006)
Inspector X and the Eternal City (2006)
Singaporeans today are being engaged on many fronts to participate in society. Recently, the Feedback Unit was revamped and renamed as REACH (Reaching Everyone for Active Citizenry @ Home) to give the public a bigger way in issues pertaining to them.
The media has also opened itself to gathering news direct from the ground. The Straits Times just launched a new section in STOMP known as “Singapore Seen”, where it gives its readers a platform to turn journalist and create media to share with fellow readers.
These two pillars of society have traditionally treated the public as passive members and these changes recognise the public as more equal and active members.
And it is important that the public make use of these “direct” channels, not only as a sign of support for the right step taken, but more importantly, to help shape a Singapore that they can truly feel attached to.
Here in NTU, there exist active members too. Recently, students have formed groups to initiate changes in NTU, for instance the Small Dwarf Alliance. It claims to publish issues of concerns, on the NTU Students’ Union Expression Board in the hope of directing these concerns to those whom it may concern.
To better facilitate feedback collection and management, NTU should create a department for this.
Not only will it point students to an avenue to air their suggestions and grievances, this department can also play a part in educating students on how the administration works, so as to debunk myths about it too.
The aim is to create in NTU an environment where students feel and can be equal partners in their chase for education excellence and to give them a stake in the school so that they will be proud of being a student in the school.
The Nanyang Chronicle, 30th Oct 2006