Tropical Lab Singapore

Tropical Lab Singapore The Annual International Arts Camp at LASALLE College of the Arts There are only islands.” – Jacques Derrida

Islands are nature’s debris.

TROPICAL LAB is an intensive and highly engaging fourteen-day international arts camp, bringing together students from various art colleges and institutions around the world. The event will include a series of talks and seminars guided by established international and Singaporean artists culminating in an exhibition at the end of the camp.

“There is no world. Broken away from the whole since the

beginning of human consciousness it has been a creation of nature’s wrath. Yet with human evolution, the idea of a relationship to the concept of an island as an imaginary to articulate the human condition resides most poignantly in John Donne’s oft-quoted opening line of his poem ‘No man is an island’. Visualised often as a castaway, exotic, uninhibited, fearful, lonely, etc. it is a potent compression of a country, a nation. Islands are imagined, visualised and romanticised in many ways but it is but an object and an objection in the vast seas. Tropical Lab 9 will draw student-artists from all over the world, bringing them together to learn about Singapore and that of its neighbours. Singapore, an island that was founded as a free port, remains one of the busiest ports of trade and a site of negotiation for cultures, identifies and practices over the centuries. It represents islands of the 21st century who are integral and key to world-making.

This year has been a whirlwind of unfortunate incidents and here at Tropical Lab, we had a list of promising artists tha...
30/07/2020

This year has been a whirlwind of unfortunate incidents and here at Tropical Lab, we had a list of promising artists that would be coming to LASALLE College of the Arts to experience a special two weeks of exchange, exploration and learning. However, with travel restrictions during the pandemic, Tropical Lab 14 had to be cancelled.

Despite all that, we are trying to work around the situation and have decided to re-orientate our efforts this year into showing support for the artists that have had their entanglements with us. For this year, we will be launching Image and Sound In Spite Of, a microsite hosted by LASALLE College of the Arts to feature the works of LASALLE staff, alumni as well as Tropical Lab alumni, and to hopefully signal boost their practices through our platform.

www.tropicallabpresents.com

Also, as an attempt to re-think the efforts and online presence of Tropical Lab, we have decided that the different channels of social media will be streamlined. The blog and page will still be running and hope to provide details and insights to previous Tropical Lab renditions while also hope to engage with future participants.

So please do follow us on those platforms and we will try to keep everyone updated with details and exciting news.

Till 2021. Wishing everyone the best at this juncture and hope that you will stay safe within your realms of temporal newly formed normalcy.

We're now on the 13th Tropical Lab! More details to be shared in due time!Watch this space!
22/07/2019

We're now on the 13th Tropical Lab! More details to be shared in due time!

Watch this space!

03/08/2016

Artists: Dhimas Ananda, Tim Bailey, Monica Shanta Brown, Vera Bruggmann, Gala, Thanatcha Chairin, Flavio Cury, Dekde, Graziela Guardino, Emika Hosoi, Oliver Hutchison, Jantsakhorol Erdemebayar (Jantsa), Andrea Knezovic, Sonja Lippuner, Britanny Neimeth, Will Pham, Arielle Rebek, Toi Rina, Daniel Ros...

Read more about this year's theme "Fictive Dreams" and the inspiration behind it on our blog!
28/07/2016

Read more about this year's theme "Fictive Dreams" and the inspiration behind it on our blog!

John Gardner of Fictive Dreams:  “In the writing state—the state of inspiration—the fictive dream springs up fully alive: the writer forgets the words he has written on the page and sees, instead, …

27/07/2016
Day 4: Pulau Ubin! The scorching heat and high humidity wasn't enough to stop us from cycling and walking around Pulau U...
25/07/2016

Day 4: Pulau Ubin! The scorching heat and high humidity wasn't enough to stop us from cycling and walking around Pulau Ubin, a visit that has made tradition in all years of Tropical Lab. Our very own personal tour guide and artist-lecturer Steven Lim brought everyone around the tiny island, a tiring yet fulfilling experience immersed in nature and island life.

Day 2 & 3: Getting familiar with one another's works! We had a day and a half filled with presentations from all 28 of o...
23/07/2016

Day 2 & 3: Getting familiar with one another's works! We had a day and a half filled with presentations from all 28 of our participants. It was interesting to see all the different areas of research and art mediums explored and utilised by these artists. Featuring some images of presentations by participants from Columbia University, Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, Institute of Arts Indonesia and others!

Yesterday's events: Orientation and a tour around campus for the participants to familiarise themselves with the space. ...
22/07/2016

Yesterday's events: Orientation and a tour around campus for the participants to familiarise themselves with the space. Can't wait for the upcoming activities over the next few days!

We wrapped up Day 1 yesterday! Participants attended a welcome speech by our very own Tropical King Milenko Prvacki, and...
22/07/2016

We wrapped up Day 1 yesterday! Participants attended a welcome speech by our very own Tropical King Milenko Prvacki, and Lasalle's VP (Academic) and Provost, Venka Purushothaman as well as a full-day seminar where established practitioners and professors spoke about their respective fields in relation to this year's theme of Fictive Dreams. Hope everyone enjoyed Day 1!

The 10th Tropical Lab will be starting this Thursday and all 28 participants will arrive tomorrow! The biggest bunch thr...
19/07/2016

The 10th Tropical Lab will be starting this Thursday and all 28 participants will arrive tomorrow! The biggest bunch throughout Tropical Lab history. This year marks the tenth anniversary and the team is excited for another fun iteration of this camp!

08/08/2015

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