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In March, Work-Life: The Making of Community, organised by the Theatre Training and Research Programme (TTRP), the British Council, and the National Museum of Singapore asked the question of what makes community and if art can bring communities together. This month, Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, Irish filmmakers who have lived in the UK for over 20 years, extend this examination in relation to the notion of place. How do places create communities? What are the personal and communal memories that emerge? How do we document and preserve these memories?
Civic Life: Tiong Bahru is a major community project exploring identity, memory, architecture, a sense of place and civic space. Unfolding over 2010, this will include the shooting of a film in and around Tiong Bahru, online discussions and a film competition which would involve members of the community. The project is a collaboration between the National Museum and the British Council, with support from the Singapore International Foundation and the Arts Council of England.
The film is the latest of Molloy and Lawlor’s Civic Life project series which first started in 2003. Shot on 35mm CinemaScope and involving hundreds of participants, the duo has generated an internationally acclaimed award winning body of work made in negotiation with residents and community groups that foreground the relationships local communities have to the environments in which they live and work.
The community dialogue that unfolds prior to the film is always central to the project. It is through conversation with the residents and users of the chosen location that the ideas and stories for the film are developed and it is these communities of residents and users who ultimately star and feature in the films.
Civic Life: Tiong Bahru marks the first time the project is taken beyond UK and Ireland.
This also marks the first time the project will feature a dedicated web portal (http://www.civiclife.sg) in which the members of the community can share their memories of one of the oldest and most charming housing estates in Singapore. This can take the form of stories, photos or videos.
Also through the website leading artists, filmmakers, writers, educators and thinkers will be sharing their personal takes on the issues that drive Civic Life (architecture, community, identity and the arts) and you are invited to share your responses to these pieces. A film competition, asking participants to capture the parts of Singapore that are important to them, and a creative writing programme will also be launched during the next six months.
Alternatively, one can also get involved in the film by Molloy and Lawlor, which will be shot in key locations in the estate at the end of June. Find out the different ways you can participate in this large-scale, multi-faceted community project and get the latest updates on the project at its official Facebook group page.
In March, Work-Life: The Making of Community, organised by the Theatre Training and Research Programme (TTRP), the British Council, and the National Museum of Singapore asked the question of what makes community and if art can bring communities together. This month, Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, Irish filmmakers who have lived in the UK for over 20 years, extend this examination in relation to the notion of place. How do places create communities? What are the personal and communal memories that emerge? How do we document and preserve these memories?
Civic Life: Tiong Bahru is a major community project exploring identity, memory, architecture, a sense of place and civic space. Unfolding over 2010, this will include the shooting of a film in and around Tiong Bahru, online discussions and a film competition which would involve members of the community. The project is a collaboration between the National Museum and the British Council, with support from the Singapore International Foundation and the Arts Council of England.
The film is the latest of Molloy and Lawlor’s Civic Life project series which first started in 2003. Shot on 35mm CinemaScope and involving hundreds of participants, the duo has generated an internationally acclaimed award winning body of work made in negotiation with residents and community groups that foreground the relationships local communities have to the environments in which they live and work.
The community dialogue that unfolds prior to the film is always central to the project. It is through conversation with the residents and users of the chosen location that the ideas and stories for the film are developed and it is these communities of residents and users who ultimately star and feature in the films.
Civic Life: Tiong Bahru marks the first time the project is taken beyond UK and Ireland.
This also marks the first time the project will feature a dedicated web portal (http://www.civiclife.sg) in which the members of the community can share their memories of one of the oldest and most charming housing estates in Singapore. This can take the form of stories, photos or videos.
Also through the website leading artists, filmmakers, writers, educators and thinkers will be sharing their personal takes on the issues that drive Civic Life (architecture, community, identity and the arts) and you are invited to share your responses to these pieces. A film competition, asking participants to capture the parts of Singapore that are important to them, and a creative writing programme will also be launched during the next six months.
Alternatively, one can also get involved in the film by Molloy and Lawlor, which will be shot in key locations in the estate at the end of June. Find out the different ways you can participate in this large-scale, multi-faceted community project and get the latest updates on the project at its official Facebook group page.
