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Chan Hampe Galleries and the Health Promotion Board in Singapore are commemorating December 1st with an art exhibit entitled HIV- Show Me the Love.
The HIV- Show Me the Love exhibit is presented by Arterial Creative, with the collaboration of Chan Hampe Galleries and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). This provocative display will be open at two locales in Singapore throughout the month of December. The exhibit officially opened on November 30, 2010 at Chan Hampe Galleries in Tanjong Pagar and will remain open until December 24. A second location at the Drama Centre, situated in the National Library Building, will be open to the public from December 2-19, 2010.
The artwork displayed by a dozen up-and-coming and established artists is intended to incite emotions in people, however, at the same time teach them that those who live with HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) are not without happiness and hope.
World AID's Day Exhibit Offers Hope
The celebration of life and happiness is reflected most in Oh Ji Ji's colorful painting entitled I Love Watching Movies with You. "I like the idea that when you have AIDS you should not be in this lonely, dark space, feeding on depression away from the world," stated Oh in a personal interview held on November 29th. According to the artist, the essence of her painting is the need to draw those people who still have AIDS out into this world to celebrate life and colors. "There is still something to look forward to in life. . . .", she continued. Oh, a graduate from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), volunteered with people living with HIV and AIDS. As a result of this personal experience, she is able to create her poignant and yes, cheerful work.
Another graduate from NTU, Rachel Lim, is a photographer known for documenting individuals in Singapore society. For this exhibit she added couples to her project, delving into personal relationships and the devotion that comes with it. “What is important to me is that relationships ought to be strong, ought to be bounded by love. . . . it is about the support of each other,” Lim stated in a private interview, while discussing the three photographs in her Public Couples in Private Spaces display. While conversing about couples with AIDS, she reflected on the importance of her works. "What I felt about this, while I was doing this, was looking at how relationships can be strong, can be bounded by hope and love,” Lim continued. Although the couples kissing in each photograph do not have AIDS, she knows many people with the disease, including one couple who otherwise appear normal and healthy.
Possibly the most provocative artist at this exhibit is Marla Bendini, whose Speech Bubbles display consists of inflated condoms, each with a positive message written on them. The balloons were stringed together originally as part of the 2010 Singapore Night Festival as a symbol of hope, affirmation, and love. In addition, Bendini helped form the Sisters in Solidarity (SIS), a group dedicated to educating the public about transgender people in Singapore.
Additional provocative and talented artists included in the exhibit are Casey Chen, Sheryo Ang, Skope, William Sim, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Samuel Woo, Ezzam Rahman, Sean K., and Aiman Hakim.
Exhibit Educating Public & Changing Attitudes About HIV/AIDS
The exhibition organizers anticipate getting people to think more about safe sex within their own relationships. There is hope that ". . . . after viewing the artworks, people start assessing their risk of contracting HIV more accurately and also start adopting positive attitudes towards those living with HIV/AIDS," according to a Media Release dated November 29, 2010.
It is true, that as an one walks through the exhibit, they can do nothing but think about the creations before them and the message each artist is communicating. Provocative, poignant, and emotional, the exhibit accomplishes its task of teaching the public. Hopefully, it will also accomplish the task of changing attitudes about HIV/AIDS to a more positive level. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the number of people living with HIV in Singapore climbed to over 4,000 in 2007.
The HIV- Show Me the Love exhibit is presented by Arterial Creative, with the collaboration of Chan Hampe Galleries and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). This provocative display will be open at two locales in Singapore throughout the month of December. The exhibit officially opened on November 30, 2010 at Chan Hampe Galleries in Tanjong Pagar and will remain open until December 24. A second location at the Drama Centre, situated in the National Library Building, will be open to the public from December 2-19, 2010.
The artwork displayed by a dozen up-and-coming and established artists is intended to incite emotions in people, however, at the same time teach them that those who live with HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) are not without happiness and hope.
World AID's Day Exhibit Offers Hope
The celebration of life and happiness is reflected most in Oh Ji Ji's colorful painting entitled I Love Watching Movies with You. "I like the idea that when you have AIDS you should not be in this lonely, dark space, feeding on depression away from the world," stated Oh in a personal interview held on November 29th. According to the artist, the essence of her painting is the need to draw those people who still have AIDS out into this world to celebrate life and colors. "There is still something to look forward to in life. . . .", she continued. Oh, a graduate from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), volunteered with people living with HIV and AIDS. As a result of this personal experience, she is able to create her poignant and yes, cheerful work.
Another graduate from NTU, Rachel Lim, is a photographer known for documenting individuals in Singapore society. For this exhibit she added couples to her project, delving into personal relationships and the devotion that comes with it. “What is important to me is that relationships ought to be strong, ought to be bounded by love. . . . it is about the support of each other,” Lim stated in a private interview, while discussing the three photographs in her Public Couples in Private Spaces display. While conversing about couples with AIDS, she reflected on the importance of her works. "What I felt about this, while I was doing this, was looking at how relationships can be strong, can be bounded by hope and love,” Lim continued. Although the couples kissing in each photograph do not have AIDS, she knows many people with the disease, including one couple who otherwise appear normal and healthy.
Possibly the most provocative artist at this exhibit is Marla Bendini, whose Speech Bubbles display consists of inflated condoms, each with a positive message written on them. The balloons were stringed together originally as part of the 2010 Singapore Night Festival as a symbol of hope, affirmation, and love. In addition, Bendini helped form the Sisters in Solidarity (SIS), a group dedicated to educating the public about transgender people in Singapore.
Additional provocative and talented artists included in the exhibit are Casey Chen, Sheryo Ang, Skope, William Sim, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Samuel Woo, Ezzam Rahman, Sean K., and Aiman Hakim.
Exhibit Educating Public & Changing Attitudes About HIV/AIDS
The exhibition organizers anticipate getting people to think more about safe sex within their own relationships. There is hope that ". . . . after viewing the artworks, people start assessing their risk of contracting HIV more accurately and also start adopting positive attitudes towards those living with HIV/AIDS," according to a Media Release dated November 29, 2010.
It is true, that as an one walks through the exhibit, they can do nothing but think about the creations before them and the message each artist is communicating. Provocative, poignant, and emotional, the exhibit accomplishes its task of teaching the public. Hopefully, it will also accomplish the task of changing attitudes about HIV/AIDS to a more positive level. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the number of people living with HIV in Singapore climbed to over 4,000 in 2007.
