The Same Side of the Moon Always Faces Earth
14 Jan–6 Feb 2022
10am–10pm
The Arts House, Lawn
This work is based on the artist’s exploration on migration—the physical movement of the body and travelling from point-to-point. The installation piece is inspired by the migrant stories of seafarers who made their way to Singapore by sea for a better life many decades ago, The Same Side of the Moon Always Faces Earth is a visual representation of the act of crossing a body of water to get to a specific destination. The installation allows the audience to enter from any side, allowing them to move from end to end, with the option of stopping to look at the ‘moon’. For the artist, the fact that the same side of the moon does always face the Earth represents the poetic idea of having a true north, which is crucial when one is lost at sea or in life.
Farizwan Fajari, professionally known as Speak Cryptic, is an artist currently working and living in Singapore. He is influenced by the visual language of punk culture and underground music, as well as his heritage as a Singaporean Malay of Baweanese descent. Along with his own personal iconographies, he uses a cast of characters that he has developed over the years and applies them to various visual narratives inspired by his observations on current affairs and his immediate environment.
