Residual Memory of the Walls
6–26 Jan 2023 
7.30–midnight 
National Gallery Singapore, Façade Residual Memory of the Walls reminds us of Singapore’s origins as a port city where trade and exchange took place, and harks back to a time when the site of the former Supreme Court was occupied by a hotel. From there, its occupants had a view of the sea and the ships moving in and out of the Straits of Singapore.
Combining large cyanotype prints with archival images, Budi Agung Kuswara draws on the residual memories of the buildings and attempts to capture the histories that linger.
Budi Agung Kuswara is the co-founder of Ketemu Project Space in Bali, an initiative that marries art collectivism and social enterprise. Trained in Kamasan painting, Budi retains the intricacy and delicate linework of this traditional art form in his contemporary works. His paintings celebrate the treasury of aesthetic and cultural influences of combining these baroque sensibilities with observations on social tensions and dynamics. Budi is based in Bali, Indonesia and Singapore and travels frequently between the two countries.
The Everyday Modern Myth—which manifests in various forms of today’s life—has been Studio Batu’s window to understanding the zeitgeist of the contemporary world. The multi-disciplinary art studio based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is made up of artists from a wide range of backgrounds including fine art, film, music, photography and architecture. Their core belief of “the seriousness of [their] playfulness” is apparent in their films, visual performances and many other mediums of expression.
