8-bit Word Cloud
19 Jan–8 Feb 2024 
10am–midnight 
The Arts House, Front Lawn In this work, Justin Loke explores the connection between digital technology, words and letters. Inspired by philosopher Karl Popper’s essay “On Clocks and Clouds,” the installation harmonises the precision of “clocks” with the unpredictability of “clouds,” mirroring how the concepts of rhyme and reason coexist in literary forms like poetry.
The installation features a poem within its pixelated blocks, with missing letters scattered throughout the Civic District’s six art benches. Embark on a scavenger hunt to locate these missing letters and reconstruct the poem!
The installation is located at The Art House Front Lawn, which is not accessible by wheelchair.
Justin Loke is a multidisciplinary artist and the director of the collective Vertical Submarine. In 2009, he received the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Singapore Foundation Arts Award. His recent projects include The Curse of The Missing Red Shoe, the highlight act for Singapore Night Festival 2022. He recently concluded an artist residency at the Points Center for Contemporary Arts in Shanghai-Suzhou organised by the Troy Foundation (London). He is also the curator for Creative Intersections: Traces of Dragons at Funan as part of Singapore Art Week 2024.
