A prolonged exploration into abstract painting as a “feminine” language, a single surface has been systematically reworked and the process documented over a year's duration. Gallery 1

Investigating the structure and aesthetic of global linguistic diversity and the threat of language extinctions through a series of still and animated digital constructions. Gallery 1 & Screening Room

A work compiled of a large collection of compressed web videos reconfigured into a personal format or 'self-codification'. Rotoscoping is an animation technique whereby a transparent layer is placed above the original highly compressed video, a graphics tablet is then used to trace onto the transparent layer. Gallery 2

Darren Siwes These photographic works, with themes of philosophy, history, colonialism and Aboriginal identity seek to move beyond colonialist archetypal indigenous identities. Darren Siwes, represented by Greenaway Art Gallery, Images courtesy of Greenaway Art Gallery.

Using a specially designed computer program, the artist's brainwave recordings are digitally transformed into an evocative audiovisual presentation. This is the first in an ongoing project exploring creativity and the mind. Screening Room

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An attempt to place one's self in the here and now whilst retaining a connection to a personal, historical and cultural past. The juxtaposing of souvenirs and everyday keepsakes reference heroic and sometimes inaccurate accounts of those who came before us. Gallery 1

Three artists from both Singapore and Australia draw upon cultural differences to engage in a visual and performance discourse, creating new links and reinforcing connectedness between cultures. The aim is to perform, collaborate and intervene with an emphasis on documentation and articulation of ideas by participating curators and artists. A project in installments previously held in Singapore (Plastique Kinetic Worms: 2001) and Indonesia (Benda Gallery: 2003).
Artists include: Elka Kerkhofs, Hayley West, Lucas Ihlein, Jason Lim, Lina Adam and Juliana Yasin. Gallery 2

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Utama - Every Name In History Is I
A constant state of translation; beginning with a film, a lecture and a performance. 'Returning' to Sang Nila Utama, the mythical and largely forgotten pre-colonial founder of Singapore, in an attempt to devise a multitude of stories rather than a singular point of origin. Screening Room

24HR Art Members Show This is the15th annual members show, this year with the theme 'Caravan & Camping'. The show spotlights the energy and creativity of many Northern Territorians, and marks the end of our 2005 Program.