THE PERANAKAN MUSEUM:
MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR
The double greeting has been melded in a way that makes them relevant across the Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year period. This melding of letters creates a visually intriguing experience for the onlooker. The use of translucent mesh to replace the existing blinds affords a Peek-a-Boo aesthetic that is familiar to Peranakan fashion but with a contemporary graphical twist. During the design process, it was also a pleasant coincidence that the 14 blinds allows for the 2 sets of 14 letters/symbols to fit snugly within the beautiful architectural elements of the museum. With Art Direction by Michael Lee and Visual Communications by Joanne Pang, the artwork welcomes the public to take a breather and bask in the festivities.
Lightworks by Bizlink
Founded in 1993, Bizlink provides lighting solutions that span from supply, design, project management, and installation to maintenance. They have partnered with well-established lighting labels to leverage on their excellent marriage of engineering and design. Their professionalism and expertise in projects major or minor, public or private is well-respected in the industry.
Artist
Michael Lee
Michael Lee is an artist and curator based in Singapore. His research addresses representations of the built environment, especially the contexts and implications of its lost elements. Combining history and fiction, solemnity and humour, he transforms his observations into objects, diagrams, situations, curations or essays. He has staged solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and Singapore and his accolades include the Young Artist Award (Visual Arts) 2005, conferred by the National Arts Council, Singapore.