NULL’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
MAKES ITS DEBUT WITH DUAL CITY SESSIONS
Having exhibited works throughout Japan in cities such as Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya, this first installment of ‘Dual City Sessions’ premieres Null’s collaboration with overseas artists, and marks its maiden voyage outside of its country of origin. Launching in Tokyo at DesignTide from 30th October to 4th November 2007, ‘Dual City Sessions’ will then exhibit at the Singapore Design Festival from the 27th October to 8th December 2007.
NULL
A conceptual unit by Japanese design studio, artless, “Null” is also an esoteric programming language designed to be zero-dimensional. In Japanese, its pronunciation means both “paint” and “complete”. Null projects explore traditional Japanese aesthetics and graphic work dedicated to the idea that “- = +” (to subtract is to add).
Null [n `l]
[1] invalid: having no legal validity
[2] valueless" having no value or importance
[3] amounting to nothing
[4] at zero level: at the level of zero or nothing
[5] mathematics relating to zero
DUAL CITY SESSIONS
Conceptualised and curated by Felix Ng, art director and founder of design studio, SILNT, ‘Dual City Sessions’ presents itself as a platform for international collaboration and cross-pollination of diverse creative disciplines.
Its aim: to showcase efforts between Singapore and Japan, bringing together emerging and innovative practitioners in the fields of art, fashion, music and design. For the first of its series, Felix has invited acclaimed Japanese design group Artless and its successful project unit, Null, to collaborate with 14 Singaporean artists.
DUAL CITY SESSIONS: NULL
Each country’s team of artists will be working based on the themes of nature, architecture and other items symbolic of their country. Using only two elements in monochrome, the artworks are conceived, designed and constructed personally by each artist.
The participating Japanese and Singaporean artists – 28 in total – will each render their theories on two 8-metre-long original prints. When connected together, the individual pieces become one artwork, inspired by and representative not only of Japanese beauty and culture but also of the connection between human and nature.
Old School
Conceived as a new kind of self-contained artistic destination, Old School will unveil its all-new 32’000 sq ft event space, by hosting Dual City Sessions. The exhibition will be held from 28th Nov to 8th Dec 2007 at The Hall, 11 Mount Sophia Rd.
Baylene
Fashion designer, Baylene Li will be collaborating with Felix on a limited- edition apparel for Dual City Sessions: Null. The apparel will be showcased at Baylene Fashion Gallery alongside her exclusive pieces for Singapore Design Festival.
