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Encounter materials transformed in Temple, a new commission by Vietnamese-American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, inviting you to participate in the creation of an ambient soundscape.
In Temple, metal discs, chimes, and bells made from alloys of defused unexploded ordnance — carefully removed from the landscape of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam — have been tuned to frequencies believed to promote healing in the human body. Suspended from a painted steel structure that evokes the language of construction, abstraction, and industry, these elements are brought to life through the movement of human touch and the subtle rhythms of the surrounding atmosphere.
As the 8th edition of the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, Temple is co-presented with the Singapore Art Museum as part of the 8th Singapore Biennale 2025.
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When: 25 Oct 2025 – 11 Oct 2026 - Suitable For: All
- Where: City Hall Wing, Level 5, Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery
- Ticket Information: Free admission
Ways to experience this exhibition
Foot/Notes on Sound: A Conversation with meLê yamomo and weish
Foot/Notes on Sound invites us to reimagine sonic traces in Southeast Asia, exploring sound works and archives shaped by displacement, belonging, and transmission in the region. Amsterdam-based artist-scholar meLê yamomo will share insights on the sonus, body, and sound, tracing how histories continue to resonate even after sound itself has “died.” Drawing inspiration from dying Hakka folk songs, Singapore artist and composer weish explores how her musical practice engages migratory histories that continue to reshape identity in a post-migrant context.
27 Jun 2026, 2–3.30pm
Temple | Decolonising Sound Workshop with meLê yamomo
This 3-hour workshop invites participants to think through improvisation, resilience, and transformations in sound. Using Temple as both a case study and site of activation, artist-scholar meLê yamomo will lead exercises that challenge colonial modes of listening and comprehension, unsettling the sonic legacies that continue to shape perception today.
28 Jun 2026, 2–5pm
The Unburied Sounds of a Troubled Horizon | Screening and Artist Sharing
Watch this post-screening conversation in which artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen and his collaborators, Nghĩa Lê and Hồ Văn Lai, reflect on the power of material to hold memory and transform for healing.
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