Name: SANTAI Series: The Looking Glass of Language
Start: 2026-01-09T11:00:00.000+08:00
End: 2026-02-01T00:59:59.000+08:00
Location: The Arts House at the Old Parliament, Outdoor Lawn (Left)

SANTAI Series: The Looking Glass of Language

When:

9 Jan - 31 Jan 2026
Time:

10am-midnight
Where:

The Arts House at the Old Parliament, Outdoor Lawn (Left)

The Looking Glass of Language explores how the written word operates both as a means of communication and a pathway to understanding, where symbols are endlessly rearranged to create new meanings. The installation’s mirrored surface, together with the physical interaction between audience and artwork, frames language as not just something that we simply learn, but instead as a living, energetic process revealed through human encounter.

About SANTAI

SANTAI is a new series commissioned specially for the tenth edition of Light to Night Singapore. In response to the theme of "The Power in Us" and drawing from the Malay word "santai" (to relax), the series features artworks that invite audiences to the act of gathering for a collective artistic experience.

Located at five key gathering points within the Civic District (the Padang, Empress Lawn, Front Lawn at The Arts House, ACM Green and Esplanade Park) these artworks explore themes such as the impact of language, the call to reimagine our histories and the power of collaboration through immersive, participatory and co-creative ways of experiencing art.