YouTube Premiere of FLAT—A Documentary Film made during the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker/Stay-Home Period in Singapore (23 May 2020, 8:00-10:30pm SINGAPORE TIME)

FLAT
A film.
143 mins
Year 2020.
Strange times.
Time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A circuit breaker.
We are staying home.

A project by Lei Yuan Bin x Tang Ling Nah
Cinematography and Sound by Tang Ling Nah
Editing and Colour Grading by Looi Wan Ping
Directed and Produced by Lei Yuan Bin
Produced by Lei Yuan Bin
WBSB Films in association with activated C Studio

YouTube link : https://youtu.be/lR7-G-0tTjk
Live premiere on YouTube on Saturday, 23 May 2020
8:00–10:30pm (SINGAPORE TIME)
One day screening only.
Live chat interaction with the creators of the film.

Free viewing, donations are welcome here: paypal.me/activatedcstudio
Or PayLah!/PayNow to +6597474298.

Give what you can, if you can to support the creators in these strange times. All donations go directly to the creators in support of upcoming projects.
Email: flat2020film@gmail.com

Tang Ling Nah is an artist based in Singapore. She draws with charcoal, but performs if her body allows. She teaches drawing and sometimes curates.
www.activatedcstudio.blogspot.com

Lei Yuan Bin is a filmmaker and one of the co-founders of the 13 Little Pictures film collective. His latest documentary film I DREAM OF SINGAPORE was in competition in the Panorama section of the 70th Berlinale.
www.leiyuanbin.com

In 2017, Lei Yuan Bin and Tang Ling Nah produced the film Dreaming in Black and White: Portrait of a Singapore Artist—Tang Ling Nah which takes the audience on a journey into the artist’s inner world.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/245748803
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/dreaminginblackandwhitefilmsg/

APRIL MAGAZINE: Interview by Writer Melanie Lee

Read the full article here: 
Women artists in Singapore: working in and out of the box

Et@T Talk, Taipei 【在地聊計畫】系列，第十四場，Tang Ling-Nah（陳玲娜）

 With the organiser Wang PoWei (Right)

 *Photo by Camille Yang & Qingyi Huang



A record of the talk can be assessed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VOHWm5THdA

On Profile page of A-List, written by Melanie Lee & published by National Arts Council, Singapore

http://a-list.sg/profile-tang-ling-nah/

MILLING WITH CARE: A Site-specific Ephemeral Installation-cum-Performance, 2015

31 January 2015

Supported by National Arts Council & The Mill x WeJungle

This is a documentation of the installation-cum-performance held at The Mill, (Singapore)―a design boutique which will be demolished to construct a new building. It was part of the event titled The Mill x WeJungle: DESTRUCTION & REBIRTH 

Here is the link to the video-documentation by Benjamin Low: https://youtu.be/RBb4Fjy6baw

Synopsis:

This ephemeral installation-cum-performance brings the audience to a journey inside The Mill with a narrative that explores the various aspects of palliative care for a “dying building” through music and various movements (such as diagnosing, cleaning and reading) by the performers.

The performance encourages the audience to be “physically and mentally” present to experience the various spaces and elements in The Mill, and to interact with the people (performers included) around them, at that moment of time, and to ponder on the state of a building (and its inhabitants) before and after it is gone.

Produced by

TANG Ling Nah

Choreographed & performed by
Kai ENG

Yen GOH

Bernice LEE
Jereh LEUNG
Faye LIM

TANG Ling Nah

Music (Flute) by

May LEONG

Still Photography by

Sherman See-Tho

Video-documentation and editing by

Benjamin LOW

Video-documentation assisted by

Raye PANG

©TANG Ling Nah, activated C Studio

 Being led by the "Piped-piper" May Leong.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 

 

Braiding the "umbilical cord".  

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 

Reading to the building.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 

  

Following the "Piped-piper" to the back of the building.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 Humming.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 

 

Looking out.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

 

Photo by Joe Tham.

 

"Umbilical cord" cut.

Photo by Sherman See-Tho.

Shanghai Chairs Sitting Side by Side, 2014 (Print)

Shanghai Chairs Sitting Side by Side

Print on archival paper

  25.4cm x 25.4cm (Paper size)

Editions of 15 

2014

S$79.00

This print is also sold at Providence Gallery:

http://www.theprovidencegallery.net/a-language-of-space-and-symmetry

If you would like to purchase this print or have any queries, please email Tang Ling Nah at activatedcstudio@gmail.com

A Breath of Life_2013, 2014 (Print)

A Breath of Life_2013

Print on archival paper

  25.4cm x 25.4cm (Paper size)

Editions of 15 
(1/15 Private Collection) 

2014

S$79.00

This print is also sold at Providence Gallery:

http://www.theprovidencegallery.net/a-language-of-space-and-symmetry

If you would like to purchase this print or have any queries, please email Tang Ling Nah at activatedcstudio@gmail.com

Wandering in Treasure Hill (2010) Scene 1, 2014 (Print)

Wandering in Treasure Hill (2010) Scene 1

Print on archival paper

  25.4cm x 25.4cm (Paper size)

Editions of 15 

2014

S$79.00

This print is also sold at Providence Gallery:

http://www.theprovidencegallery.net/a-language-of-space-and-symmetry

*The image is based on a charcoal drawing (same title) that measures 120cm x 120cm. It is still available at S$4980.00

If you would like to purchase this print or have any queries, please email Tang Ling Nah at activatedcstudio@gmail.com

Taking a Break to Somehwere Out There, 2014 (Print)

Taking a Break to Somewhere Out There

Print on archival paper

  25.4cm x 25.4cm (Paper size)

Editions of 15 

2014

S$79.00

This print is also sold at Providence Gallery:

http://www.theprovidencegallery.net/a-language-of-space-and-symmetry

*The image is based on a charcoal drawing (same title) that measures 120cm x 120cm. It is still available at S$4980.00

If you would like to purchase this print or have any queries, please email Tang Ling Nah at activatedcstudio@gmail.com

Part of Wandering Voids, 2004 (Print)

Part of Wandering Voids

Print on archival paper

  25.4cm x 25.4cm (Paper size)

Editions of 15 

2014
S$79.00

This print is also sold at Providence Gallery:

http://www.theprovidencegallery.net/a-language-of-space-and-symmetry 

If you would like to purchase this print or have any queries, please email Tang Ling Nah at activatedcstudio@gmail.com

On-Site Cross-Contextual Ink Art Experience (5 Jun-23 Aug 2014), Shanghai Himalayas Museum, China

Exhibition has been extended to 23 August 2014
http://www.himalayasart.cn/?p=3886

Facebook album containing documentation of my drawing installation on-site:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152951911558146.1073741832.747488145&type=1&l=076f0c4692

Advancing, 2014 (Commissioned by atelier|small)

Advancing

Charcoal on paper

90 x 90cm (Paper size)

2014

 This is commissioned by architecture collective atelier | small for

 their newly expanded office, June 2014

http://www.ateliersmall.com.sg/ 

 

 

Drawing Parallel: A site-specific ephemeral paper installation cum movement-based performance, 2014

Watch video-documentation:

Trailer with snippets of after-performance dialogue:

Performed at Aliwal Arts Centre, 28 Aliwal Street, Singapore 199918, on 17 & 18 January 2014, in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2014 ( www.artweek.sg)
With support by

Conceptualised and produced by visual artist Tang Ling Nah, Drawing Parallel consists of an ephemeral paper installation cum movement-based performance. It examines the medium of drawing as a verb; the act of making marks on a surface in relation to movements performed by the human body in everyday life. The 'drawer', that is the performer, 'draws' on surfaces using actions related to the idea of 'cleaning', such as erasing, mopping, peeling, scraping and wiping and tearing which create marks on surfaces or in space.
The performance is a collaborative project with dancers Eng Kai Er, Adele Goh and Bernice Lee; sound/music designer Ho Wen Yang and violinist Audrina Goh, as well as lighting designers Jim Chan and Suen Kok Khuen.

The performance comprises:
Prelude: Listening, Observing, Marching in

Act 1: Strategising-Passing, thinking, turning, testing, measuring

Act 2: Cleaning Up-Tearing, peeling, crushing, burrowing, burying, pulling, rolling, wrapping, sweeping, throwing, passing

Act 3: Resting/Playing but Not Work-flipping, flopping, folding, mirroring, rolling, searching, sitting, staying still, shifting, turning, wrapping

Act 4: Gathering & Final Throw out-Dragging, gathering, mopping, rolling, pushing, wrapping
Epilogue: Listening, observing.

Choreographed & Performed by Eng Kai Er, Adele Goh, Bernice Lee, Tang Ling Nah
Sound/Music Design by Ho Wen Yang
Violin played by Audrina Goh
Lighting Design by Jim Chan, Suen Kok Khuen
Video-documentation & Editing by Rola Lo, Benjamin Low

INTRODUCTION TO LIFE DRAWING by TANG LING NAH

Venue (Room/s):	ART PLUS, Art Seasons Gallery, 1 Selegie Road, PoMo, #02-21/24, Singapore 188306
Dates	Saturdays 31 May, 7, 14, 21, 28 June, 5, 12, 19 July 2014  (8 sessions)
Time:	9:30am till 12:30pm (inclusive of 15min break + 15min clean-up) every session
Fees:	S$380 inclusive of model fees. For payment details, please contact Tang Ling Nah, activatedcstudio@gmail.com  Please register and pay by 24 May 2014.
Enquiries:	activatedcstudio@gmail.com
Description:	In this course, participants will learn the basic elements and principles of life drawing in relation to the human figure. They will study the proportion and structure of the human body through observation, and draw using charcoal, pencil, coloured pencils, pen and ink, taking note of shapes, quality of line, values, texture, colour, form, and its relation with the environment. The course will combine long poses to allow participants to study a particular part of the body in depth with short poses concentrating on the posture, gestures and movement of the model.   This course is open to anyone who loves drawing and seriously wants to learn to draw the human figure. Please come with an open mind and passion to learn. Participants need to be 18 years old and above. The class involves drawing both male and female models (clothed and unclothed).  Participants are to contact the instructor for registration, payment and details of the course.         Materials: Participants will be provided with a basic set of drawing materials: pencil, kneaded eraser and charcoal. They will have to get their own sketchbook (A3 size), fixative and folder of at least A3 size. Participants need to bring the sketchbook for the first session, while the latter two items can be bought later.   Maximum 15 participants (18 years old and above) Class will start only if a full group of 10 participants sign up.    Charcoal & chalk pastels on paper Biography of Instructor: TANG Ling Nah is a Singapore-based artist. She is fascinated with the city’s transitory spaces, and her work seeks to reflect and address the conditions of the modern city, particularly its speed and the lack of interpersonal intimacy in urban life. In 2008, she represented Singapore in the 2nd Singapore Biennale and also exhibited a work in the 11th International Architecture Biennale in Venice (Singapore Pavilion). Her accolades include the 2007/2008 Freeman Asian Artist Fellowship, the Young Artist Award (Art) 2004 conferred by the National Arts Council, Singapore, the Juror’s Choice in the Philip Morris Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003, and the Della Butcher Award 2000. Tang had taught drawing, 2D module, art history and theory at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). www.activatedcstudio.blogspot.sg