Domescape
14 May to 26 June, 10am to 6 pm daily
Artists’ impression of Domescape © Butterpaper Designs, BusyBody and Lin Zihao
The artistic process:
- The artists intended to use the viewing scope to help focus the child’s eye on the Museum’s dome and explore the different visual interpretations created by the artists that are super-imposed on the views of the dome.
- The three large viewing scopes on the Front Lawn are pointed at different directions on the landscape to observe the dome shapes and arches in our environment. The ones in the Garden allow for children to create their own images.
- The Domescape with the viewing scopes in the Front Lawn are personified with their “long legs” suggesting a futuristic being that lives on the outer grounds of the National Museum of Singapore.
About Butterpaper Designs
Founded by practising architectural designer, Chaw Chih Wen (MArch, BA Architecture), BusyBody by Ho Shok Wan (MArch, BA Architecture) and Lin Zihao. Upon his return from New York and Shanghai, Chih Wen has been a prolific artist. He has designed a recent work with Shok Wan called Luxury Brand Konbini, which was exhibited at Tokyo’s Designer’s Week 2010. He has also developed two new interactive art installations for families with Playeum®: Spinning Columns and Shadow Table, which are being tested for use in local pre-schools.
Ho Shok Wan is an architectural designer with DP Architects and she pursues her dream of creating artistic work through her new operation BusyBody.
Lin Zihao is an architectural designer, joined ARC10 studio Architecture and Urbanism upon graduation. In addition to architectural projects with ARC10 studio, Zihao had the chance to facilitate three children’s workshops as part of the firm’s passion for education.
