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The Vault: #3.3 Scale 1:333333.333…

The Vault: #3.3 Scale 1:333333.333…

30 Sep - 3 Oct 2015 | Spatial designer Lim Wei Ling responds to the text Invisibility and presents a bold “living” installation highlighting the ephemeral nature of relationships and the interchangeable, interdependent forces of life that exist in this…
The Vault: #3.2 For The Time Being

The Vault: #3.2 For The Time Being

22-25 Jul 2015 | In response to Quah Sy Ren's "Invisibility", sound artist Darren Ng presents a thought-provoking aural experience of melting ice. In an installation piece augmenting the sound of ice as it transitions between states, the work highlights…
The Vault: #3.1 In/Visibility

The Vault: #3.1 In/Visibility

22-23 May 2015 | Lighting designer Lim Woan Wen presents her interpretation of Quah Sy Ren’s play Invisibility using only light. Stripped of actors and spoken words, Woan Wen seeks to express the play in relation to the space of…
Reflections on The Vault: #3 three

Reflections on The Vault: #3 three

The Vault: #3 three revisits Quah Sy Ren's Invisibility through the eyes of theatre design collective INDEX. We asked the three INDEX designers to reflect on the conceptualisation and development of their works in this design-centred series. A short summary…
SCALE 1:333 333.333… artist: Lim Wei Ling

SCALE 1:333 333.333… artist: Lim Wei Ling

Lim Wei Ling is a full-time spatial designer of stage and installations. As a firm believer of multi-disciplinary, collaborative art-making, Wei Ling often teams up with artists and designers from diverse backgrounds. She is part of the design triumvirate INDEX,…
INVISIBILITY and Language

INVISIBILITY and Language

Quah Sy Ren first wrote Invisibility in Chinese in 1996 and it was translated into English by Sim Pern Yiau in 2000. In the translation to English, some meaning from the original Chinese text is inevitably lost, or becomes invisible…
INVISIBILITY and Existence

INVISIBILITY and Existence

One of the big concepts Invisibility tackles is existence. Questions about the nature of existence fall under a branch of science known as ontology.
INVISIBILITY and the concept of Liminality

INVISIBILITY and the concept of Liminality

Invisibility features several vignettes set in public spaces, such as a park and a public toilet. In these public spaces, the characters perform very private and personal activities, such as intimate conversations with strangers, appreciating art, and even sex. There…
INVISIBILITY and the Hermit Life

INVISIBILITY and the Hermit Life

Hermit-hood A motif running through the play Invisibility is the idea of hermit-hood. Being a hermit entails living your life in seclusion, away from other people. Hermits choose to live alone for various reasons. There are “push” factors which drive…
Stagings and responses to INVISIBILITY

Stagings and responses to INVISIBILITY

Past stagings of Invisibility: Date Production Details 1996, Aug 15-25 By The Necessary Stage Venue: The Substation Director: Kok Heng Leun Lighting Designer: Lee Cheng Heng Excerpt of the director’s message: “In this busy city, I often see people working…
INVISIBILITY written by Quah Sy Ren

INVISIBILITY written by Quah Sy Ren

About the Playwright: Quah Sy Ren is an associate professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chinese division at Nanyang Technical University. His main research interests are in Chinese Literature and the history of Singapore Theatre. Quah also…