Author: liz
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When the Dust Settles
When the Dust Settles: Exhibition and Workshop “When the Dust settles” is an invitation to see artworks beyond the aesthetics of commercialized colours, and into the materiality of found and made pigments. This showcase features a collection of artworks by Shirin Rafie, an artist, paintmaker, and co-founder of Wild Dot. Through exploring the inherent qualities…
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Jalan Raya
Jalan Raya at the Esplanade We had some cookie-making good time with edible plant inks to celebrate the festive season as part of Jalan Raya, one of the exhibitions organized under Esplanade’s Hari Raya festivities. With icing pipes made out of banana leaves, cookies from Dapiku Sweets, and edible icing inks from blue pea flowers…
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Outdoor Learning with PCF Sparkletots
Outdoor Learning with Educators from PCF Sparkletots With the help of soil around us, we introduced the earliest form of paints to educators at SparkleTots as part of their annual Outdoor Learning Fiesta organized by Let’s Learn Outside. We also discussed what the craft cycle is to makers, and how such activities can be carried…
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The Sea is a Field: Inkmaking Workshop with SAM
The Sea is a Field: Inkmaking Workshop A site-specific workshop along the Changi Coast, exploring the colours and textures with workshop participants through colour making. We first conducted a few site recces of the coast and collected small samples of the plant material back to the studio for experiments, exploring the natural colour palette of…
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Garden Gifts
“Garden Gifts” by Shirin Rafie. Material from paper to paints are all handmade from plants in studio garden.
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OLD school of tomorrow
School of Tomorrow School of Tomorrow is an exhibition curated by Kinetic Singapore as part of Singapore Design Week 2023. The different classrooms touch on various aspects of sustainability through designing spaces and products, and also how they can be practically applied in the classrooms of the future.
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Rimbun Dahan Residency
Rimbun Dahan Artist Residency Situated on a private garden planted with giant forest trees and an indigenous kitchen garden, our time at Rimbun Dahan was spent exploring binders, resins, adhesives, and of course natural colour pigments. As our first overseas residency, we were trying out an approach to site-specific material experiments and eventually, the development…
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For Corporate Teams
Fun and unique experiences for team bonding. Indoor or outdoor dependent on your level of adventure.
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For Schools
Onsite programmes for your students to learn about their environment through colours and artmaking.
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Garden Gifts
‘Garden Gifts’ is a series of mini artworks Wild Dot co-founder Shirin made from material in the studio garden as part of Maya Gallery’s Open Call “Small Matter”. Every part of each piece – paper, paints, frame – is made from plants taken care of, harvested from, and finally crafted into these pieces. Making the…