GAP the Mind

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Originally commissioned by the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority [URA], for the biennial light art festival, i Light Marina Bay, March 2012, this second edition of the mixed media, light, and sound installation, was conceived specifically for the site on the premises within Bangkok where everything seems to be ridiculously colour-coded. That is why the installation is now white.

The original installation comprised 15 saffron-coloured readymade Glods (Buddhist monk ‘umbrella’ shelters), which were complemented by subtle lighting and recorded sound, both activated by passersby and the occasionally gusty winds of Singapore’s Marina Bay. Situated before the heart of the bay—the global financial institutions’ skyscrapers looming over the neighboring Marina Bay Financial Centre. GAP the Mind humbly defied an intimidating financial ‘forest’ by providing viewers a starkly alternative respite. In creating such a multi-sensory experience, the installation acted as a platform for viewers to embark on a journey—no matter how fleeting—of quiet self reflection.

Credits
Text: Adapted from the writing by Gregory Galligan
Photos: Apon Mai Palanuwech and Peerawich Pothiwong
Video and sounds: Treborikki