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d-1️⃣ to brb! it’s better with friends 💜

our beads are freshly restocked and excited to meet you! here’s a sneak peek 👀 🧶

doesn’t matter if it’s your first time making friendship bracelets or if you’re an expert after the eras tour, here’s a little inspo for tomorrow ⛲️🌺🌅🪸

🎟️ grab tickets in our bio - they’re going fast!

d-3️⃣ to BRB: what are you drinking?🧃🧃
we hope you’re staying hydrated enough to beat the july heat but how are you beating your growing pains?

growing pains 🌱🩹
- are physical aches felt by toddlers when they have a sudden growth spurt
- but they can also refer to the emotional aches felt during periods of transition and big change - like in our youth 😔

💌: if a juice made you think of a friend, send this to them!
🎟️: grab tickets for 🌅 kolektif chills: brb 🌅 in our bio!

Grab your tickets now via link in bio. The first 50 sign ups will received an exclusive sticker pack designed by our own Kolektif member! 🌼✨🌼

✍️BRB, I’m finding the right words✍️

Get your unspoken words weaved into a short poem by .

🎨BRB, I’m drawing a stranger🎨

Pair up with someone (do it with a friend or better yet connect with a stranger) and get down to drawing a portrait using line drawing techniques. It can be as simple or complicated as you want!

🪞BRB, I’m embracing my imperfections🪞

Get your ugly portraits drawn by !

🌾BRB, I’m Growing🌾

Get to experience an exclusive curated afterhours tour of our SG galleries centred around change and taking pause to reconnect with what matters most to you.

Join us on 18 July for Kolektif Chills: BRB 🏝️⛱️🖼️!

Expect a range of exciting activities as we do a send-off party for one of National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural exhibitions, Siapa Nama Kamu?: Art in Singapore since the 19th Century.

🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈

This June, we celebrate love, diversity, and the journey toward equality. As we reflect on the strides we’ve made, we also recognize the work that lies ahead in our quest for a truly inclusive society ❤️💙💚🧡🤍💛

“In Patrick Ng Kah Onn’s Self Portrait with Friends, five figures are silhouetted by bright, decorative batik-like drapes...They wear mostly bright, fashionable clothes, enhancing the vibrancy of the scene. Yet it is an intimate one, as the circle of friends appear absorbed in their surroundings and each other.”

Patrick’s works oftentimes invites viewers to contemplate the presumed fixity of identity markers such as gender and sexuality. This was highlighted in Painted Shadows: Highlights from a Q***r Perspective, an article written by our very own Kolektif Alumni so huge shoutout to them! 🥰 if you’re interested to learn more about it and other equally thought provoking pieces, do check out the article which is linked in our bio~

Patrick Ng Kah Onn
Self Portrait with Friends
1962
Oil on board, 69.7 x 59.5 cm
© Family of Patrick Ng
Collection of National Gallery Singapore

🌴⛱☀️🏖🏝🏜☀️

are you ready for KOLEKTIF CHILLS: BRB?

this summer, join us for our send-off party for one of National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural exhibitions, Siapa Nama Kamu?: Art in Singapore since the 19th Century.

after nine epic years, it’s time for a ✨glow-up✨. the exhibition is taking a break for a major revamp, with a brand-new exhibition that will highlight new and diverse voices.

come celebrate the changing of the seasons - BRB looks towards growth, identity shifts and evolutions as we age. 🌅🌱🍁❄️

let’s explore these themes together with activities, including a special gallery tour and various stations that draw focus on the self through portraits, all while embracing the quirky and imperfect.

tickets are available NOW, link in bio! do sign up and come dressed in your summer outfits ❤️ have a ball of a time with us over at the Gallery - see you and your pals there 😎

📅 Thursday, 18 July 2024
🕧 6pm - 10pm
📍Singapore Courtyard, National Gallery Singapore

🌴⛱☀️🏖🏝🏜☀️

B.R.B we’re planning a summer party...🌴🥥☀️
SAVE THE DATE AND WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DEETS

Amidst life’s storms, the bond between a mother and her child remains unbreakable, depicted beautifully in Supangkat’s work. Before the weekend comes to a close, Kolektif wants to wish a huge Happy Mother’s Day to all the strong and loving moms out there! Whoever you are, wherever you’re at, whatever you’re facing, know that your enduring, resilient love is a beacon of hope and strength for us all 🎀🌱💖

Kamar Ibu dan Anak (Bedroom of Mother and Her Child)
Jim Supangkat
1975, reconstructed in 2006 and 2011
Wood, iron sheets, fibre resin, readymades and glass, 157 x 100 x 57 cm 75 x 190 x 70 cm 100 x 60 x 40 cm 90 x 50 x 45 cm 100 x 80 x 40 cm
Collection of National Gallery Singapore

selamat hari raya everyone 🌟️️️️️️💐~ engage in meaningful family conversations, and friend gatherings as we commemorate a celebration of love, gratitude, and rejoicing

we're definitely feeling the post-festival nostalgia... the 3 weekends spent at Light to Night Singapore has been nothing short of magical - thank you everyone who took the time to come down and view our Kolektif programme during the Light to Night 2023 Festival! here are some photos taken during the event by the lovely Henzy David ~

see you guys soon, and stay updated on our socials to find out more about our upcoming events :)

from us to you, would you be our valentine? 💌 happy day of love 💕

wishing everyone a 🐲龙🐲 (long) and happy lunar new year! as the next few days is filled with festivities, remember to take the time to appreciate our loved ones 🥰

Song Nian
Prosperity
Undated
Chinese ink on paper
129 x 69 cm
Collection of National Gallery Singapore

3 weeks flew by and now we say goodbye to our Kolektif Takeover X Light to Night 2024! 🥰🥰

thank you everyone who came down to see The___Project, to view our beautiful faces and to learn more about Part 2 of the See Me See You exhibition!

Kolektif will continue to pump out more exciting content so stay tuned on our IG for more deets 😘 in the meantime, stay groovy 🫡

back again??? OH YES 😍

KOLEKTIF TAKEOVER IS COMING BACK FOR !!!

we bring back our beloved The __ Project that happened back in October, in a more compact, but just as exciting format - look out for some items in store for you (yes, you 😎). perhaps... a facilitated experience to go alongside your adventure? *shrugs shoulders in a cool but slightly cringey manner*

happening in conjunction with the Light to Night Singapore Festival, our condensed takeover takes place over these 3 Saturdays - 20 Jan, 27 Jan, and 3 Feb 2024. we welcome those that came before, and those who missed out on our previous event - all will be greeted with open arms ❤️

The __ Project is youth initiative inspired by selected works in the See Me, See You: Part 2 exhibition—an early video installation of southeast asia.

still not convinced? just take a look at the film photos taken from the previous takeover event - don’t you just wanna vibe with us ?? maybe learn a thing or two about early video installation of southeast asia (you just know it’ll help you with content for that one essay coming your way in school 😌)

look out for more updates to come here on our IG page. in the meantime...

see you there!! 😗😗😗

it’s the festival of lights!

🌟🪔 ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᗪIᗯᗩᒪI 🪔🌟

as we enjoy the long weekend, let us take the time to celebrate and reconnect with our loved ones 🥰

Wu Guanzhong
𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦
1990
Carbon ink and watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.3 cm
Collection of National Gallery Singapore

More photos from our Kolektif Takeover which happened on 14 October 2023! 🙌🏻 A big thank you to Henzy David for taking these sick photos of our event ❤️ and a big thank you to those that came to see our programmes come to life 🥰

Stay tuned to see what else we have in store... 😉

and that's a wrap on 2023 kolektif takeover! thank u thank u thank u all so much for coming down and enjoying The __ Project with us!!! it was a lovely day meeting everyone and the 2023 kolektif gang hopes that all y'alls who came had a fun time 🥺👯🥰😉😚

a super special THANK YOU! to for taking these awesome pixx we will burn into our brains 🫶

woah did u think we were signing out already? NAHHH we've still got more content of this year's takeover to share here and on our tiktok .sg 🫣

stay updated with us for that and all future kolektif shenanigans 🤠

thank ya for supporting kolektif and see y'all around 😝

During this period of turmoil, our sympathies are with the innocent individuals who have fallen victim to the recent unjust and savage assaults of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

These acts of ruthless terrorism have resulted in the suffering of civilians from both Israeli and Palestinian communities. We forget that the taking of lives stems beyond cold numbers - they might be someone's mother, or someone's child. Witnessing the tragic loss of life on both sides is a profoundly horrific experience that no one should have to endure.

Kolektif aligns ourselves with people worldwide who are striving for an end to violence and animosity - we hope for peace to be restored in the affected communities.

Chuah Thean Teng
Lullaby
Undated
Batik
85.5 x 87.5 cm
Collection of National Gallery Singapore

it's D-1 to The _____ Project!

2023 kolektif gang is shaking trembling near explosion with excitement to share it with y'all!

this year's kolektif takeover explores online & offline authenticity; who we are when posting online versus who we really are when phones are out of the picture 📱

after completing the activities, we also have a super cool chill zone with optional activities as well as a retro CCTV corner to take some cute photos!!!

come down in ur best y2k/retro fit to explore part 2 of See Me, See You and The _____ Project!

📍National Gallery Singapore, Spine Hall, B2
🕑 14 October, 3PM-7PM
🎟️ FREE, walk-in event!!!

see ya there 🫣

in a mere 23 hours, 2023 kolektif gang will unleash The _____ Project unto this world.

join us.

📍National Gallery Singapore, Spine Hall, B1
🕑 14 October, 3PM-7PM
🎟️ FREE, walk-in event!!!

heading to the Gallery this weekend for our very exciting kolektif takeover??? (of course you are)

why not make it a 2-in-1 productive museum day by also catching:
📺 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖: 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑽𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 📺

delve into the medium and cultural specificities of analogue video and television, and how mass-consumed technology has reshaped our perspectives, public and private spaces, with this two-day moving image programme!

presenting 5 different works made in turn of the millennium, the line-up features award-winning filmmakers and visual artists—Ho Tzu Nyen’s 4𝘹4 - 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵, Tan Pin Pin’s 9𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, Eric Khoo’s 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘝𝘋𝘖 and Tad Ermitaño’s 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘮.

⏰14 and 15 October from 3.30-5pm, at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium (located at City Hall Wing, Level B1).

admission is free (with registration)!! book your seats at https://bit.ly/NGS-SeeMeSeeYou-Films

2023 Kolektif Takeover is happening this weekend! after visiting part 2 of the See Me See You exhibition and The ___ Project, hang around at the chill zone for some diy poetry, keychain/bracelet making, cassette tape recording and a cool photo spot for u and the homies! 👀

there’s a curated playlist and bean bags for vibes, all at National Gallery's Spine Hall on 14 October 2023, 3PM-7PM

2023 Kolektif Takeover is happening this weekend! after visiting part 2 of the See Me See You exhibition and The ___ Project, hang around at the chill-out zone for some diy poetry, keychain/bracelet making, cassette tape recording and a cool photo spot for u and the homies! 👀

there’s a curated playlist and bean bags for vibes, all at National Gallery's Spine Hall on 14 October 2023, 3PM-7PM

we’ve got an inspiring 🌟 K-RECOMMENDATIONS 🌟 today!

“Hi! It’s me (Aizam) again! This edition is a special one, so I’ll recommend something different:

Travelling/exploring solo! 🌍✈️

There's something truly liberating about setting off on your very own solo adventure. It's not just a journey; it's a chance to reconnect with yourself and the world in a whole new way. But I’ll be completely honest – it IS daunting at first, but once you do it you’ll never look back. And I’m here to convince you why it’s the best thing ever, regardless if you choose to do it abroad, or take baby steps and do it back home here in Singapore:

1. Self-Discovery 🌱🔍🤔: The ability to create the space and time to reflect on your thoughts, dreams, and desires. It's a profound opportunity for self-discovery and personal growth. I personally journal and people watch during my solo adventures abroad (both in Thailand and in Korea)

2. New Connections 🤝🌍💬: Contrary to what you might think, solo travel often leads to incredible connections with people from all walks of life. You're more approachable and open to meeting new friends when you're on your own. For the average introvert (like me) I’ve been able to meet some of the best-est people just by being by myself!

3. Empowerment 💪🌟🏆: Navigating unfamiliar places, language barriers, and unexpected challenges builds confidence and resilience. You'll surprise yourself with what you can handle. I remember on my flight back to Singapore just feeling energised, more than ever. It was a newfound sense of accomplishment.

If travelling abroad solo sounds really daunting, that’s ok! It’s because it is. I’d still encourage you to think about trying to take baby steps at first. Perhaps try heading out and explore Singapore by yourself! Or you could come down to our Kolektif takeover and see what happens :-) (I’ll also be there, so you can ask me any questions about travelling/exploring solo if you have any!)”

y’all heard the man! drop any questions in the comments and we’ll see u 14 october at the 2023 kolektif takeover 😵‍💫

stay updated with us on tiktok .sg too! (link in biooooo)

all this talk about Garden of Discovery and RE:play, when are we gonna see some real, tangible, hard-hitting stuff for Kolektif Takeover: The ___ Project?

here it is! our project kit preview! this is the kit y’all will receive when ya come down to experience The ___ Project!

a couple highlights:

🌟 EXCLUSIVE KOLEKTIF STICKERS SHEETS!
🌟 mysterious yet very epic items… (cassette tape? garden circle??)
🌟 love