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NAFA x CHANGI AIRPORT

GROUP

NAFA’s Year 2 Diploma in Fine Art students
were given the opportunity to design art
piece prototypes for Changi Airport’s themed
gardens at Terminal 2. Between January and
May 2019, they worked with the airport’s
horticulture team to refine their proposals
and prototypes. This significant collaboration
exposed students to the concept of working
with a live client and being involved in the
extensive process of design.

NAFA was honoured to have Jayson Goh, Managing Director
of Airport Operations Management, and Khaja Nazimuddeen,
Associate General Manager of Horticulture, attend the final
student presentation. They helped select the winners, together
with Khor Kok Wah, NAFA’s Vice President of Industry and
Projects, and Sabrina Long, Dean of NAFA’s School of Art
and Design. The winning designs were ‘The Unity’ and ‘Solaris’
art installations for Changi Airport’s Enchanted Garden and
Sunflower Garden respectively.

CENTERING THE

MARGIN — NAFA x

LASALLE SHOW 2018

For the first time, 10 Fine Art students
from NAFA and LASALLE College
of the Arts converged to question
the parallel yet divergent approaches
towards art making today. The two-
month-long project concluded in a
joint exhibition featuring more than embarked on a research and study trip to Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In teams comprising
10 artworks on display at NAFA’s members from both schools, students gained insights from workshops, seminars, and
Lim Hak Tai Gallery from 21 August visits to artist spaces and studios.
to 2 September. Titled Centering
the Margin, the project focused on The artworks showcased the budding artists’ exploration of a variety of themes that
finding the balance and reframing of resonate in Singapore and Southeast Asian contemporary art. Issues investigated
Southeast Asian narratives through included identity within a collaboration, socioeconomics within cultural production,
the eyes of these young artists. gender roles and collective memories. Various mediums of artworks were created in
They were tasked to research and the process, including mixed media installations, printed matter, and explorations in video
reflect on contemporary art issues and sound. As part of this project, a symposium was held on 29 August at LASALLE’s
pertinent to the region and respond Fine Art Studio, where participating artists presented and shared their artistic research
to their findings. In June, the artists and artworks.

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