Skill Futures | Terang Benderang by Khairullah Rahim

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SAM Curatorial

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Nov 14, 2024 3:25 AM

Themes

bodieseconomiesinfrastructureslabourlocalityvisualitypublicsqueerness

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boon lay, HDB, pixelation, lo-fi, surveillance, art formats

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Published

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Skill Futures

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Light is essential for all living organisms to thrive. What happens then when one is overexposed? This screening event presented Terang Benderang (Clear and Vivid), a new experimental documentary by Khairullah Rahim. The work is part of his ongoing research into on the lived experiences and conditions of the communities in Boon Lay, Singapore. Through a series of observations, it unravels the overlaps between aspirations, resources, safety, and autonomy in the neighbourhood.

The screening was followed by a conversation and Q&A moderated by SAM curator Joella Kiu. This session was held in conjunction with the series Skill Futures.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁

Khairullah Rahim is an artist working across mixed-media installation, object-making, painting, photography and moving image. He is a graduate of Rutgers University (New Jersey, US) with an MFA in Visual Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts in 2023. He received a BA in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) in 2013, where he currently teaches as an adjunct lecturer.

His explorations delve into complex strategies of resourcefulness for everyday survival in environments under constant surveillance. Through various means of collaboration and critical thinking, his practice considers mindful ways of shedding light onto the veiled narratives of his community while factoring in the necessity for opacity. Recurring points of departure in his work premise around themes of queerness, desire, resistance, aspiration, labour and ethics of disclosure.

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