Vietnamese artwork is featured in a children's exhibition in Singapore.

The Gallery Children's Biennale, held every two years, began its third edition on May 22, 2021, featuring artwork by nine renowned artists and groups: Dinh Q Le (Vietnam), artist couple Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan (Philippines/Australia), Jeremy Sharma (Singapore), Joyce Ho (Taiwan - China), Khvay Samnang (Cambodia), Nandita Mukand (Singapore/India), Nona Garcia (Philippines), Sandra Lee (Singapore), and Speak Cryptic X ADDADDADD (Singapore).

With its hybrid online and in-person format, the exhibition is expected to offer audiences many new ways to enjoy art, from creating "digital artwork" with just a swipe of a finger to exploring the works on display in a live setting.

This hybrid exhibition format also helps foster connections between children and artists during a period of limited in-person interaction. The majority of online works allow children to collaborate creatively with established international artists.

This year's Gallery Children's Biennale exhibition features four main themes: Homeland, Diversity, Time, and Environment, with works aimed at inspiring children to embrace the values ​​of acceptance, openness, and diversity, while providing young audiences with a space to unleash their creativity.

Vietnamese artist Dinh Q Le participated in the Diversity theme, presenting his work “Voices From The Centers,” which allows young audiences to learn how to create a 60-second video responding to an artwork in the national collection, using a “digital weaving” technique inspired by Dinh Q Le’s signature “photo weaving” style.

According to artist Dinh Q Le, his work will help young audiences enjoy national art in an active way, according to their own preferences, and provide direct feedback on the artwork.

The exhibition's online art experiences will take place from May 22, 2021 to December 2022 at the following website:www.childrensbiennale.com, allowing the public everywhere to access children's arts programs.

The National Gallery Singapore is expected to open its doors to the public in September 2020, allowing visitors to view the exhibits at the Gallery Children's Biennale.

Topics at the EXHIBITION

• The theme of Homeland: audiences will explore the concepts of family and community, as well as the meaning of working together for a greater good.
• Diverse themes: where young audiences will also be encouraged to express themselves creatively and tell their personal stories through works of art.
• Theme: Time. This provides the audience with a greater understanding of the concept of time.
• The Environmental theme helps the audience gain a clearer understanding of environmental issues such as climate change and plastic waste.

Huyen Chau