Photo credit: Marina Bay Sands
Presented at Art Science Museum, as part of MENTAL’s closing programmes
Scores for Caregiving offers a movement workshop co-facilitated by artist Alecia Neo and caregivers from the project Between Earth and Sky, and a participatory installation open to non-workshop attendees.
Scores for Caregiving is part of Alecia Neo’s ongoing research, Care Index.
Between Earth and Sky was developed in collaboration with movement artists Sharda Harrison, Ajuntha Anwari, and group of caregivers in Singapore.
I. Workshop
26 Feb | 2pm – 4.30pm
Workshop Co-facilitators: Alecia Neo and caregivers Alvyna Han, Carol Ee, Frank M, Nur Hidayah
Between Earth and Sky was developed in collaboration with movement artists Sharda Harrison, Ajuntha Anwari, and group of caregivers in Singapore.
I. Workshop
26 Feb | 2pm – 4.30pm
Workshop Co-facilitators: Alecia Neo and caregivers Alvyna Han, Carol Ee, Frank M, Nur Hidayah
What does the weight of caregiving look like? Whose weight do we bear? Can we share it?
Between Earth and Sky connects the physicality of care work with personally choreographed forms of body movement, working with the movements and perspectives of a community of caregivers for persons with mental illness. The caregivers in this project are primary caregivers of their family members; each had to make significant changes to their lives to bear the weight of care work. During this workshop, participants will gain insights into the complexity of performing care labour through listening to each caregiver’s lived experiences and learning the body movements choreographed by each caregiver. Through guided creative prompts, each participant will be invited to map out the caregiving roles and relationships that they are involved in.
II. Participatory Installation
26 Feb | 5pm – 6pm
What does caregiving mean for me? What are the gestures of care that I practise every day?
Step into a fabric installation, featuring patchwork simulacra of human skins. You are invited to witness and partake in the sharing of stories of caregiving and care gestures within the installation space. In response to your sharing and movements, live sounds and music will be performed by sound artist Clarence Chung.
Textual prompts will be provided on site to guide your participation.
Photo credit: Marina Bay Sands
Photo credit: Alecia Neo
Photo credit: Samuel Woo
Photo credit: Alecia Neo
Photo credit: Samuel Woo
Photo credit: Samuel Woo
Photo credit: Alecia Neo