Melissa Tan – The Dream From The Other Side

Installation shot of The Dream From The Other Side at the Woodlands Regional Library, 28 Oct – 13 Dec 2020. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum

Installation shot of The Dream From The Other Side at the Jurong Regional Library, 16 Dec 2020 – 13 Jan 2021. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum

Installation shot of The Dream From The Other Side at the Tampines Regional Library, 3 Feb – 21 Mar 2021. Image courtesy of Melissa Tan

The Dream From The Other Side by Melissa Tan (b.1989, Singapore) examines the mapping of Singapore from a historical perspective through the earliest topographical map of the city in 1958 to those of the present day. Over the course of its showing across the three libraries – Woodlands, Jurong and Tampines Regional Libraries – the installation will evolve to represent how these three different areas have been transformed through destruction and development. The surfacing or disappearing of new towns and water bodies amongst other features, have caused these regions to change in shape and size, changes that will be reflected in each sculpture as the exhibition progresses. The work invites audiences to observe these modifications as reflections of the constructive changes around us, as well as to speculate on the future of Singapore’s terrain.