On weekends from 26 October to 4 November, The Substation co-presents She’s A Great Way to Fly with veteran actress and producer Tan Kheng Hua, a theatre variety show featuring new works by a medley of young artists who dissect the national brand representative. “Women of my generation grew up aspiring to be the Singapore Girl. But I wanted to hear from young women (and men) of this generation.” says Tan Kheng Hua. Photographer Jacqueline Chang, whose series of photographs are currently on display in The Substation foyer, approaches the national icon by giving her an individual voice. The portraits compile quotes and anecdotes from SQ girls and boys, past and present. Of her work, “I picked these subjects to best answer the question I had at the start of this anthropological project—How do people seem to know when someone’s a SQ girl? And how does one identify the stereotype or ‘pedigree’ that makes her up?” On the artists she’s chosen to work with, Tan Kheng Hua says, “I chose the people to collaborate with in She’s A Great Way to Fly in the same way I choose all my collaborators in other projects. I respect them as artists; I like their work ethic; they are very fun people to work with and be around; my instincts tell me they will be good for my show; they have talent I want to showcase and am proud to support.”
Year
2018
City
Singapore
