An artist’s statement on her final masterpiece: the inside of a black hole.

Propelled by Teh Tien Chong’s ‘Space Probe’ (c.1970s).

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Original story: Manish Melwani

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actors: Chong Siak Ching (“The Artist”), Anissa Rahadiningtyas (“Thewa Chawattikhan”), Fish Chaar (“Anikh-Krithak Ray”), Supriya Ghosh (“Unnamed voice #1”), Aaron Yuri Tay (“Unnamed voice #2”)

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A curious mermaid encounters an anthropologist after she veers too near the shore.

Entranced by Basoeki Abdullah’s ‘Struggle for the Re-establishment of the Democracy and the Right for the People’ (Undated).

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Original story: Diana Rahim

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actor: Rachel Braberry (“The Mermaid”)

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In Chua Mia Tee’s Epic Poem of Malaya (1955), a not-so-humble housefly, perched on a shoulder, muses about his favourite meal, mankind.

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I, FLY was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Areet Roychowdury as the fly. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

Suzann Victor’s Expense of Spirit In a Waste of Shame (1994) shares the story of the early days of its existence with a passionate sales executive.

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ORIGIN STORY was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Julie Wee as the artwork, and Jo Tan as the visitor. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

Cheong Soo Pieng’s Drying Salted Fish (1978) celebrates another successful year as a window into a Singapore long gone, with a rousing speech from their Chief Executive Goat. 

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE GOAT was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Karen Tan as the Chief Executive Goat. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

Choy Weng Yang’s Horizontals I (1977) speaks for the first time, opening up about the pressures of being an abstract painting, living up to the expectations of others, and their own secret ambition for the future.

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TRUE COLOURS was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Seng Onn Loong as the artwork. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

It began with sap, leaking from her nose then her ears and her eyes.

Rooted by Hernando R. Ocampo’s ‘Dancing Mutants’ (1965).

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Original story: Lisabelle Tay

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actor: Lisabelle Tay (“The Narrator”)

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Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling.

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art!

NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore.

All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

On a planet where it is always night, the little kochasri waits for morning.

Illuminated by Warnjing Den’s ‘Memory of the Universe’ (1989).

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Original story: Ng Yi-Sheng

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actors: Bruce Quek (“The Narrator”), Lucas Huang (“Kochasri”), Adele Tan (“Garuda”)

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Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling.

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NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore.

All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

Have you seen the immortal jellyfish?

Stung by Zulkifli Dahlan’s ‘Untitled’ (1970s).

* This content includes strong language and vulgarities. Listener discretion is advised.

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Original story: Bani Haykal

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actor: Bani Haykal (“The Narrator”)

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Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling.

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Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art!

NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore.

All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

A young girl learns an important lesson on sewing from her mother, her grandmother, and her dead aunt in a dumpster.

Threaded by Pacita Abad’s ‘Evil Eye’ (1983).

* This episode includes depictions of body horror. Listener discretion is advised.

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Original story: Wen-yi Lee

Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi

Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim

Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong

Voice Actor: Suhui Hee (“The Narrator”)

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Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling.

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NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore.

All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

Experience the thrill of speculative fiction in Third Eye, season 2 of the NO FLASH podcast!

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In art, as in literature, the fantastical and the weird can be found aplenty in Southeast Asia. Think of the Filipino artist-poet David Medalla, who proclaimed in his manifesto in 1965: “I dream of the day when I shall create sculptures that breathe, perspire, cough, laugh, yawn, smirk, wink, pant, dance, walk, crawl, … and move among people as shadows move among people.”

His speculative vision produced kinetic artworks, from machines that emit soapy bubbles to those that furrow sand. His sand machines, for example, are an amalgamation of futurist thinking and his personal memories of rice terraces in the Philippines. In his mind’s eye, Medalla saw dreamscapes of shifting scales where there were none.  How might we see as Medalla did?

Deep dive into the mysterious, macabre and magnificent through the lens of some of Singapore’s most exciting writers, and see beyond the obvious as they reimagine artworks anew.

This season is co-edited by Nazry Bahrawi and features stories by Bani Haykal, Diana Rahim, Lisabelle Tay, Manish Melwani, Ng Yi-Sheng, and Wen-yi Lee. Original scoring and sound design by Mervin Wong.

Beamed direct from the Gallery's heart to the theatre of your mind.

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Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling.

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Han Sai Por’s Tetrahedron-tetrahedron Interpenetration (1993) traces the shape of its own creation.

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THE SPIRIT OF STONE was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Pauline Fan as the voice of The Tetrahedron. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

"NO FLASH". You’ve seen the signs, but what backstory haunts those words? What stories do galleries hide, behind brushstrokes and between sight lines? The official unofficial podcast of National Gallery Singapore gives you a glimpse. Each episode is an audio snapshot of art and culture via an unexpected lens. Be a fly on the walls of history, unravel sculpture culture, or witness the secret life of still life. These are impossible interviews, tall tales and the strangest stories never told. This is the Gallery like you’ve never heard it.

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

After a chance encounter with a Singapore River tour guide, Teo Eng Seng’s The Net (Most Definitely Singapore River) recounts its story.  

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RIVER TOUR was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Lucas Ho as the voice of the artwork, and Jo Tan as the tour guide. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed. 

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SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE

From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind. 

All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say? 

Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.