Clara Yee, a DesignSingapore scholar (2010), completed two brilliant projects in Beijing and Mexico recently. The talented illustrator and designer is also co-founder of PUSH (London), a Singaporean art-design pop-up.
Clara is art director for Singapore: Inside Out, a multi-sensorial showcase featuring Singaporean talents in the fields of design, food, music, literature, performing and visual arts. The event, organised by Singapore Tourism Board, completed its first of four-city tour in Beijing in April. The event will now travel to London, New York and returns to Singapore in November 2015.
“Designing a project that travels to four cities and in two languages, one has to be sensitive to the subtleties, nuances, context and character of each city. Each demands dedicated attention and a specific approach to the project, so as to connect with the city’s creative audience,” said Clara.
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In March, Clara was artistic director for Pasar Singapura, an adjunct art and culture event of Spotlight Singapore Mexico City 2015. She helped to organise a one-day exhibition in a public library in the heart of downtown Mexico City. The exhibition featured works by Singaporean artists and their Mexican counterparts. Their collaboration was a mark of friendship and creativity across borders.
In designing for the space, a historic neoclassical building formerly a tobacco factory, Clara provided an evocative counterpoint between the existing masculine structures and forms, with the exhibition’s organic theme, materials and design – and facilitated a “conversation” between the site and the event’s overall design.
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