What makes you happy? That's a question you're lead to ponder upon as you enter Happy House, a multimedia installation co-curated by Tulika Ahuja of MAMA MAGNET in collaboration with Cats On Crack.
In an industrial space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark, artists share their own understandings of happiness, alongside submissions of happy memories from the community. Audiences are invited to explore their personal relationships with the H-Word. A highlight is a participative Kaleidoscope of Emotions, an audio-visual installation by motion graphics artist Reza Hasni and audio producer Kin Leonn. Lie down and gaze up at the ceiling, where the the transportive visuals in motion paired with the surrounding quadraphonic sound creates a meditative experience, calling for self-reflection.
You'll also find New World Plaza's work, which remixes a blast from the past, sampling the Five C's and 'Singapore Smile Campaign' to re-contextualise the present. His unique approach parallels materialistic values, and questions their place in our current time. Finally, transporting us to niche states of happiness derived from celebrity worship and pop culture is Clarrot, who digitally renders the popular ‘BTS bus stop’ destination into a motion loop video – washed in signature pastle-purple hues.