Light to Night Singapore 2025: Top 7 installations you shouldn’t miss

Travelling Through the Tropical Rainforest

By Han Sai Por
Venue: Padang

If you’re a seasoned Light to Night goer, then you’ll know never to miss the Padang because that’s where the centrepiece of the festival is usually planted. This year’s highlight is none other than Cultural Medallion recipient sculptor Han Sai Por’s six colossal sculptural forms that take the shape of tropical ferns. Her work highlights the often-overlooked natural elements within Singapore's urban landscape, prompting us to pause and reflect on the beauty that exists right under our noses.

Art Skins on Monuments

The Perception of Beauty
By ARAFURA, Jaafar Latiff

Spirit of Resilience
By ARAFURA, Chng Seok Tin

Imprinted Memory
By ARAFURA, Goh Beng Kwan

Venue: National Gallery Singapore, Façade

After frolicking around the giant fern-shaped structures at the Padang, keep your eyes peeled on National Gallery’s façade right across the street. You’ll be able to enjoy a visual feast as the works of three artists – the late printmaker and Cultural Medallion recipient Chng Seok Tin, painter and Cultural Medallion recipient Goh Beng Kwan and the late batik artist Jaafar Latiff – take turns to engulf the iconic building with psychedelic animations with the help of Bandung-based multimedia design studio. This year’s projection mapping works are extra special as they mark the Gallery's first collaboration with the estates of late artists to celebrate their artistic legacy. 

Through The Looking Glass

By Claire Teo
Venue: National Gallery Singapore, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium Foyer

Exploring this year’s theme, ‘Do You See Me?’, this thought-provoking work explores the true meaning of seeing and being seen. Inspired by artist Claire's personal experiences as a visually impaired individual, it also draws on the voices of others with disabilities and underserved communities. The piece seeks to foster connections, promote inclusivity, and spark meaningful conversations about visibility and disability. Adding an interactive touch, Through The Looking Glass invites visitors to answer intimate questions, jot their responses on silver stickers, and contribute them to the artwork for all to see.

Return to Paradise

By Beverley Ng
Venue: National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 1, Padang Atrium Corridor

Picture a personal scrapbook torn apart and scattered across the floor – that’s the essence of this installation. Through a medley of collages, loose paper scraps, post-its, old photographs, and handwritten notes, artist Beverly Ng invites us into her intimate world of thoughts and emotions. Her work encourages viewers to embrace the quiet, vulnerable moments of self-discovery, while celebrating the profound beauty in simple acts of creation.

A Little Bead of Work

By Kray Chen
Venue: The Arts House at the Old Parliament, Outdoor Lawn

Here’s the handicraft corner of Light to Night. A Little Bead of Work, an activity that’s part of VERSE, invites everyone to put on their creative caps and string together word bracelets with glow-in-the-dark alphabet beads. How it works: head over to the lawn of The Arts House at the Old Parliament. There, you’ll find dishes of alphabetical beads, simply grab a string and get beading. If you need a helping hand, guided activation of the installation will take place on Festival weekends from Fridays to Sundays, 6pm to 10pm.

Blades, Shrapnel

By Ang Song Nian
Venue: National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 1, Former Supreme Court Foyer

Never thought much about grass-cutting, have you? Blades, Shrapnel might shift your perspective. This performative installation features five laser-emitting grass cutters, brought to life through public performances that mimic synchronised grass-cutting. The work highlights the relentless manipulation and control embedded in our interactions with nature, while shedding light on the unseen efforts that maintain our perfectly kempt landscapes.

The performances will take place on 17, 18, 24 and 25 January 2025, 7.30pm at the Padang and Empress Lawn. Remnants of the performance will be on display at the Gallery’s Former Supreme Court Foyer throughout the Festival.

We’ll Make Heaven a Place on Earth

By Arterly Obsessed
Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum, ACM Green

Get ready to lose yourself – quite literally – in this gleaming pagoda of endless reflections. Made with two-way mirrors, this iridescent installation swallows you whole in a kaleidoscope of light. Bonus: there’s a killer soundtrack to keep the vibes on point while you strike a pose.