SHIMURAbros
Germany
 

During their residency, the SHIMURAbros will expand their previous research on Singapore’s archaeology and film history to explore the reverse trajectories and movements of various archaeological objects from Southeast Asia to Singapore.

Category
Residencies
Cycle
Cycle 3 (2016 – 2017)
Medium
Installation, Sculpture
Topics
History
Related Countries
Germany

SHIMURAbros

1 November - 30 December 2016

During their residency, the SHIMURAbros will expand their previous research on Singapore’s archaeology and film history to explore the reverse trajectories and movements of various archaeological objects from Southeast Asia to Singapore. They aim at gathering relevant materials and scouting locations to produce ROAD MOVIE – Road to Singapore. Episode 2, as the second part of a work created on occasion of their residency and exhibition at NUS Museum (Singapore) in 2013.

Images
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SHIMURAbros, 1 November – 30 December 2016, Courtesy the artist.
SHIMURAbros, 1 November – 30 December 2016, Courtesy the artist.
SHIMURAbros, 1 November – 30 December 2016, Courtesy the artist.
SHIMURAbros, 1 November – 30 December 2016, Courtesy the artist.
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Contributors
SHIMURAbros
SHIMURAbros
Artist-in-Residence
Japan, Germany

SHIMURAbros are a brother/sister artist duo composed of Yuka (b. 1976, Japan) and Kentaro Shimura (b. 1979, Japan). Since 2014, they have been working as researchers at the Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, Germany. Film is a catalyst for their works wherein the equilibrium between light and matter and the material representation of film become a focal point. Between November and December 2016, SHIMURAbros were Artists-in-Residence at NTU CCA Singapore. During the residency, the duo continued their investigations on the archaeology of film and its structural components, focusing on light as the power source in the cinematic process and the essential condition for seeing.