Happy Hows!?
Designers: Van Lim & Ween
Research Assistants: Gaetan Boisson & Nabs Lukman
Curator: Mama Magnet
Artists:
Anastasiya · ArunDitha · Chris Sim · Chok Si Xuan · Clarrot · Cybercesspool · Eduardo Enrique · Emma Chan · Empyreal · Eric Foenander · Gen Yip · Grace Hong · Gracie McCubbin · Hause · HAFI · Highnunchicken · Hilary Yeo · John WIP · Juan Qi An · Juls · Likefireatsea · M4IM (Music 4 Interrupted Minds) · Maria Clare Khoo · Masuri Mazlan · Michelle Underground · Natasha Hassan · New World Plaza · Ozy Kozy · Peng · HelloPigu · Reza Hasni · Rin Tachihara · Siah · Shaiful Risan · Shivram Gopinath · Speak Cryptic · State.land · Sui Yao · Van Lim · Yadin Moha · Zhou
Printing: Offset printing on acid free FSC® Certified paper
Edition: 300
Pages: 108pp
Size: 177 x 250mm
ISBN: 978-981-18-8777-2
SGD $48
Stockists: SINGAPORE
- Basheer Graphics (231 Bain St, #04-19, S180231)
- Funky Lane (45 Jalan Pemimpin #09-05A Foo Wah Industrial Building S577197)
- Van Lim’s Studio (90 Goodman Road, Blk G, S439053) [By appointment only email vanlimwork@gmail.com]
Co-curated and produced by the late Eileen Chan (Cats On Crack) and Tulika Ahuja (Mama Magnet), driven by a shared curiosity of Singapore’s complicated relationship with the H-word. Happy House called on the famous observational joke with its origins in the 90’s, that Singapore’s markers of happiness, often conflated with materialism, could be boiled down to a handy 5 Cs - Cash, Condo, Credit Card, Car, Country Club.
As part of the exhibition, visitors were asked to fill in ‘departure cards’ with what 5Cs they associated with their own happiness. The answers ranged from curry to car sex and everything in between. 1802 entries were received.
Is cash still king? Do condos and country clubs feed our soul any more?
Data has been cleaned, sorted and visualised with responses from 40 artists and designers. And ready for your eyes as Happy Hows!?