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!?