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Welcome to Spacin’ Out, an intimate photo essay series that looks at the spaces where artists work and create. Each artist is given a film camera to document these quietly revelatory spots and moments, sharing their world through their own lens and words.
Some Club began as an artists’ residency first held at Geylang East Public Library. Rooted in wonder, wandering, community discussion and engagements, Some Club seeks to incite new perspectives about the ways we live and the places we live in.
As part of Esplanade's annual festival for young audiences, March On 2025, Some Club brought a collection of interactive installations to the Esplanade Lawn, aptly named Itchy Fingers 1, 2, 3!. Designed to spark curiosity through fundamental concepts of movement, sound and light, these installations are created with everyday objects and materials gathered from Singapore's urban and natural landscapes, including items like electrical fan parts, coconuts, plastic tarps and even a piano!
This edition of Some Club features core artists See Yee, Lynette, and Ferry, alongside artist assistants Jessica, Rachel, and Els. Here, they take us through the vignettes and memorable moments of creating this work.
A small Lynette against a gigantic factory. We were fortunate enough to work out of Lynette’s parents’ factory, a metal roofing factory at Tuas. Our workday was always determined by the sun. Golden hour always hit our workspace so beautifully and signalled to us the ending of a day. By the time it got close to 7pm, we would all pack up and go home because there was no more light.
“Deconstruction is a form of making.” – Lynette Quek, 2025
Also overheard during Itchy Fingers, “oh, this is what the inside of a piano looks like!”
Ferry hiding from the scorching heat. The first thing any new visitor would say to us was, “you all become so tanned ah!”
Els with her lovely creation, Belinda Bellpeppers, who was the belle of the lawn as kids would pile in and push her to and fro.
A closer look at Belinda. An eclectic mix of bed frames, plastic cartons, pebbles, cone-like thingies and a danger sign.
Rachel translating the scribbles from her notebook onto the signs. What do you see? What can you make?
A bar opened at Tuas Factory on the weekdays. One week, it served kueh pie tee ceviche and another week, mango sago. Jess invited everyone to sit with her and chat about the process, recording these conversations on a trusty zoom.
A jumbled, colourful mess is always the best kind of mess. Our things were always sprawling and calling out to us to pick them up, tinker and experiment.
A rare Pokémon, See Yee. The first time the camera turned toward her, she went, “Oh, so close ah?” Usually found diligently at the long platform sawing, drilling or making kopitiam uncle.
The game proudly made by our three kid elves. “I thought of basketball and spinning, so I combined the two.” – Teng Kian
Our trip to the metal recycling plant to salvage materials. See Yee found this gem of a place while cycling along an industrial site. The uncle there was so welcoming and generous with the materials. Fire hydrants, fan covers, springs, oil cans. We also stood gawking at the giant machines clamping down on metal. It felt like feeding time for the machines.
