Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
13/8/2016
Auction tent for puppet opera
Front elevation
Auction tent for puppet opera
Front elevation
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
11/8/2016
Side elevation, dining tent
11/8/2016
Side elevation, dining tent
Bishan Street 22
22/8/16
Getai (vacant)
22/8/16
Getai (vacant)
French Road
10/8/2016.
Rear elevation, auction tent
10/8/2016.
Rear elevation, auction tent
Sam Leong Road
31/8/16
Getai
31/8/16
Getai
Toa Payoh Central
17/8/2016
Auction tent
17/8/2016
Auction tent
Upper Thomson Road
19/8/16
Getai and dining tent
19/8/16
Getai and dining tent
Arumugam Road
13/8/2016
Getai
Rear elevation
13/8/2016
Getai
Rear elevation
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
13/8/2016
Puppet opera stage
Rear elevation
13/8/2016
Puppet opera stage
Rear elevation
Pipit Road
19/8/16
Getai
Rear elevation
19/8/16
Getai
Rear elevation
Ongoing series, 2016-
During the 7th lunar month the cityscape of Singapore is lit by the brilliant lights of the getai, and its ancestor the opera stage. Appearing for only a few nights before disappearing, in their short presence they become the centre of attraction, drawing fans and audiences from all over. Any space can be the location of a getai. The structures serve different uses, some are the traditional Chinese opera stages, worship altar tents, auction tents, dining tents and the true getai. Here I document some of them, and their peculiar settings.
During the 7th lunar month the cityscape of Singapore is lit by the brilliant lights of the getai, and its ancestor the opera stage. Appearing for only a few nights before disappearing, in their short presence they become the centre of attraction, drawing fans and audiences from all over. Any space can be the location of a getai. The structures serve different uses, some are the traditional Chinese opera stages, worship altar tents, auction tents, dining tents and the true getai. Here I document some of them, and their peculiar settings.
