a home / a dwelling

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a home / a dwelling

26 February - 9 March, 2026
Private view: 26th February 2026, 6-9pm
5 Lock Road, #01-06, Gillman Barracks, Singapore⁂

This exhibition posits Singapore as a city of ghosts, where spectres of the past continue to affect the present and the living. What once held is quickly gone; negotiations between changing environments, domestic graveyards and lost landscapes leave a growing tumour of feelings with nowhere to go. These feelings reappear most acutely not in the presence but in the absence of things: the spot of land where the big old tree was, the childhood mall that vanished, the silences of a family that are emotionally bound, still, by these walls. Flickers of affect flash between our reality and the emotional ether. If we were to pause, perhaps, and consider the barrenness left in the wake of what once was or could be, the boundary between a linear then/now might begin to dissipate. Be it through sentiments of mourning, curiosity, or joyous re-imagination, what is important are the dialogues that occur when we meet these spectres face-to-face.

Text by Velda Phua

Anna Du Toit (b. 2001) is inspired by the everyday mundane, transforming familiar forms into surreal, oneiric creatures through versatile, tactile mediums. Her work is inspired by her surroundings, focusing on unusual details and developing them into a new perspective. Her pieces range from detailed ballpoint drawings to larger sculptures that explore themes of home and identity, ultimately offering an unearthly look at her personal connection to care.Velda Phua (b. 2001) holds a research-based practice spanning across drawing, painting, installation and writing. By considering the investigative potentials of the jarring, absurd and maladapted, she attends to experiences of malfunction as important accounts of circumstances often swept under the rug, as well as inevitable explosions under hierarchies of power.Xin Lee (b. 2000) explores storytelling and dreams as a bridge between the familiar with the uncanny, blurring boundaries to reveal the quiet absurdities of everyday existence. Positioning herself as both an observer and participant of urban life, she treats craft as a tool for individuals to intervene in and reimagine their surroundings and the hidden forces that shape our identities.