Step into First Flight, an immersive interactive installation honouring the vibrant play history of BrasBasah.Bugis (BBB) and its iconic schools. First Flight celebrates childhood creativity, with paper planes symbolising the imagination and dreams that once soared through the area's former school grounds. Transforming the ordinary, the larger-than-life paper plane radiates wonder, inviting audiences to rekindle their imagination, creativity and joy with every fold. Reminisce about the past while envisioning the future of play.
About Aaron Lim & Quek Jia Qi
Aaron Lim (b. 1995, Singapore) is an artist and architect focused on cross-disciplinary practices involving collaboration and community engagement, sharing spatial agency. His works have been featured at the Singapore Heritage Festival, London Festival of Architecture, Singapore Design Week, National Library, National Design Centre, Grey Projects, and The Bartlett Summer Show, among others.
Quek Jia Qi (b. 1996, Singapore) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose socially-engaged practice intersects art and pedagogy to foster meaningful exchanges. Collaborating with diverse communities and disciplines, she has led participatory art, site-specific installations, workshops, public programmes, and performances across the US, UK, Europe, and Asia, and was awarded the Social Art Award in 2017.
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