About the event
Experience the unseen pulse of screens and contemplate the relationship between humans and machines.
Screens are everywhere—on our televisions, computers and smartphones.
Chok Si Xuan’s HzHz invites viewers to observe minute yet perceptible changes in digital displays by studying polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), an industrial material found in digital display screens. The artwork’s title references the unit of measurement for frequency, hertz (Hz), which describes the electrical current that passes through the liquid crystals to generate images. HzHz slows the rate at which liquid crystals are refreshed, causing the screens to oscillate between transparent and opaque. The artwork thus highlights the presence and materiality of liquid crystals, typically unseen components that enable display screens to function.
This exhibition is held in partnership with the National Library Board.
About the organizer
Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore located in the cultural district of Singapore. Known as SAM, the museum presents contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar. The museum is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes.