5 Women Creatives Give Us A Sneak Peak Into Their New Realities

The pandemic has no doubt affected everybody, altering lifestyles and reminding us that often, what was once considered ordinary cannot be taken for granted. From a hyper-stylish content creator to a botanical designer who just uprooted to Europe, five women creatives give Keng Yang Shuen a peek into their routines to show us how they live now.

ART CURATOR TULIKA AHUJA

This 28-year-old is one to watch. Last April, she established Mama Magnet, her one-woman art programming consultancy that aims to bring innovative art encounters to the public and “collect an archive of our time”. Since then, she’s curated multiple shows including the much-buzzed-about Inner Like The OutAR, an immersive audio-visual experience by artists Reza Hasni and Tiong Hong Siah; set designer Tina Fung and electronic producer Intriguant at Singapore Art Week in January.

9am: “I’m least motivated to wake up when the sky is grey or when I hear it raining outside – like today. To get myself going, I stretch my limbs, drink some water, walk around the house and do a bit of yoga on my accupuncture mat.”

Noon: “This is when I typically get into virtual work meetings about shows that are coming to a close or still in progress or the works – I’ve an upcoming one for Singapore Art Week 2022 that I can’t share details of at the moment as we’re still in the midst of setting things up with collaborators.”

1.30pm: “Having moved to Balestier a few months ago, I’m still getting used to the neighbourhood. One of my favourite finds is a vegetarian stall at St Michael’s Bus Terminal. Nowadays I try to avoid eating meat when I can and I’m happy that this stall makes it easy. I order kopi siew dai and settle down for lunch.”