NEW WORLD PLAZA
Female Singapore|January - February 2024
ITS SHUTTERS COME DOWN FOR GOOD ON JAN 27, BUT PEACE CENTRE HAS LIVED OUT SOME OF ITS BEST DAYS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AS A HAVEN FOR INDEPENDENT CREATIVES AND EVERYDAY ART-GOERS, THANKS TO THE UNCONVENTIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT KNOWN AS PLAYPAN. IMRAN JALAL MEETS SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE FOUND A HOME, HOPE AND INSPIRATION IN A DOOMED MALL.
IMRAN JALAL
NEW WORLD PLAZA

NATALIA TAN

Find her at: #01‑14 What she does: Using primarily the Japanese craft of Saori weaving, which is celebrated for its irregularity and “unprogrammed beauty”, this 32‑year‑old transforms salvaged textiles and unwanted fabrics into colourful, large‑scale installations that have earned her commissions from the likes of Diptyque. During her stint at Peace Centre, where she has taken over a space that was formerly the office of a licensed moneylender, she has hand‑crafted A Thousand Knots For Peace, a series of braids measuring a total of one kilometre that now drapes across the ceiling of the luxury fragrance maker’s Ion Orchard boutique. She also describes herself as a “community artist”, as she often invites others to join her in the weaving process, giving them the chance to play artist too. Clock Ties That Bind, a massive curtain that cascades down the atrium of Peace Centre from the second floor – a work she co‑created with the attendees of the community event Groundup Day 2023, held on site last August, using discarded fabrics from eco‑fashion operations Cloop, The Fashion Pulpit and Re‑store.

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