NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast

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"NO FLASH". You’ve seen the signs, but what backstory haunts those words? What stories do galleries hide, behind brushstrokes and between sight lines? The official unofficial podcast of National Gallery Singapore gives you a glimpse. Each episode is an audio snapshot of art and culture via an unexpected lens. This is the Gallery like you've never heard it. Experience the thrill of speculative fiction in Third Eye, season 2 of NO FLASH. These mysterious, macabre and magnificent tales are spun by some of Singapore’s most exciting writers. Launching October 29th 2024!

  1. THIRD EYE | Some Mysterious Necessity by Manish Melwani

    29/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | Some Mysterious Necessity by Manish Melwani

    An artist’s statement on her final masterpiece: the inside of a black hole. Propelled by Teh Tien Chong’s ‘Space Probe’ (c.1970s). - Original story: Manish Melwani Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actors: Chong Siak Ching (“The Artist”), Anissa Rahadiningtyas (“Thewa Chawattikhan”), Fish Chaar (“Anikh-Krithak Ray”), Supriya Ghosh (“Unnamed voice #1”), Aaron Yuri Tay (“Unnamed voice #2”) - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    15 min
  2. THIRD EYE | Real Democracy by Diana Rahim

    29/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | Real Democracy by Diana Rahim

    A curious mermaid encounters an anthropologist after she veers too near the shore. Entranced by Basoeki Abdullah’s ‘Struggle for the Re-establishment of the Democracy and the Right for the People’ (Undated). - Original story: Diana Rahim Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actor: Rachel Braberry (“The Mermaid”) - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    20 min
  3. THIRD EYE | On Thursday I Bloomed in the Dark by Lisabelle Tay

    29/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | On Thursday I Bloomed in the Dark by Lisabelle Tay

    It began with sap, leaking from her nose then her ears and her eyes. Rooted by Hernando R. Ocampo’s ‘Dancing Mutants’ (1965). - Original story: Lisabelle Tay Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actor: Lisabelle Tay (“The Narrator”)  - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    13 min
  4. THIRD EYE | Heaven Waits by Ng Yi-Sheng

    29/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | Heaven Waits by Ng Yi-Sheng

    On a planet where it is always night, the little kochasri waits for morning. Illuminated by Warnjing Den’s ‘Memory of the Universe’ (1989). - Original story: Ng Yi-Sheng Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actors: Bruce Quek (“The Narrator”), Lucas Huang (“Kochasri”), Adele Tan (“Garuda”) - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    16 min
  5. THIRD EYE | isolated futures #6 The Autonomous Island of Sentosa by Bani Haykal

    29/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | isolated futures #6 The Autonomous Island of Sentosa by Bani Haykal

    Have you seen the immortal jellyfish? Stung by Zulkifli Dahlan’s ‘Untitled’ (1970s). * This content includes strong language and vulgarities. Listener discretion is advised. - Original story: Bani Haykal Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actor: Bani Haykal (“The Narrator”) - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    17 min
  6. THIRD EYE | An Eye for An Eye by Wen-yi Lee

    25/10/2024

    THIRD EYE | An Eye for An Eye by Wen-yi Lee

    A young girl learns an important lesson on sewing from her mother, her grandmother, and her dead aunt in a dumpster. Threaded by Pacita Abad’s ‘Evil Eye’ (1983). * This episode includes depictions of body horror. Listener discretion is advised. - Original story: Wen-yi Lee Co-editor: Nazry Bahrawi Co-editors & Producers: Erica Lai, Joleen Loh, Kelysha Cheah Kassim Original scoring and sound design: Mervin Wong Voice Actor: Suhui Hee (“The Narrator”) - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    14 min
  7. Season 2 Trailer: THIRD EYE

    SEASON 2, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Season 2 Trailer: THIRD EYE

    Experience the thrill of speculative fiction in Third Eye, season 2 of the NO FLASH podcast! - In art, as in literature, the fantastical and the weird can be found aplenty in Southeast Asia. Think of the Filipino artist-poet David Medalla, who proclaimed in his manifesto in 1965: “I dream of the day when I shall create sculptures that breathe, perspire, cough, laugh, yawn, smirk, wink, pant, dance, walk, crawl, … and move among people as shadows move among people.” His speculative vision produced kinetic artworks, from machines that emit soapy bubbles to those that furrow sand. His sand machines, for example, are an amalgamation of futurist thinking and his personal memories of rice terraces in the Philippines. In his mind’s eye, Medalla saw dreamscapes of shifting scales where there were none.  How might we see as Medalla did? Deep dive into the mysterious, macabre and magnificent through the lens of some of Singapore’s most exciting writers, and see beyond the obvious as they reimagine artworks anew. This season is co-edited by Nazry Bahrawi and features stories by Bani Haykal, Diana Rahim, Lisabelle Tay, Manish Melwani, Ng Yi-Sheng, and Wen-yi Lee. Original scoring and sound design by Mervin Wong. Beamed direct from the Gallery's heart to the theatre of your mind. - Leave us a review! Your feedback fuels our journey and helps us explore new realms of storytelling. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Go to www.nationalgallery.sg for more podcasts and Southeast Asian art! NO FLASH: The Official Unofficial Gallery Podcast is a production of National Gallery Singapore. All rights reserved. Materials in this production may not be reproduced in part or in while without written consent of the Gallery.

    1 min
  8. Unstill Life: THE SPIRIT OF STONE

    11/08/2021

    Unstill Life: THE SPIRIT OF STONE

    Han Sai Por’s Tetrahedron-tetrahedron Interpenetration (1993) traces the shape of its own creation. - THE SPIRIT OF STONE was written by Luke Somasundram and stars Pauline Fan as the voice of The Tetrahedron. This podcast was produced by National Gallery Singapore, with music and sound design by Jevon Chandra, and narration by Noorlinah Mohamed. - SEASON 1: UNSTILL LIFE From a parasite’s hot takes on nationhood, to a goat’s earnest address, to the reflections of most definitely not the Singapore River.  These could be spontaneous conversations. Or they could be the strangest stories never told. Each recorded in the heart of the National Gallery, for the theatre of your mind.  All to answer one question – if art could speak, what would it say?  Would it feel anxious from the weight of our eyes? Or certain of its own significance? Would it know its creators intimately? Or struggle to understand them, the way every child struggles to understand a parent?  Would it relive the past or dream of the future? Listen, and find out for yourself.

    10 min
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"NO FLASH". You’ve seen the signs, but what backstory haunts those words? What stories do galleries hide, behind brushstrokes and between sight lines? The official unofficial podcast of National Gallery Singapore gives you a glimpse. Each episode is an audio snapshot of art and culture via an unexpected lens. This is the Gallery like you've never heard it. Experience the thrill of speculative fiction in Third Eye, season 2 of NO FLASH. These mysterious, macabre and magnificent tales are spun by some of Singapore’s most exciting writers. Launching October 29th 2024!

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