Dancing without Touching
Choo Jing Sarah
Taking the form of a multimedia installation, "dancing without touching" presents itself as an alternative discourse of movement and dance in the context of "entertainment" worlds (often referred to as amusement parks) in early Singapore. Reflecting on themes of activation and authorship, subjects are given freehand to interpret, respond and perform within the site.
Artist's Statement
Sarah Choo Jing (b. 1990, Singapore) is known for her interdisciplinary approach to photography, video and installation. Her work depicts identifiable moments and characters within contemporary urban society suggesting a plethora of private and often solitary narratives. The artist is concerned with the gaze of the flaneur, voyeurism and the uncanny.
Juror's Comment
Dancing without Touching provides intimate and discreet one-on-one encounters with solo performers on screen. Visitors are transported to a carnivalesque "funhouse" that skilfully blurs the boundaries between audience and performer, public and private, the physical and the virtual. (Ulanda Blair)
