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HEMAN CHONG / NOSLEEPREQUIRED
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FULL CURRICULUM VITAE ( last update : February 2004 )
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Full Name Heman Chong / NoSleepRequired
Email address heman66@gmx.de
Mailing The Substation
Address 01 45 Armenian Street, Singapore 179936
Mailing Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Address 02 Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Contact Number +49 (0) 179 9700 531
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FORMAL EDUCATION
2000-2002 Master of Art in
Communication Art and Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1994-1997 Diploma in Visual Communication, Temasek Polytechnic,
Singapore
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 "Snore louder if you can", The Substation Gallery, Singapore
2003 "The Silver Sessions",
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
"The End of Travelling", Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Germany
(with Isabelle Cornaro)
"Lost (Found Tracks)", Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Germany
2002 "The End of Travelling", The Substation Gallery, Singapore (with Isabelle Cornaro)
2001 "Flashing Lights from Across", The Blue Room, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1999 "DepartureHall", The Substation Gallery, Singapore
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS / PERFORMANCES
2004 "LAB", Kröller Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands
"infiltrate", The Substation Gallery, Singapore
"Twilight Tomorrow", Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
"Resonant Cities", http://mediascot.org, Edinburgh, Scotland
"Depicting Love", Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
"..but this is what we are", Platform Garanti, Istanbul, Turkey
"Along the Gates of the Urban", K&S Gallery, Berlin, Germany
"Berlin-North (with Sparwasser HQ)", Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany
"Transmediale.04", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
"Thinking Archives. Archiving Thoughts." Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Germany
2003 "50th Venice Biennale
(Singapore Pavilion)", Venice, Italy
"Blood: Lines and Connections", Museum of Contemporary
Art, Denver, Colorado, USA
"Ars Electronica 2003 (Not to Scale)", Kunstraum Linz,
Linz, Austria
"CP Open Jakarta Biennale", National Art Gallery, Jakarta,
Indonesia
"15 Tracks", Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo / Fukuoka
Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2003 "De (Internationale) Keuze: The Global Soul",
Rotterdam Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Holland
cont'd "Spektakel Festival: The Global Soul", Zürcher
Theater, Zürich, Switzerland
"Singapore Arts Festival : The Global Soul", Victoria
Theatre, Singapore
"In Transit : The Global Soul", Haus der Kulturen der
Welt, Berlin, Germany
"A Journey to the Centre of the Earth" Matrix Art Project,
Brussels, Belgium
"36 Ideas from Asia", The National Museum, L'Aquila,
Italy
"The President's Young Talent Exhibition", Singapore
Art Museum, Singapore
"Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2003", Immanence,
Paris, France
"Transmediale.03", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin,
Germany
2002 "Sonic Process",
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
"DAVINCIPROJECT VERSION™ 1.0 : In 72 Hours" Theatreworks
Black Box, Singapore
"Single Screen", Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen,
Denmark
"Contemplation Room : See Singapore!", Ovengaden Gallery,
Copenhagen, Denmark
"The Show 2002", Royal College of Art, London, United
Kingdom
2001 "Worms III Festival",
Plastique Kinetic Worms, Singapore
"10th India Triennale", Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi,
India
2000 "Video-Take",
Openbare Bibliotheek De Tweebronnen, Leuven, Belgium
"[ Names Changed to Protect the Innocent ] #07", MP
Community Centre, Singapore
"Local Flavour 8", The Substation, Singapore
"DENSE", Alliance Francaise de Singapour, Singapore
"PHotoEspana 2000 : The Mind on the Edge", Circulo
de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
"Asian Art Festival 2000" Fukuoka Asian Art Museum,
Fukuoka, Japan
1999 "City/Community -
Nokia Singapore Art 1999", Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
"BrainStorm [ What's that in your head ?]", Singapore
Art Museum, Singapore
"The Mongolian Camel Show", London, United Kingdom
"[ Names Changed to Protect the Innocent ] #04", Cairnhill
Arts Centre, Singapore
"Capturing the 'I'", Bugis Junction Shopping Atrium,
Singapore
1997 "Flickering Punctuations", The Substation Gallery, Singapore
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WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES / TALKS
2003 "EASTdiscourse : Symposium
on artists-led spaces", Norwich School of Art and Design,
UK
"Presentation of works 1999-2003", Nordjyllands Kunstskole,
Aalborg, Denmark
"Presentation of commission for Venice Biennale", Sparwasser
HQ, Berlin
"Postshow Talk: In Transit", Haus der Kulturen der Welt,
Berlin, Germany
"2 day Memory workshop (Organiser)", TAMA City University
Museum, Japan
2002 "SeptFest Conference", The Substation, Singapore
2000 "Presentation of Molotov Cocktails: Nokia Art 99",
Singapore Art Museum, SIngapore
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CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2004 "Old habits die hard", Norwich Gallery, Norwich,
UK
"Old habits die hard", Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
"Thinking Archives. Archiving Thoughts", Sparwasser
HQ, Berlin
"RQM", Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
"FRISCHE", Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
2003 "Old habits die hard", Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
2001 "Lame Nights", Performing Arts Lab, The Royal College of Art, London
2000 "Pale Testament", Alliance Francaise de Singapour, Singapore (Publication)
1999 "Geograffiti", www.geograffiti.org, in collaboration with Alfian Sa'at
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AWARDS
2003 "The President's Young Talent Exhibition", Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2001 Triennale Award, 10th India Triennale, India
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RESIDENCIES / INSTITUTIONAL AFFLIATIONS
January - December 2004 Associate Artist, The Substation, Singapore
January - December 2004 Guest Curator, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
January December 2003 Artist-in-Residence, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
September December 2002 Associate Artist, The Substation, Singapore
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GRANTS & BURSARIES
2003 Grant for residency at
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, The National Arts Council, Singapore
International Relations Grant, The National Arts Council, Singapore
2002 Bourse d' Aide à la Réalisation, Département des Affaires Culturelles de la Mairie de Paris, France
2000 Project Grant, The National
Arts Council, Singapore
Bursary for Postgraduate Studies, The National Arts Council, Singapore
Travel Grant, The National Arts Council, Singapore
1999 Project Grant, Lee Foundation, Singapore
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Iskandar Jalil
Edmund Seet
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka,
Japan (Video Library)
Institute of International Visual Art (INIva), London, UK (Video
Library)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Press
Nungesser, Michael. "Vom
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Straits Times, 24 July 2000, Singapore
Seetoh, Joseph. "In the thick of it", Singapore Tatler,
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Barragán, Paco. "El
arte que veine/The art to come", Subastas Siglo XXI, Spain
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Talents Exhibition, Singapore
Internet Links
Sparwasser HQ
http://www.sparwasserhq.de/Index/HTMLma03/heman.htm
http://www.sparwasserhq.de/Index/HTMLma03/HTMLEngA.htm
1st CP Open Jakarta Biennale
http://www.cp-foundation.org/group1/1_02.html
50th Venice Biennale (Singapore
Pavilion)
http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/venezia/bien50/sgp/e-chong.htm
http://www.labiennale.org/en/visualarts/pavilions/participants/singapore.html
http://www.aaa.org.hk/newsletter_venezia50.html
http://www.theartsmagazine.com.sg/current/reviewart3.html
http://www.teknemedia.net/fondazioni/dettaglio_fondazioni.html?newsId=3082
http://www.kondensat-berlin.de/kondensat21/bienalevenedig.htm
10th India Triennale
http://www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM/Newsroom/2001/newsroom_2001_17.htm
Assorted exhibitions
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/others/whats/0306/06_04.html
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Press
http://www.taz.de/pt/2003/04/08/a0199.nf/text
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http://www.theartsmagazine.com.sg/current/reviewart2.html
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http://www.business-standard.com/weekend/story.asp?Menu=17&story=12644
Contributions
http://www.the2ndrule.com/issues/issue14.html
http://www.the2ndrule.com/issues/issue42.html
http://singaporetheatrereviews.net/ttpanimalfarmrv2.html
http://www.rca.ac.uk/show2002cat/com_com.htm
http://www.substation.org/ST_Letter.html
http://www.iniva.org/library/resource/9309
http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/30668.htm