I guess this will be my first involvement in any exhibition in New York City and I will be presenting an animation made with Processing.

It is a far cry from what I initially intended to do which was actually something more interactive with a computer and a webcam but because of the lack of funding I guess a pre-recorded animation will do for now - I hope to materialize it in full scale in future exhibitions.

It's hosted in a small modest gallery in Chinatown and here are the details for anyone interested in attending:

Organized Spaces Exhibition
August 26-September 9, 2005
Artists Reception: Thursday, September 8, 2005, 6-8pm

Guest of Honor: Singapore Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Mr. Vanu Gopala Menon
Venue: Asian American Art Center (26 Bowery, 3rd Floor. New York, NY 10013, USA +1.212.233.2154)
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 12.30 to 6.30pm, Thursday 12.30 to 7.30pm

"A group exhibition of New York-based Singaporean artists whose work explore planned, regimented, didactic or artistic spaces. Included are ceramics, film, paintings, photographs, prints and site-specific installation."

Artists: Colin Goh, Jon Kher Kaw, Geraldine Lau, Alan Oei, Joel Seah, Hong-Ling Wee, Jason Wee, Su-en Wong, sciSKEW Collaborative (H. Koon Wee, Eunice Seng, I-Shin Chow, Steve Chen)

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