Sharmini Aphrodite, fyerool darma, Shif, POFMAMAXX and Manni Wang
Junklord Hikayat
Single-channel video (colour, sound), 8:34 min.
Junklord Hikayat is a work that unpacks the epistemology of fables through a remediation and reformatting of its structures, affects, and legacies, into a contemporaneous context. The work tells the story of art handler Bintang789 who finds himself lost and shifting between space, time, and theory. As he contends with what it means to exist simultaneously in multiple realities, he must sift through folklore, memory, and jargon-laden academic speculation in order to find for himself the place where he needs to be. In the work, lore becomes speculative narratives that perpetually evolve, reckoning with the inherently shifting nature of cultural narratives.
Sharmini Aphrodite was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and raised between Johor Bahru and Singapore. Her writing has appeared online and in print. She holds an M.A. in History from Nanyang Technological University and is currently pursuing a joint PhD at the National University of Singapore (Southeast Asian Studies) and King's College London (History).
Trained as a painter, fyerool darma continues to live and work in Singapore, where he balances his life with mounting artworks for others and spending time with his family, friends, and Pipi, their reptilian housemate. As an artist, Fyerool’s work explores the intersections of literature, its misinterpretations, and the enduring traces of technology and its emergence in contemporary society.
Shif does D.I.Y making and Bootlegging as a practice. Born to make fun, Forced to graphic design.
POFMAMAXX produces and designs soundscapes in between Batam, Tainan and Berlin. He remixes electronic sounds with real-world recordings, reverbing the depth of architectures, acoustics, and lore that recurs back to tropes of identity, politics, and cultural memory.
Manni Wang Time is Manni. In the day Manni Wang works as a warehouse assistant, at night she enjoys Roblox and anime over a cup of Teh-C Dinosaur.