Rituals and wellbeing: Tiffany Singh in conversation
“The purpose of my work is to draw the audience towards consideration of multiple perspectives.”
ExhibitionsClosed
Tiffany Singh: Total internal reflection
How are you feeling? This experimental installation invites you to choose a colour based on how you feel right now. Press a button and become part of an evolving communal light sculpture.
When | Āhea
17 Mar 2018 – 26 Oct 2022
Where | Ki hea
Toi Art, Level 5
Cost | Te utu
Free entry
Ages | TE REANGA
All ages
Artist Tiffany Singh believes engaging with the arts can improve physical and mental health. She intends Total internal reflection to be an expression of our collective wellbeing through colour.
A maximum of 30 people can be in the room at once.
Each colour selected for Total internal reflection is captured in real time – a record of how visitors are collectively shaping the artwork. This data is available in open source for creative reuse.
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Tiffany Singh: Indra’s bow
Spices, herbs, gemstones, and other natural materials believed to have healing properties are arranged here in a rainbow, a vision of hope and new beginnings. Fair-trade bells hang on the ribbons, and below them is a salt mandala – a symbol of cleansing and ritual.
Closed
17 Mar 2018 – 20 Nov 2022
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
For educatorsMā te pouako
Join the Talking Pictures – primary education visit. Visit the new art galleries and make art come alive… Every artwork can talk to us, but sometimes we need to know what questions to ask!
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