A T M A D I B R A T A

Kelvin Atmadibrata 1 River Valley Close #15-03, Singapore 238427 +65 91682230 / kelvingarinkz@gmail.com updated by 13 October 2010 Artistic Statement I see art practice as an academic form of visual creations. The process and research of art-making become more important than the formal qualities of the works. Alongside this preference, I am also particularly interested in the issues pertaining LGBT-community through the study of popular culture which I aim to pursue through a long-term initiative, rainbowartproject. With creative practice, I hope to see modification of perspective among the majority regarding such issues. Education Present Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interactive Media; School of Art, Design & Media, Nanyang Technological University;

Graduating in July 2012 2008 GCE ‘A’ Level

Tampines Junior College 2006 GCE ‘O’ Level

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Exhibitions 2010 MAN-MADE#1, group show at DYMK bar, curated by

rainbowartsproject Rooftop Access, group show for IndigNation6 at the attic@my art

space, curated by rainbowartsproject and supported by PeopleLikeUs 爸, group show at DYMK bar, curated by rainbowartsproject Rooted In Ephimeral Speak (RITES), performance art event at

Brother Joseph McNally gallery, LaSalle College of the Art, curated by Lee Wen and Kai Lam, supported by The Artist Village and Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore

Roving Artists, performance art event at the Substation, part of Night Festival 2010 curated by Ezzam Rahman, supported by the Substation

Eating With Family, group show at The Arts House, curated by the artist and Catherine Cheok, supported by Centre For Fathering

IMPRINTS, group show at red dot museum, curated by Singapore Contemporary Young Artists and yesterday.sg, supported by National Heritage Board

2009 Dipped In Red, solo show at PLU Café, part of Action For AIDS’

World AIDS Day 2009 program, supported by Action For AIDS APPLE, group show at fill your walls gallery Green, group show at UE square, curated by fill your walls gallery 2008 Mobile Garden: an origami project, duet show with Rin Ioka (Japan)

at Forth gallery Yellow Ribbon Project Community Art Exhibition at Botanical Garden,

commissioned installation

  project:GORDIUS, 2010 installation of interactive black-box with collage photograph project:GORDIUS explores the relationship of late-night clubbing through minimal interactive control of LED lights, photos of clubbing scene and illustration of the so-called desired physique. Viewers were able to control the LED lights as they vary from one box to another and listening to two different soundtracks.

Black Balloon, 2010 performance A durational performance where the artist bit a string of helium-filled black balloon explores the relationship between a symbolized drug and it’s abuser. This series of work has been extended into drawings, readymates sculptures and interactive installation. The artist has also worked with local poet, Raj Kumar in collaborating poems into the installation. The piece was performed in Hong Lim Park in October 2010.

Conversation with a Mannequin#1, 2009 performance The beginning of a longer project titled Conversation with a Mannequin, this performance explore the relationship between an admirer and a desired physique through visualized emotion. The artist used red as the main representation and color symbol to imagine the physical and mental boundary between the two performers. The piece was performed during the artist’s solo show titled Dipped In Red in PLU Hangout Café, supported by Action For AIDS Singapore.

Conversation with a Mannequin #2, 2010 storyboard collage, series of 27 A continuation of the performance piece, this series of storyboard collage again explores the relationship between the admirer and the desired. The piece narrates the transformation journey of a human turning into a mannequin and vice-versa. Similarly, in Conversation with a Mannequin #3, this piece is developed into a narrative for gaming and hypertext media.

Water Rune, 2010 performance This performance explores the given theme ‘Celebration’ through the creation of unusual persona. The artist ‘evolved’ into a ‘creature’ through the use of popular clothing, crafts and ice. Based on RPG virtual game, the artist created a character imbued with ice element. The piece was performed during Night Festival 2010’s Roving Artists program at the Substation, curated by Ezzam Rahman.

Baby’s Breath, 2010 performance A response to the melamine case found in baby’s milk powder, this performance questions the degree of innocence between adults and their toddlers. The series of Baby’s Breath explores the relationship between maturity and innocence and has includes origami paintings and tape sculptures. The piece was initially performed in May 2010 during a group show curated by the artist and Catherine Cheok titled Eat With Family at the Arts House. It was performed again in July 2010 during Rooted In Ephimeral Speak (RITES) program curated by Lee Wen and Kai Lam and supported by The Artists Village and Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore in Brother Joseph McNally gallery in LaSalle College of Art.