Arts@JLG: collage Presents: Field Notes for Encountering Nature

ARTWORK SYNOPSIS

Field Notes for Encountering Nature is a public art installation by artists Quek Jia Qi and Aaron Lim. It transforms the Jurong Lake Gardens’ Entrance Pavilion into a community library, using collage as the primary language of visual storytelling and knowledge-making.

Inspired by the intricate networks of fungi and their collective knowledge sharing, the installation reimagines the Entrance Pavilion as a space with multiple entry points for encountering the garden. Like mycelium spreading underground, the artwork creates a rhizomatic network of perspectives, inviting visitors to explore new ways of seeing nature and our relationship with nature.

 

ARTIST BIO

Quek Jia Qi is an interdisciplinary artist who creates socially engaged work that connects art, community, and learning. Her practice focuses on collaborative storytelling through participatory installations, performances, and public programmes that aim to transform spaces and perspectives. Jia Qi was awarded the Social Art Award in 2017 and has presented her work across the US, UK, Europe, and Asia.
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Aaron Lim is an artist and architect focused on cross-disciplinary practices involving collaboration and community engagement, sharing spatial agency. His works have been featured at the Singapore Night Festival, Singapore Heritage Festival, London Festival of Architecture, Singapore Design Week, National Library, National Design Centre, Grey Projects, and The Bartlett Summer Show, among others.
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WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

FIRST WEEKEND (18 – 19 JAN)

Field Notes for Encountering Nature Co-Creation Activity

Let’s co-create new invitations to experience Jurong Lake Gardens! Join us in reimagining how we see, experience, and remember Jurong Lake Gardens. 

In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore the gardens through the art of collage and micro field guides for visitors of Jurong Lake Gardens, creating a living archive of collective perspectives.  

What to expect: 

• Discovery walks through Jurong Lake Gardens
• Collaborative storytelling using collage techniques 
• Creating personal mini field notes that capture your unique garden experience 
• Learning to see nature through multiple, interconnected lenses  

Together, we'll build a community archive that transforms how we understand our local ecosystems. Your creations will become part of an interactive public installation, inviting other visitors to explore the gardens through a collaborative, imaginative lens. 

No prior art experience needed – just bring your curiosity and willingness to see the world differently. 
This class is suitable for both beginners and experienced crafters aged 12 and above. All materials will be provided, but participants are also encouraged to bring their own to add a personal touch to the creations.

Date and time: 18 & 19 Jan 2025, 9am – 12pm
Venue: Lakeside Field, Jurong Lake Gardens

Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and will close when the session is fully subscribed.
This event is free-of-charge, and is rain or shine.

 

Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms
Join Bewilder in making your own golden oyster grow kits! No lab equipment nor hocus pocus needed- just plain honest-to-goodness mushroom growing.
No registration or experience is required. Just drop by and learn the craft of mushroom cultivation!
Grow kits will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. This event is free-of-charge.

Date and time: 18 & 19 Jan 2025, 9am – 1pm
Venue: Lakeside Field, Jurong Lake Gardens

 

SECOND WEEKEND (25 JAN) 

Mush Room For Food [Fully subscribed]
In this collaborative workshop, Bewilder and JLG will be conducting a special session in which you will get to learn how to grow healthy oyster mushrooms and edible plants to create your very own holistic wellness recipes. 

No prior experience needed. This class is suitable for participants aged 12 and above. All materials will be provided. 

Date and time: 25 Jan 2025 (Saturday), 9:30am – 11am 
Venue: Edible Garden, Chinese Garden (beside Grand Arch) 

This event is free-of-charge, and is rain or shine.

 

ABOUT NAC ARTS AND CULTURE NODES NETWORK

The National Arts Council’s island-wide network of Arts & Culture Nodes is an initiative for people to come together to participate in, enjoy, and experience the arts in their neighbourhood. Jurong Lake Gardens is part of the National Arts Council’s Arts & Culture Nodes Network. 

 

ABOUT ARTS@JLG: COLLAGE

Drawing inspiration from the traditional art form of collage, Arts@JLG: collage aims to reimagine Jurong Lake Gardens as a space where diverse forms of visual art converge. 

This community art installation aims to remove barriers between traditional gallery spaces and the natural world, offering visitors an immersive experience that sparks conversation and connection.

 

ABOUT BEWILDER 

 

Bewilder is a Singapore-based mycotechnology company that implements the real-world and potential applications of fungi. With circularity at their core, they biovalorise various by-products into gourmet mushrooms, medicinal mushrooms, mycelium materials and designer mycelium products.

Pioneering the mycological scene in Singapore since 2020, Bewilder comprises boutique brands such as Bewilder Farms, MOLD (Mycological Design Studio), Myeats (Mycelium-based foods) and Bewilder [ED] (Education). They are straight-up underground-up and are proud to grow all their mushrooms and mushroom-related products 100% in their fungal facilities in Singapore. Bewilder now cultivates over 40 different gourmet and medicinal mushroom species, with a special focus on Ganoderma and native species.