Haw Par Villa

Archive Space

29 June – 12 July 2014

Special Thanks to Clara Chow, James Nguyen, Chris Ross, Francisco Vernal

The cultural theme park of Haw Par Villa in Singapore is the subject of Jess Bradford’s recent exhibition at Archive Space. Originally conceived as a space of moral education for families, the internal narratives of the site have been subject to de- and re-construction, both physically and conceptually. Having visited there as a child, Bradford was prompted to return recently after discovering photographs of the site’s painted concrete sculptures in second hand stores. The exhibition Haw Par Villa sees the artist reconsider the park through an investigation of materiality and memory.

— Excerpt from Chloé Wolifson exhibition essay

Exhibition Essay | Artist Text

Installation Photography by Jack Condon