Onto its third edition, Art Encounters returns to Orchard Road as part of Singapore Art Week 2021. This time, it features a unique Augmented Reality (AR) experience by tech artist Eugene Soh (aka DUDE). Called AltARed State, it is an invitation to discover how you might have been affected in this new and constantly evolving state in which we live. Galvanising the power of art and technology to bring to life, the interactive installation situates the viewer in the centre of the work – and the world that Soh has created.
Art Encounters was first launched during Singapore Art Week 2020 as a travelling artist's studio and gallery housed within repurposed shipping containers. Its aim was to bring art to unique sites around Singapore. The first edition, which took place last January, featured Lionel Sabatte, one of the most renowned French contemporary artists; while the second one takes the form of a black-light drawing installation in the historic district of Kampong Glam.