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Get these gorgeous tote bags by local photographers – and help save DECK while at it

100 percent of the proceeds will go to the ongoing Save DECK Building Fund

Dewi Nurjuwita
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Dewi Nurjuwita
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With news of the recent closures of art spaces in Singapore, such as the Substation, the problems plaguing the local independent arts scene is becoming more pronounced. The general consensus is that more has to be done in order to save these spaces in our country. 
Case in point: DECK. Late last year, the contemporary institution for photographic arts announced that its current shipping container will be demolished by March 2021. This leaves the institution with two options: to refit the existing structure or rebuild everything from ground-up. As Deck believes in claiming a permanent space for independent artists and photographers, it then called out for community support to crowdfund a new and permanent building plan with the Save Deck Building Fund.

It just launched its latest initiative under the fund. DECK has collaborated with 15 local and international artists to launch a series of tote bags of 15 selected works to support the Building Fund. The artists are: Aik Beng Chia, Ang Song Nian, Angki Purbandono, Chow and Lin, Feng Li, Hu Qiren, John Clang, Lavender Chang, Liana Yang, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Mitti Ruangkritya, Robert Zhao, Sherman Ong, Theseus Chan and Yukari Chikura. Each tote bag tells a different story, and only 30 of each design is available. 

"With the vision for a permanent building for photography arts and the community, the DECK building contribute to the development of our future visual voices. The arrival of an alternative arts space signals the coming of age in Singapore embracing diversities in the arts ecosystem," DECK says in a Facebook post

Every purchase counts, because 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the ongoing Building Fund. You can get the totebags from now till March 31 here

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