Singapore Night Festival 2022

Artist: Vertical Submarine
When: 7.30pm and 8.45pm, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 and 27 August
Where: Cathay Green

It’s a theatre experience, meant to mimic strolling through the grounds of the old Cathay Hotel. But here, you play the role of a detective – bringing you through an absorbing storyline that delves into a mysterious curse and the separation of two lovers. Plenty of interesting characters show up too, from Pontianak to Mambo Girl. 

Purchase tickets to Cathay Hotel: The Curse of the Missing Red Shoe for $33. 

Artist: Madeleine by Lueur, The Melting Pot by Adeline Tan and Benedict Teo and Glitches of You by Amanda Tan
When: 7.30pm to 12am
Where: Stamford Clock Tower

Look out for a beautiful hornbill projected on Stamford Clock Tower. This visual feast featuring the hornbill is served up by Lueur, a group of Media Post-Production (MPP) students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The pop art-style projection mapping artwork titled Madeleine features a hornbill’s flight through the elements of the precinct’s history and art. Joining Team Lueur are Amanda Tan – behind the work Glitches of You – and Adeline Tan and Benedict Teo, who worked on The Melting Pot. Amanda Tan explores the notion of a multicultural modern identity in a dance of glitch art and fractured pixels while The Melting Pot shines a light on the different communities that lived around the Bras Basah area.

Find out more details on Projection Mapping at Stamford Clock Tower.

Artist: Farm
When: 7.30pm-12am, August 19 to 27
Where: Stamford Walkway

Let’s not deny it – pretty lights catch our attention. And ‘Paddy Fields’ is one installation that does just that, with elegant reed-like lights that are swooping over a common walkway. It represents the long-forgotten habits of how folks would dry rice along the banks of Stamford Canal, otherwise known as Sungei Brass Bassa back in the day. 

Find more details on Paddy Fields.

When: 19 to 27 August 2022
Time: 7.30pm to 12am
Where: National Museum of Singapore

Ancient myths and legends come to life on the facade of the National Museum. The vibrant projection by studio Maxin10sity gives us a feast for the eyes with Stories from Forbidden Hill using ancient wall murals and nature to give viewers an interesting outlook of Singapore’s history dating back to the 14th century.

Find out more details on Stories from Forbidden Hill.

Artist: Nhawfal Juma’at
When: 7.30pm-12am, August 19 to 27
Where: Waterloo Centre

It might be an installation that blends in with the old-school ambience of Waterloo Centre, draped in greenery, but “Nocturne” is one that zooms into the ordinary moments of life. Here, it depicts a conversation held between two in a coffee shop – both figures in the shape of sculptures. If you head down during certain timings (8-8.45pm, 9.30-10.15pm), you’ll also get a gander at ‘Discoloo Centre’, a live disco dance performance.

Find out more on Nocturne: Conversations with Waterloo.

Artist: Twardzik Ching Chor Leng
When: 7.30pm-12am, August 19 to 27
Where: SMU Green 

When colourful inflatables are laid across the lawn of SMU Green, it’s tempting to…touch. With ‘Fecundus’, unlike most museum exhibits, you can look and touch. These larger-than-life inflatables, with the likes of rice kernels and seeds, are entirely malleable and you can shape them into your own sculptures.

Find more details on Fecundus. 

Artist: tobyato
When: 7.30pm to 12am
Where: Canning Rise

Walk through Fort Canning Park and you’ll stumble upon the tobyato bird pitstop, which is an artistic nod to Singapore’s rich biodiversity. Inspired by William Farquhar collection of 19th-century natural history drawings, the tobyato bird pitstop is the work of visual artist and graphic designer Toby Tan, who erected the three-dimensional objects for the first time in his commision for the festival. You will also rediscover the well-trodden park which illuminates the night thanks to the dreamy fairy lights.

Find out more details on Tobyato.