Peerada Liew Portfolio

P E E R A D A L I E W C H A N PATA N A

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ABOUT ME

HELLO My name is PEERADA LIEW (b.2001, Thailand). I just recently graduated from School of the Arts, Singapore with a Fine Arts I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a c c a l a u re a t e C a re e r- R e l a t e d Program Certificate (IBCP).

As a developing student architect, I am passionate and focused on my practice. I enjoy conceptualising and experimenting with forms to create new innovative designs. Furthermore, I have strong time management skills and am receptive to feedback.

Through going on overseas learning trips with my school, I have gained new perspectives on i s s u e s f a c i n g s o c i e t y t o d a y, a n d t h i s h a s inspired me to pursue a career that helps and engage the community through art and design.

CONTENTS

PROFESSIONAL 0 1 PAT H F I N D E R PA V I L L I O N

02 SWISS CLUB BAR

ACADEMIC 03 WE THE CITIZENS OF

04 THAI FRIEND

05 FINAL YEAR EXHIBITION

PERSONAL 06 ILIGHT COMPETITION

07 CDL SCULPTURE COMPETITION

PROFESSIONAL Internship With Zarch Collaboratives, an Architecture Firm in Singapore.

23/10/2019 - 26/11/2019

0 1 PAT H F I N D E R PA V I L L I O N

02 SWISS CLUB BAR

P AT H F I N D E R P A V I L I O N , T H E L O O K O U T Date : June - September 2019

Location : Fort Canning Park, Singapore

Project Type : Pavilion

Client : Singapore Bicentennial Pathfinder is a series of temporary pavilions set within the lush gardens atop Fort Canning Hill, designed as part of the Singapore Bicentennial 2019. The pavilions invite visitors to explore 700 years of Singapore’s history through a spatial experience that combine artefacts, maps, flora and written word.

One of works titled, The Lookout, consists of three telescopes, the Layered , Faceted and Infinity telescope, which showcase how the hidden sea has been a key constant in Singapore over the centuries.

In this work, I assisted in conceptualising the work, designed the overall structural design and the inner workings of the telescope.

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FRONT VIEW

SIDE VIEW

SITE PLAN

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Placement of the telescope : Facing the Singapore River as it will tie in with the concept of how hidden sea has been a key constant in Singapore over the centuries.

T E L E S C O P E L AY O U T

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B

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A : T H E FA C E T E D T E L E S C O P E

B : T H E L AY E R E D T E L E S C O P E

TELESCOPE TYPE C : THE INFINITY TELESCOPE

* Ty p e C : T h e I n f i n i t y Telescope’s interior was too dark to be documented

PERSPECTIVE SECTION : TELESCOPE TYPE C SIDE VIEW

FRONT VIEW

PERSPECTIVE SECTION : TELESCOPE TYPE B

The placement of the telescope is facing the Singapore River as it will tie in with the concept of how hidden sea has been a key constant in Singapore over the centuries.

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E X P E R I M E N TA L S K E T C H E S : F O R M

E X P E R I M E N TA L S K E T C H E S : L AY O U T

MODEL MAKING

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SWISS CLUB BAR DESIGN Location : Swiss Club Singapore

Project Type : Bar Design Proposal

CLIENT: Swiss Club For this bar design, I drew inspiration from the Swiss Alps as I wanted the design to capture one of Switzerland most iconic motif and present it in an elegant and refined design.

I choose to have the contours of the mountains as the overall motif and repeated it on top to create a sense of rhythm and mimics the depths of layers in the Swiss Alps. Each motif has a light fixture that illuminates the line and helps to accentuate the mountain motifs.

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RENDER : SIDE VIEW

FINAL SKETCHES

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ACADEMIC Selected artworks from my body of works from 2018 - 2019 at School of t h e A r t s S i n g a p o r e ( S O TA )

03 WE THE CITIZENS OF

04 THAI FRIEND

05 FINAL YEAR EXHIBITION

เ พื่ อ น ไ ท ย ( T H A I F R I E N D ) 275cm x 25cm

Film Photographic Print on a LED lightbox

2018

As part of the neither here nor there series, เพื่อนไทย

(Thai Friend) further captures the Thai Diaspora's assimilation into Singapore, seen specifically in the Golden Mile Complex.

Through interviews, I learnt that they assimilate by building a Thai community. The lightbox mimics a LED sign in Golden Mile and is which the title is derived. It comprises of 10 images aligned side to side to form one image. As it progresses, the overlaying become more evident and lines between shots become less contrasting, suggesting how the Thai diaspora integrates into a the space.

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FRONT VIEW

PERSON VIEWING WORK

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CLOSE UP OF PHOTOGRAPH

WE THE CITIZENS OF ‌ 42cm x 20cm x 34cm

White Acrylic Sheets, LED Lights, Wood, Thai spices

2019 we the citizens of‌ dwells on the duality of nationality within a Thai migrant residing in Singapore. The form is modelled after a dormitory in Singapore that resides many Thai migrants.

The light flicker from red & white, the colour of a singapore flag, to red, white, blue , the colour of the Thai flag. The flickering light aims to capture the constantly changing identity of a migrant as they begin to question their sense of belonging in a new country and their own nationality.

In this work, Thai spices are also placed within the box to emulate the sensation of a Thai setting and being surrounded by the glowing neon lights reminisce of Golden Mile complex, a Thai enclave for migrants in Singapore.

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EXHIBITION SIDE VIEW

EXHIBITION FRONT VIEW

S C H E M AT I C S K E T C H E S

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NEITHER HERE NOR THERE Footprint : 2.1m x 6.2m

Final Year Exhibition

2019 “so, here you are too foreign for home, too foreign for here. never enough for both.” - Ijeoma Umebinyuo. Migrating to Singapore at the age of seven, my artistic practice is centred around the idea of the Thai diaspora.

As a migrant who constantly struggle between different cultures, my body of works explore the Thai migrants’ cultural assimilation into the new environment of Singapore, commenting and questioning the duality of their identity.

To facilitate this, I created a space where the audience may have a contemplative mindset as they begin to question the identity of a migrant. The exhibition consists of works ranging from prints, installations, sculptures and lastly a film. The film showcases each element from each of my works and ties the overarching narrative in all of them, reaching the conclusion that a migrant’s identity is constantly residing in the in between.

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SIDE VIEW

S K E T C H O F L AY O U T

EXHIBITION RENDER

EXHIBITION RENDER WITH TECHNICAL SET UP

*Note that the artworks changed as there were some changes with the work

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PERSONAL Competitions I participated in 2019

06 ILIGHT COMPETITION

07 CDL SCULPTURE COMPETITION

T H E S U M O F I T S PA R T S I S G R E AT E R T H A N I T S W H O L E iLight 2020 Light Installation Competition

Project Type : Group Proposal (Role : Leader)

Materials : Electro Luminescent Lights (Green small), Electro Luminescent Lights (TAPE), LED Lights (Interior)

Footprint : 15.56m Length x 3.75m Width

Location : Waterfront Promenade , Singapore

The Sum of its parts is Greater than its Whole is a light installation that shine light on the issue of e-waste by showcasing how we should find value in the individual electronic components, rather than seeing as its whole.

The work challenges the notion by using perspective as the top view mimics a phone motherboard and a cityscape, while eye-level perspective mimics a landfill, depicting the immense quantity of electronic waste that we are not aware of in our cities today.

Furthermore, the work invites the audience to place their phones on top of these “components� (the infinity boxes) which would activate a sensor on top. This would then illuminate the LED lights in the box forming an infinity box of circuits, suggesting the endless possibility that an individual component could have.

Thus, blurring the lines between the physical and perceived perception of electronic waste as the boxes gives an illusion of endless space and possibilities.

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E L E VAT I O N 120CM 100CM 80CM 60CM

*The boxes are of varying heights & sizes AERIAL VIEW 15.56M

3.7M

The aerial view resembles a motherboard of a phone and a cityscape.

FRONT VIEW

BACK VIEW

The front view resembles an electronic waste landfill and the boxes all align to form a mountain pile form.

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS OF THE BOXES

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CYCLE Public Sculpture Competition by CDL (City Development Limited) - 1st Place Student Category

Project Type : Maquette (The public sculpture is currently under construction and will be built late 2020)

Materials : Copper-coloured Aluminium Strip

Maquette Size : 35cm x 30cm x 18cm (Scale 1:10)

Location : Wisma Geylang Serai, Singapore

Cycle is a metal sculpture that encapsulates the idea of the circular economy and pays homage to the Malay heritage.

The form of the sculpture is derived from the Mobius strip, a surface with only one side and only one boundary. The sides are interconnected in a loop, suggesting the notion of the circular system and the curves and bends in the sculpture mimics the recycling symbol, once again instilling the idea of the minimising and reusing.

The repetitive interwoven lines in the sculpture aims to mimic the weave of rattan, used in traditional Malay games and crafts. Thus, Cycle captures the idea of the circular economy and pays tribute to the Malay heritage in an introspective way.

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MAQUETTE : SIDE VIEWS

SKETCHES Incorporating the interweave pattern from rattan

RENDER

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C H O I C E O F M AT E R I A L I initially wanted my sculpture to be made out of wood to mimic rattan.

However after trying to figure out how it will be constructed ; in wood blocks, chips or carved, it will require a lot of skill and will have a lot of technical difficulties.

Thus, I chose a copper-coloured metal as I felt that it is durable and more malleable to form into the desired shape I want.

THANK YOU for taking the time to view and consider my portfolio.

Have a phenomenal day!