
D.A.ACTIVIST is a womenswear collection by Lilia Yip and Mona Choo. The collection features artwork on clothes cut to free-form rectangular patterns, made with an ethical and sustainable practice.
Creative [SIN]ergy
The Substation is a non-profit organisation. It relies on financial and in-kind support from the general public, commercial organisations and foundations. They receive approximately 15% of their annual operating budget from the government. Funds received cover the costs of operating, developing programmes and producing events.
They welcome your support, feedback and participation and hope that in turn, The Substation provides you with fulfilling and extraordinary creative experiences.
Founded in 1990 by the late Kuo Pao Kun, The Substation is Singapore’s first independent contemporary arts centre. We are centrally located in the city’s civic district. Our venues include a black box theatre, a gallery, a dance studio,Random Room and two multi-function classrooms. We present and co-present a wide range of artists and programmes, from traditionally trained dancers to local rock bands; established visual artists to young poets; publications to international short film festivals; experimental theatre to seminal conferences on Singapore arts and culture.
Over the years, The Substation has worked with some of Singapore’s most critically acclaimed artists, writers and intellectuals; currently we are working closely with our Associate Artists. Just as importantly, younger and emerging artists are constantly approaching us to use our venues, and to get our support. We are always open to new proposals and ideas, and would like to hear from you.
The Substation’s mission is to support research and innovation in the arts by:


Creative [SIN]ergy recently organised at talk for A Level AEP (Art Elective Programme) Students visiting from Singapore. These talks were held at Hillspring Lodge on Saturday 12 December 2009. The group were made up of 40 students and 4 teachers from the AEP.
Mohyin Kwan's glass sculptures were recently featured at the Visual Arts exhibition for Singapore Encore in Brussels on Wednesday, 25th November 2009 at the Musical Instruments Museum. This event was organised in partnership with the Singapore Embassy in Belgium. In attendances were about 150 dignitaries from the diplomatic, business and cultural sectors of Belgian society.
Ernest Goh's photography series Play, was recently featured at the Visual Arts exhibition for Singapore Encore in Brussels on Wednesday, 25th November 2009 at the Musical Instruments Museum. This event was organised in partnership with the Singapore Embassy in Belgium. In attendances were about 150 dignitaries from the diplomatic, business and cultural sectors of Belgian society.
Play (Singapore Kites Series) is a series of night-scapes Ernest Goh produced while documenting the sport of remote-control kite flying in Singapore. Every week, enthusiasts pilot kites attached with LED lights, illuminating the night sky with a riot of colours. But their ghostly flight paths are only visible when captured by long-exposure photography. The night sky was his black canvas while the kites were his multi-coloured brushes. Ernest simply allowed the both of them to meet in his viewfinder.
Play was featured in Canvas, a photography book specially created for the International Monetary Fund meeting in Singapore in 2006.
Photographer Louis Lau was selected to provide a photo to be used on the PROJECT: slingSHORT09 graphic collateral.