Can paper have a personality or point of view? What if paper had a voice? Write something from the perspective of paper in this workshop by artist and writer Nabilah Said and ponder the relationship you have with this humble material. Participants are asked to bring something made of paper that is meaningful to them.
A “Meaningful” Writing Class: A Creative Writing Word-Shop by Nabilah Said is part of the programming for the exhibition, Superfluous Things: Paper.
In this workshop, participants will:
• Explore the functionality, materiality and abstract concepts related to paper
• Write a piece of creative text from the perspective of paper
• Learn and develop a greater sense of empathy for the stories of others
Nabilah Said is a Singapore-based playwright, editor and poet. Her play ANGKAT: A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native (2019) won Best Original Script at the 2020 Life Theatre Awards, and Inside Voices (2019) won the Outstanding New Work award at London’s VAULT Festival. She has worked with Teater Ekamatra, The Necessary Stage and T>:Works. She featured an essay in the exhibition Bad Imitation (2022) and co-created the audiovisual trail Lost & Found: Serangoon (2021). A former Straits Times arts correspondent, Nabilah is currently the editor of the regional arts publication, ArtsEquator. She also teaches writing across various age groups.
VENUE: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark (Level 3)
ADDRESS: 39 Keppel Road, Singapore 089065
EVENT WEBSITE: SAM, Ticketmaster (for tickets)
DATE AND TIME
23 Jul 2022, 2pm-5pm. $25/$20.