Creative [SIN]ergy presents,
generiCity
Uniquely Singapore - Distinctively London?
Supported by Singapore International Foundation, Contact Singapore, Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
Come join us for an inquiry into generic urban spaces within cities, with specific examples relating to London and Singapore, through an exhibition and a discussion forum.
VENUE
Crypt Gallery
St Pancras Church
Euston Road, London NW1 2BA
PRIVATE VIEW / OPENING RECEPTION
16 Sept 2010, Thursday, 6:30 - 9:00pm
DISCUSSION FORUM
19 Sept 2010, Sunday, 3:00 – 7:00pm
Admission is free.
Please RSVP for both the Private View and Discussion Forum at info@generi-city.net [3]
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Using photography as a medium of observation, communication and representation, this project has been a series of ongoing conversations on generic spaces between six pairs of architects and architectural students in London and Singapore over the past year. Six key activity spaces (Transit, Eating, Leisure, Retail, Living and Occupational) that define our contemporary life have been identified as the basis for discussion. This exhibition showcases the collective findings by the correspondents.
The main theoretical position of the project arise from the prevailing condition of cities striving to be unique through icons, but yet reinforcing the generic with cities made the same through the endless repetition of differences by the same set of building programs and signature ‘starchitecture’ styles. Therefore, rather than claiming uniqueness through cultural references in architectural expression or iconic figurative gestures; this project questions and rediscovers the uniqueness of urban spaces through the most generic and banal scenes of everyday life. Perhaps, the uniqueness of the city can only be revealed through celebrating the generic.
