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Pitch Start: OH! Together-Gather in the Kalendar

PARC

11.00 am - 5.00 pm

Huddle Room Corridor

Winner of the YSDAF 2025 Pitch Start grant aimed at engaging Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through the arts.

OH! Together-Gather in the Kalendar is a site-specific art installation that reimagines the traditional Chinese calendar through an art installation, poetry, scent, and touch, inspired by the festival theme, Community: Side by Side.

Suspended braille-printed paper, delicately folded like origami, cascades through the space, inviting visitors to explore words, textures, and scents in an immersive, barrier-free conversation.

The installation becomes a quiet dialogue—a space where design meets empathy and storytelling unfolds through the senses.

About the Artiste / Group

Sumay Cheah, a Malaysian multidisciplinary artist who also leads a OtherHalf Studio based in Malaysia & Singapore, is known for her evocative and immersive works that evoke wonder and exploration often inspired by the interplay of light & shadow and her Peranakan heritage. Her studio, OtherHalf, for their recent art installation OH!Tenang, recently received the prestigious SGMARK Awards 2024 in the Experience Design category and also the Golden Pin Design Award 2024 for Spatial Design. Sumay is passionate about creating thoughtful, sustainable, and inclusive spaces for all.

Sumidik is a Malaysian artist based in Penang. With over eight years of experience, he works across ink, acrylic, and digital mediums. His exhibitions include 8″x6″ Project Exhibition Tour (2019), Belang Exhibition (2020), Peranakan Reimagined (2021), and Of Spaces In Between (2023). He also co-curated the PAUSE exhibition at Hin Bus Depot in 2021. His work often explores themes of identity, culture, and contemporary social narratives.

Achievements

SG Mark Awards 2024
Golden Pin Award 2024
Design for Good 2020 Winner by Design Business Chamber Singapore

Language

English accompanied by multilingual general description of the installation

Team

Artist, Creative Director and Designer: Sumay Cheah Illustrator: Sumidik
Creative Director and Project Manager: Ting Cheah
Sound Designer: Nadir Studios