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Title: Shazia Hafiz Ramji Interview 1: Clip 1
Keyword: Poetic Intervention, Surveillance, Water
Date: 2018-01-28
Description: In this clip, Shazia Hafiz Ramji discusses the circumstances of beginning to write Port of Being, her debut poetry collection and winner of the 2017 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. She recounts a story of seeing a child interact with a public transit cop and how she noticed the various forms of surveillance in such a public space. She also describes visiting the Teck Gallery, where she wrote most of the poems in her collection. At the time of this interview, Ramji's collection was not yet released.

Title: Stanley Park 33
Keyword: Rocks, Water, Ecology
Date: 2018-01-31
Description: Image of large rock partly covered in plant life and mostly submerged in shallow water.

Title: Promontory 2: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Water, Landscape / Skyline, Architecture
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: Tall buildings around the Promontory.

Title: Cindy Mochizuki Clip 1
Keyword: Site-specific, Memory, Migration, Space, Water, Ecology, Family, Boat, Globalization, Displacement
Date: 2019-06-07
Description: In this clip, visual artist Cindy Mochizuki comments on her work called Paper. Mochizuki outlines the inspiration and history of this project and this discussion leads to topics of space, globalization, ecology, memory, and the trans-Pacific.

Title: Vancouver Harbour 16
Keyword: Water, City, Mountains
Date: 2018-01-26
Description: Image of North Vancouver from across Vancouver Harbour.

Title: Lamma Island 12
Keyword: Water, Ecology, Shore, Sand
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Image of water on a sand shore and a rectangular object covered in plant life.

Title: Kusu Island 10
Keyword: Water, Landscape / Skyline, Surveillance, Islands
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: A sign states "GUARDIANS/PARENTS PLEASE SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES." Main island city skyline in the background.

Title: Downtown Vancouver Skyline 4: As Seen from Residence Inn
Keyword: City, Skyline
Date: 2018-01-22
Description: Image of the view behind the Residence Inn hotel in Downtown Vancouver showing tall buildings and trees.

Title: Victoria Harbour 44
Keyword: Water, Land Reclamation, Sand, Ships, City
Date: 2018-03-10
Description: Image of two ships carrying sand with city skyline in the background.

Title: W Waterfront Road
Keyword: Transportation, City, Skyline
Date: 2018-01-30
Description: Image of a train and city skyline.

Title: Singapore River Cruise Video 15
Keyword: Water, City, Skyline, Architecture, Economy
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: Video as the Singapore River Cruise boat passes by the Fullerton Bay Hotel; tall buildings are visible in the background. Duration: 0:49

Title: Tower Beach Ambient Sounds
Keyword: Water, Waves, Shore, Sounds
Date: 2018-02-02
Description: Audio of the sound of the waves hitting the shore at Tower Beach. Duration: 0:41

Title: East Coast Park Audio 1
Keyword: Water, Waves, Sounds
Date: 2018-02-27
Description: Audio of ambient sounds at East Coast Park, including the sound of waves hitting the shore. Duration: 0:46

Title: Victoria Harbour 41
Keyword: Water, Ships, Movement, Land Reclamation, Sand, Development, City
Date: 2018-03-10
Description: Image of foamy water marking the path of a boat with a ship carrying sand and construction on West Kowloon on the background.

Title: Labrador Park 34
Keyword: Landscape / Skyline, Park, Rocks
Date: 2018-02-25
Description: A pathway with a rocky shore on the right and trees to the left. City skyline in background.

Title: Singapore Maritime Gallery 11
Keyword: Colonisation, Education, Preservation
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: Parchment wall section titled "The Treaties of 1819 and 1824."

Title: Lamma Island 19
Keyword: Shore, Sand, Water, Boats
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Image of a sand shore with docked boats and tree-covered hills in the background.

Title: Lamma Island Video 7
Keyword: Water, Shore, Waves, Shells, Sand
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Video of small waves coming in to the sand shore. Duration: 0:41

Title: Marina Barrage 22
Keyword: Water, Industry, Construction
Date: 2018-02-26
Description: Dam with construction site and ships in the background.

Title: Water Tour 81
Keyword: Cemetery, Landscape, Forest
Date: 2018-03-13
Description: Close-up image of Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery on the mountain side.

Title: Juria Toramae 4: Clip 4
Keyword: Photography, Islands, Mapping
Date: 2018-02-24
Description: Juria Toramae talks about her process of super-imposing maps of Singapore on top of each other to show how the coast / outline of the island has changed over time and compare it to her work with photographs in Points of Departure.

Title: Downtown Vancouver Skyline 10: As Seen from Residence Inn
Keyword: City, Skyline
Date: 2018-01-30
Description: Image of the city skyline behind the Residence Inn Hotel in the early morning.

Title: Downtown Vancouver 2: Behind Residence Inn
Keyword: City, Construction, Development
Date: 2018-01-30
Description: Image of construction being done on the side of a high-rise building surrounded by other tall buildings.

Title: Lamma Island 8
Keyword: Ecology, Sand, Shells, Water, Shore
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Image of bright green plant life and small shells on a sand shore.

Title: Nuraliah Norasid 3: Clip 3
Keyword: Communication, Culture, Embodiment
Date: 2018-02-27
Description: Nuraliah Norasid discusses how she conceived of the languages in The Gatekeeper in relation to the physical bodies of the different races and their social organisations. She explains her decision to use the medusa as a central figure in the novel.

Title: Victoria Harbour Audio 1
Keyword: City, Sounds
Date: 2018-03-10
Description: Audio of the ambient sounds at Victoria Harbour. Duration: 0:39

Title: Tower Beach 2
Keyword: Shore, Rocks, Water, Trees
Date: 2018-02-02
Description: Image of water and a rock shore with logs and trees on the left side of the shot.

Title: Tower Beach 1
Keyword: Shore, Rocks, Water
Date: 2018-02-02
Description: Image of water and a rock shore.

Title: Tower Beach 14
Keyword: Shore, Rocks, Water, Waves
Date: 2018-02-02
Description: Image of small waves coming towards a rock shore.

Title: Charles Lim 2: Clip 2
Keyword: Foreshores Act, Water, Visual Art, Mixed Media Art
Date: 2018-02-26
Description: Charles Lim discusses what he thinks the purpose of visual art is and how visual arts intersect with invisible forces (such as The Foreshores Act).

Title: Wayde Compton Clip 3
Keyword: Ecosystem, Land, Law, Power, Language
Date: 2018-01-23
Description: This section of the interview starts by discussing the way Compton integrates multiple genres into his works. The conversation then ties in the topic of genre theory with a discussion of discourse and language use.

Title: TELUS World of Science 12
Keyword: Questions, Art, City
Date: 2018-01-22
Description: Image of a giant red question mark symbol tilted towards the right side of the shot with False Creek and city skyline in the background.

Title: Fullerton Hotel 6: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Water, Art, Architecture, Culture, Landscape / Skyline
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: River an city skyline looking toward the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. Fullerton Hotel partially visible.

Title: Clarke Quay 5: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Water, Growth, erosion, Rocks
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: Stone wall with plants growing up the side. Bright pink visible on the top.

Title: Portside Park Video 1
Keyword: City, Movement
Date: 2018-01-30
Description: Video by Terminal Avenue in Vancouver looking out the window at the buildings as the SkyTrain moves past them. Duration: 0:32

Title: Downtown Vancouver Skyline 2: As Seen from Residence Inn
Keyword: City, Skyline
Date: 2018-01-22
Description: Image of the view behind the Residence Inn hotel in Downtown Vancouver showing multiple tall buildings.

Title: Kusu Island 33
Keyword: Sand
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: Small shells, rocks, leaves, and other debris on a sandy beach.

Title: Kitsilano Beach 24
Keyword: Sand, Particles, Shells, Shore
Date: 2018-01-24
Description: Image of sand, small shells, and very small rocks.

Title: Fullerton Hotel 8: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Water, Architecture, economy
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: River and Fullerton Bay Hotel.

Title: Stanley Park 99
Keyword: Totem Poles, Indigenous Culture, Relationality, Positionality, Trees, Colonialism
Date: 2018-01-31
Description: Image of totem poles and trees. There is a sign stating "Please STAY OUT of the Totem Pole Area" at the bottom left of the shot.

Title: Intertidal Polyphonies

Title: ArtScience Museum 5: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Landscape / Skyline, Architecture, Art, Culture
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: ArtScience museum. Marina Bay Sands in the background (right).

Title: Stanley Park 21
Keyword: Rocks, Shore, Water
Date: 2018-01-31
Description: Image of small rocks on a muddy shore.

Title: Jason Wee 3: Clip 3
Keyword: Planning & Design, Colonisation, Mixed Media Art, Government Intervention
Date: 2018-02-23
Description: Jason Wee explains the thought behind his art installation Labyrinths, with references to choreography, colonisation, and governmental planning.

Title: Fullerton Hotel 7: Singapore River Cruise
Keyword: Water, economy, Culture, Landscape / Skyline
Date: 2018-03-01
Description: River and city skyline featuring the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay and The Float at Marina Bay.

Title: West Kowloon Cultural District Video 12
Keyword: Water, Shore, Waves, Rocks
Date: 2018-03-17
Description: Video of waves hitting the rock shore as well as a thick metal bar at West Kowloon. Duration: 00:23

Title: Marina Barrage Audio 2
Keyword: Water, Waves, Birds, Sounds
Date: 2018-02-26
Description: Audio of the ambient sounds at Marina Barrage, including the sound of waves and birds singing. Duration: 0:50

Title: Lamma Island 5
Keyword: Shore, Sand, Shells, Ecology, Relationality, Waste, Water, Boats
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Image of a discarded hand fan covered in shells and marine life with other small shells on the surrounding sand and with water and boats in the background.

Title: Lamma Island 46
Keyword: Birds, Water, Sand, Barriers, Rocks
Date: 2018-03-18
Description: Image of a white bird standing in a puddle of water by a concrete barrier.

Title: Nuraliah Norasid Reading an Excerpt from The Gatekeeper
Keyword: Migration, Language, Diversity, Culture, Community, Convergence, Arrival, Settlement, Land, Space, Colonialism, Movement, Government, Displacement, Accelerated Change, Singapore, Communication, Modernization, Discrimination, Stratification, Marginalization, Writing
Date: 2018-02-27
Description: In this recording, Nuraliah Norasid reads an excerpt from her novel The GateKeeper. Norasid raises topics of culture, settlement, discrimination, and development--depicting the colonial reality of spaces and the accelerated changes such a reality brings with it.

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