In this clip, Shazia Hafiz Ramji delves deeper into her inspirations for Port of Being. She explains that "Flags of Convenience" are flags of poor countries flown on corporate shipping vessels that allow these corporate ships to avoid certain fees, depending on where they port. This is contrasted with the reality that immigrants from the countries of those convenience flags are not readily accepted or welcomed into Western countries. Ramji ends by discussing how Foucault's concept of heterotopia impacted her understandings of the issues she grapples with in Port of Being.
Title
Clara Chow 2: Clip 2
Keyword
Anxiety, Architecture, Environmental Degradation, Official Narratives
Date
2018-02-23
Description
Clara Chow discusses how she resists official Singaporean narratives of progress through her writing and assuages personal anxieties about space / purpose / production through crocheting.
Title
Juria Toramae 2: Clip 2
Keyword
Industry, Islands, Environmental Degradation
Date
2018-02-24
Description
Juria Toramae describes her experiences documenting the coastline around restricted islands. She mentioned the aquatic animals and the corporate development of specific islands.