Category Archives: Travel & Mobility

On Killing Time

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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The one thing about travelling on one’s own, or in my case, returning to places I once lived in or visited to catch up with old friends, is that one is very often by oneself, with too much time on … Continue reading →

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Home is in the Little Things

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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Or, to put it in vernacular terms: Home is really your stuff. Since I haven’t actually had a place to call my own this past year, my sense of home is invested in the stuff that I own (and have … Continue reading →

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In search of London circa Aug 2011 in LoNDoN circa Jan 2012

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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7 days into 2012, and I find myself preparing to travel again. This time, it’s back to London for a short stay, four months after I packed my bags (and my life) up and said goodbye to it. It’s weird … Continue reading →

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In New York Dreaming Of Being In Singapore Imagining Myself In New York

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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And so 2011 ends.  But my year of being in-between homes is hardly over. I started this year on a plane (literally) from home in New York to home in Singapore. And it is perhaps fitting that I end this … Continue reading →

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Home is an In-between Place

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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When I reflect on my past year (and a half) of constant travel, it’s clear to me that 2011 has been defined by my being in-between homes.  To put it another way: Home, for me, has been an In-between Place. … Continue reading →

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Art and the City – Suzhou Museum 苏州博物馆

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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The second part of my 2-part post, and the 4th in the Art & the City series, takes me back to Suzhou, China – known traditionally throughout Chinese history as the city of culture and the literati. The Suzhou Museum … Continue reading →

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Art and the City – The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha المدينة و الفن متحف الفن الاسلامي، الدوحة

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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I meant for this blogpost to be a comparative analysis between the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, and its sister museum, the Suzhou Museum, both designed by the American architect, I.M. Pei (who most famously plonked an inverted pyramid … Continue reading →

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Art and the City – The Venice (Architectural) Biennale

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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Had a couple of deadlines this week but I’m back with a vengeance. Ah Venice! There’s something about being there, knowing that hundreds of years ago, it looked almost exactly the same as it does now. It’s the ultimate time-bubble, … Continue reading →

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Art and the City – The Liverpool Biennial

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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Liverpool is the textbook case of an entire city rejuvenated through culture. Once a bustling and affluent port and manufacturing centre in Britain, the city went into sharp decline from the mid-1970s due to the advent of containerization and neo-liberalism … Continue reading →

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城市与艺术 Art and the City

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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I love art, and I love cities. As a cultural policy-maker in a past life, my role was to examine how art could be used to transform cities, and to apply what I uncovered to Singapore. I loved my job. … Continue reading →

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