[28 Mar - 29 June] Portals Visual Art Exhibition
Limited Time Only!
From 28 March – 29 June, experience Portals, an innovative visual arts exhibition that bridges Singapore’s wartime history with creative technology at the Battlebox. Produced by Global Cultural Alliance and curated by Jonathan Liu and Shireen Marican, the exhibition features seven Singapore-based artists whose works explore technologies and systems as agents of change to reclaim power and place.
Portals is a programme of cmd.exe (‘command prompt’) – a new future-oriented platform which seeks to rally technologists and luddites alike to think about how the digital has prompted artmaking.
Enhanced Experience
Don’t miss this enhanced Battlebox experience featuring a new 40-minute audio guide and exclusive access to two 270° projection rooms! Smartphone and earphones are required for the experience.
Journey through the subterranean chambers with an immersive audio tour that brings to life the tension and pivotal events leading to the British surrender.
Step into The Day Before Room, where 270° projection mapping transports you to key moments before the fall of Singapore. Then, put on your complimentary anaglyph glasses in The Moments Before Room to compare Japanese and Allied perspectives on the battle.
The Piece-ful General - Puzzle Hunt!
On the hunt for a fun activity? Join us at the Battlebox, where mysteries await and history unfolds. Calling all explorers and history enthusiasts – get ready to crack codes, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience of fun and discovery of the Fort Canning!
Storyline
Pepper, our loveable but clumsy dinosaur, accidentally set off a trap and blew up a mannequin of the war hero General Percival! It’s up to you to solve puzzles, retrieve the scattered fragments around Fort Canning, and restore the mannequin before anyone notices…
General Information
- Duration: No Time Limit! (Approximate time spent around 2 hours)
- Game Kit Pick-up Location: Battlebox Visitors Centre
- Game Kit Pick-Up Time: Wednesdays to Sundays, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Puzzles: 6 Stations throughout Fort Canning, including Battlebox
The new digital enhancements at the Battlebox have been made possible through the support of The #Engage Initiative, which has allowed us to integrate the past and present with modern technology. Established in 2020, the #Engage Initiative by TRCL has reached out to over 1,350 children and youths across 74 primary and secondary schools in Singapore to bridge the digital divide, it aims to build a digitally inclusive society by providing digital devices for vulnerable children and developing original arts and culture programmes that engender creativity and inspire the acquisition of new skills.