HERITAGE IN THE WRITING

Book Launch: Heritage Hawker, a commemorative book Chamber | THU 18 JULY | 5PM

Over the past two years, Sinma DaShow and his documentary team have visited every hawker centre in Singapore to interview and document the life and work of the people they call “Singapore’s true local street food heroes” – the generation of hawkers that Singaporeans have fondly grown up with. This book is the culmination of their efforts.

Come and hear from the team on how they tracked down these hawkers and the many stories they elicited from them. Some heritage hawkers and their children will also be present at the launch. For more information, please visit The Arts House site.

NINE HUNDRED DAYS（九百天的人事物）: HERITAGE HAWKER AUDITORY ART INSTALLATION AND EXHIBITION

Foyer and Film Gallery | Wed , 10 Jul – wed , 31 Jul | 10AM–10PM

Featuring artefacts and audio recordings from the Heritage Hawker book project, this installation and exhibition will focus on the vanishing craft of hand-made hawker food as a celebration of who we are, and how we eat and socialise as Singaporeans. It is also a tribute to the resilience and contributions of a generation of street food vendors to our culture.

The auditory art installation Of A Trillion Bites (心在听) features rare first-hand accounts from Singapore’s beloved hawkers about their experiences. The live interview recordings will be accompanied by a montage of images and interview footage from the project.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SINGAPORE’S HAWKERS— A HERITAGE TRAIL

Tiong Bahru Hawker Centre (including Bukit Merah, Redhill and Outram); SAT, 20 JUL | 10AM East Coast Park Lagoon Hawker Centre; SAT, 27 JUL | 10AM Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Hawker Centre; SAT, 3 AUG | 10AM Circuit Road Hawker Centre; SAT, 10 AUG | 10AM

Don’t miss this chance for a guided visit to legendary hawker centres in four neighbourhoods. The trail will bring the children or grandchildren of heritage hawkers ‘home’ to the hawker centres where they built their businesses. There will also be an exhibition of photographs at the hawker centre, sharing of stories from the Heritage Hawkers documentary project, and a mobile heritage photo booth where you can take an on-the-spot portrait!

Free. 30-45 mins at each venue. Registration for the trails is not needed. Please meet at the respective hawker centres at the indicated date and time of the tours.

BOOK LAUNCH: SINGAPORE PROVERBS

The Living Room | SAT, 20 JUL | 11 AM

Meet Shivali Nayak and Dr Madanmohan Rao, the authors and researchers of Singapore Proverbs, at the launch of their book. They will address the importance of preserving oral history, as well as discuss what these proverbs mean to different generations of Singaporeans and how thay are uniquely Singaporean. A video will be screened and you can also bring your favourite proverbs to read aloud and share!