Chen Cuifen
MA Creative Writing, Class of 2021
Entry: ‘Sunshade, Starlight’
Trina Low Wei Ying
BA (Hons) Design Communication, Class of 2021
Entry: Butterfinger
Brigitta Phylicia Cahyadi
BA (Hons) Design Communication, Class of 2021
Entry: Jaga
Prachi Topiwala-Agarwal
MA Creative Writing, Class of 2019
Entry: Mountains of Fear, Valleys of Hope
Vicky Chong
MA Creative Writing, Class of 2018
Entry: The Uber Driver
In a time when Singapore’s literature is thriving, Programme Leader of LASALLE’s MA Creative Writing programme Dr Darryl Whetter asks an apt question in this opinion editorial: “When a country claims its writers, how much of that citizenship is real or fiction?”
Although contemporary art lags behind business and commerce in terms of popularity for international students, LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore has found a niche and is growing. The institution’s president, Professor Steve Dixon, explains to The PIE why fine arts is bourgeoning in international education.
Diploma in Fine Arts alumnus Benedict Yu is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores Eastern philosophy, psychology and human behaviour. His most recent series titled Are You Coming Home? deals with ‘transnationals’, ‘third-culture kids’ and ‘hidden immigrants’ – terms used to describe individuals who lack a distinct sense of cultural belonging as they have lived abroad for extensive periods of time.
Wilis Stefany and Le Nguyen Khanh Vy
Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018
Png Jun Kiat
Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018
Entry: TIO Hotel
Brandon Yeo
BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017
Entry: Clink!
Clink! is constructed as a coin bank, where coins are placed on a platform. With periodical addition of coins, the increased weight results in the platform giving way to empty the coins into a storage area underneath the platform.
Loh Yi Wen and Gan Shoau Huay
BA(Hons) Design Communication, Class of 2020
Entry: Sluss
Sluss is a silicone scalp massager and body exfoliator designed to carry and store a soap bar. It features an ergonomic handle that provides a comfortable grip and a flexible core with a spring that allows users to apply pressure as needed and retain its shape as the soap bar’s size changes.
