u kara-ok? frames karaoke as a method of resistance against the normative social practice of hiding away our emotions, feelings and fantasies. Set against the backdrop of familiar public spaces in Singapore, the 120 x 210 cm camping tent transforms into a transient space as the individual attempts to find respite from their lived realities of collective CBD* fatigue and heartland heartbreak.

Phoo Myet Che is an artist and arts manager who uses photography and moving image to explore a relationship to wider cultural systems that conceives of belonging as fragmentary. As a queer Burmese person living in Singapore, she incorporates everyday objects and rituals in examining areas of dislocation within a society. Phoo is also passionate about working on projects that bridge art and social transformation while engaging meaningfully with various communities.

Aqid works a day job at SGMUSO, where he develops programmes and imagines a sustainable, viable future for musicians and artists in Singapore. He moonlights as a musician and occasional artist.