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 120x210cm 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.