Lan Fang Chronicles

Lan Fang Chronicles

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Lan Fang Chronicles 2012 presents a site-specific installation exhibition and performance. The Lan Fang Republic lasted for 107 years before it disintegrated.

Lan Fang Chronicles is a project inspired by the histories of the 18th century Lan Fang Republic (1777-1884) founded by Hakka Chinese in Chinese in West Borneo. Today it is nothing more than a fading legend for its living descendents. The project investigates the concept of ‘insignificant histories’, and its obscure parallels with the Singapore story. Lan Fang Chronicles 2012 will present perspect

09/12/2012

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The art of history: Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai rediscovers lost republic | Art Radar Asia 07/06/2012

http://artradarjournal.com/2012/06/06/the-art-of-history-singaporean-artist-choy-ka-fai-recovers-lost-past/

The art of history: Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai rediscovers lost republic | Art Radar Asia Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai’s project “Lan Fang Chronicles 2012″ was part of the Singapore Arts Festival, held from 18 May to 2 June 2012. The show weaves together fact and fiction to create a tangible legacy for what was possibly the first democratic republic in Southeast Asia.

The DeGroot Collection 29/05/2012
Lan Fang Chronicles 2012 - A mini documentary 28/05/2012

CNA Interview

Lan Fang Chronicles 2012 - A mini documentary The Lan Fang Republic began in 1977 with Luo Fang Bo, a Hakka Chinese who united his group of hardworking god miner comrades in West Borneo to establish the ...

The DeGroot Collection 26/05/2012

Lan Fang Chronicles 2012

Photos 25/05/2012
S’pore Arts Fest 2012! Hakka hero! Hotel haunts! 22/05/2012

Hakka Hero!

S’pore Arts Fest 2012! Hakka hero! Hotel haunts! One of the things I particularly like about this year’s line-up is the number of small, experiential, site-specific shows. They’re like a whiff of fresh air in these types of big festivals. You’ve got a bunch this year and today, I caught my first two, which somewhat echo each other’s themes: Lan Fa...

22/05/2012

http://www.artsrepublic.sg/lanfangchronicle2012-interview/

兰芳 以及其所创造的 很久很久以前,是谁的外曾祖父南下落户在马来群岛,凭着勤快聪敏的本事开荒垦地,更受到苏丹的赏识,让他策马郊野,所经之地皆归其所有...... 很久很久以前,是谁的祖父乘坐狭长木舟划过幽僻的婆罗洲内陆水道,不知名的两岸树木遮去半边天光,鸟鸣山愈静 ...

Lan Fang Chronicles 21/05/2012

performance photos by Law Kian Yan

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