Diva

Everfowl Estate 🏡🐓 It’s been such a enriching year of observing junglefowl, learning about a place and playing fake architect. Enjoy these slides of documentation, planning and inspo pix 🐤 Big emotions to the team at @singaporeartmuseum for having me and the team from Chagall3D for making this come to life 🫶🏽 Port/raits of Tanjong Pagar launches on 29 & 30 April. Check out @theeverydaymuseum for details and I’ll see you there!🫰🏽

𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖 by Divaagar explores the banana leaf as a functional and symbolic material in Southeast Asian food preparation, reflecting cultural identity and heritage. Contrasting with Victorian dining norms, the artwork showcases the simple banana leaf, in its contemporary adaptations, and in speculative forms. Through archival and fictional elements, 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖 frames the multiple significance of this material in the grandiosity and esteem of its display. Divaagar is a visual artist who creates installations, performances, and digital media. His practice examines narratives and proposes new models by rethinking how bodies, identities and environments interact. ____ 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘂: 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 ‘𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚’ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 ‘𝙊𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨’ (𝙿𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗) 6 June - 13 July, 2025 Presented by Critical Craft Collective in collaboration with Hin Bus Depot. Hin Bus Depot Exhibition Space 12pm - 7pm 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 11am - 7pm 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 #FromPalaisToPulau #hinbusdepot

Art interrogates Nature’s Politics🌿Nor’s Nusantara Green Room visit at 136 Goethe. It was an honour to be invited by its three resident artists KHAIRULLAH RAHIM, RUSYDAN NORR & DIVA AGAR at Goethe-Institut whose practices echo our PODCAST exploring relations between environment, culture, identity in maritime Southeast Asia. In these visual-led lab experiments we examine nature: from its colonial binary frameworks, invisible systems, to reclaiming queer biophilia - intersecting at the very terrain where nature’s hidden hierarchies unravel. In this space, Khairullah’s interrogates taxonomies of nature through botanical drawings and pigeon sculptures embellished with rhinestones and synthetic polymers. Exposing how nature classifications enforce patriarchal hierarchies while centering queer survival tactics through camouflage and reflection. Rusydann’s one of many projects merges memory with chlorophyll photograms to materialise culture loss. Using chlorophyll printing, his parents’ wedding photos are ‘burned’ into daun sireh (betel leaves)- once central to Malay traditions as way to reflect disappearing relations. Diva reimagines a terrarium showing support systems in nature. Using 3D printing and bold, vivid colours, he reconstructs these natural hidden structures, making the invisible visible and reframing what usually goes unseen. What do you think about these visual strategies for contemporary living? Beautification as Deflection? Camouflage as Resistance? Photograms as Memory Repair? #NorNusantara #art #artists #queer #nature #systems #traditions #podcast @goetheinstitut

We are here at 136 GOETHE LAB 🪲 Looking forward to the studio visits and gatherings over the next couple of weeks. There will be an Open Studios event on the Saturday 5th of July, open to the public. Drop us a DM if you’d like to schedule a visit. @goetheinstitut_singapur @diva.agar @rusydann @khairullahrahim

𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫 Divaagar is a visual artist who creates installations, performances, and digital media. His practice examines narratives and proposes new models by rethinking how bodies, identities and environments interact. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2018 and has exhibited both locally and internationally since 2010. He has had two solo presentations thus far; Between a rock and a hard place, ACENTRIC Space (Shanghai) and The Soul Lounge, soft/WALL/studs (Singapore). Notable exhibitions include Port/raits of Tanjong Pagar, Singapore Art Museum, MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing, ArtScience Museum, State of Motion 2021: [Alternate / Opt] Realities, Asian Film Archive, and Space Oddities, The Substation. 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒖: 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 ‘𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ‘𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔’ Tea Party / Vernissage: 14 January 2025 (4-8pm) 15-21 January 2025, 2-8pm daily 125 Jalan Sultan, 2nd Floor, Singapore 199011 *𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Through the rose window 💒 A bit of a (very) belated post but sharing this video-installation looking at forgotten song games played in schools in the past ~ Big shout out to the Singapore Night Festival team for having me, and to Knox and Chagall3D for helping me bring this installation to life 🫶🏽

Since April 2023, Divaagar’s (@diva.agar ) 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 has been on view at Block 1 Everton Park as part of The Everyday Museum’s public art commissioning series, 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵/𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘳. This artwork playfully proposes a civilised living environment for the junglefowl that roam around the neighbourhood and suggests the possibility of harmonious living with our nonhuman counterparts. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 examines how city inhabitants engage with public spaces and highlights the urban ecosystems that exist amidst and are affected by constant urban development. Joined by filmmaker Jun Chong (@junchongjf ), the director of 《新民》𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, and avian specialist and researcher Melody Wu, this programme invites contemplation on the nuanced dynamics between humans and nature as well as art, science and habitat. The evening includes a screening of 《新民》𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, a narrative short film by Chong that spotlights the unlikely relationship between a resident and the wild chickens found at her estate in Sin Ming. — 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 is part of 𝘈 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮, organised by The Everyday Museum, a public art initiative by @singaporeartmuseum #SingaporeArtMuseum #TheEverydayMuseum #ArtWhereYouAre #publicart #artisttalk #filmscreening #freeprogramme

Has your pet cat become lazy, sluggish and docile? Behold, the Instinct Device. The Instinct Device #1 is a cat toy prototype that mimics the movement of birds through 2 tendrils. The shorter one replicates the motion of wings, and the taller one imitates the undulation of tail feathers in flight. Made with genuine parakeet feathers, Instinct Device #1 is sure to unleash the predator in your precious feline angels. Divaagar (@diva.agar ) is a multidisciplinary artist who works with installations, performances, and digital media that examine narratives and propose new models that rethink how bodies, identities, and environments interact. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 #𝟏 Wire, plastic, motor, parakeet feathers Dimensions variable (approx. 40 x 40 x 40 cm) 2024 Send us a message if you would like to find out more about the artwork! All sales proceeds will go towards supporting the artists and Cat Welfare Society (@catwelfaresociety ). “Lucky Cats” I_S_L_A_N_D_S 20 January–2 March, 2024

Human Touch 🪡 A little belated but sharing a new work, featuring an AI artist who just wants to craft 🥺 Human Touch is part of The Spectral Faith of Our Minor Flirtations, currently showing at @fostgallery . I’ll be around to chat on Saturday (2/12) for an exhibition walkthrough. Thank you to the team at FOST Gallery and @magicmoistness for having me and Stitch👩🏻‍💼 📸: @fostgallery

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Bar Blique 🪩💠 Had some fun crafting some nightcaps and creating ambiences at Nighthawks ~ Big gratitudes to @jeremysharma1 @kickthatmo and all the starch kids for all the help and having me 🫰🏽 The after party might be over but Nighthawks runs til 28 January. (Refer to @starch.sg for operating hours) 🌚🦅

Model: Kitchen 🍳🔪 Model: Kitchen adapts the format of the kitchen showroom and digital renders in imagining the ideal kitchen, beyond design. Using the hollows of appliances, Model: Kitchen unpacks the various intimacies of food preparation, familial dynamics and care in the home, through digital scenes of the many daily motions of household care practiced in the kitchen. Big thank you to Charleen, Chelsea, SPACELogic and the team at ArtScience Museum for cooking up some magic with me 🙆‍♀️ Model: Kitchen is part of MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing at @artsciencemuseumsg til 26 February 2022 💜 📸: Marina Bay Sands