Divergences

June 4 2009
10 mins
Fost Gallery
featuring Beth and A Wedding Praise Song

As part of Namiko Takahashi Chan's exhibition opening, I was slightly nervous appearing after Agapella's cosy vocals. It was just one guitarlele and myself on Beth but the audience seemed to like the tune (I decided on the song last minute on the wooden platform, because the original choice didn't seem to suit the atmosphere). I think it was the jiggly pub vibe and the fact that my eyes were more focused on the ceiling, the floor and then two children that helped my performance vertigo.

Christopher Tan, one fraction of Agapella, joined me to harmonise on A Wedding Praise Song, set to the tune of Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Written for a friend during her wedding, I did this sans music. It's going to go through more drafts before I let it out for the next album.

Here's a photograph of one of Namiko's works in Divergences :

From Whats On : Singapore artist Namiko Chan Takahashi's solo exhibition comprises a series of double portraits which explore the relationship between parallel lives. -- PHOTO: FOST PTE LTD