THE WOUND OF THE VALENTINE, 2021
IN PURSUIT OF TEMPLES IN THE SKY CHAPTER 3.0
Role
Creative and Art Director
Set and Lighting Designer
Fashion Stylist
Layout Designer
DIGITAL COLLAGE ARTIST
About
Derived from
Avtaar Singh Paash | The Wound of the Thorn
Richard Siken | Dirty Valentine
Memory | Bias
“One was the hue of the Earth
The other was the hue of the Sky
The last was the hue of his wife’s cheeks”
- Avtaar Singh Paash, The Wound of the Thorn (1974)
The Wound of the Valentine draws from the works of both poets in its depiction of having lost a lover. While the writings of Siken influence the digital collages seen within this chapter, excerpts from the poetry of Paash which memorialise one’s love using colour are borrowed and applied as visual cues. The images and digital collages, in hues of red, blue and green are used to represent the various stages of separation. When viewed in completion, this piece of work illustrates a story of a single man’s journey to acceptance.
Print. Offset in Colour, 280 x 360mm. Grandeur Zen White 120gsm and UV Ultra II Radiant White 105gsm.
Credits
Creative and Art Director, Set and Lighting Designer, Fashion Stylist and Layout Designer Gagandeep Singh
Photography Elsa Wong
Image Proofing Gagandeep Singh Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal
Assistant Art Directors, Set and Lighting Designers and Colourists Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal
Lighting Assistant BRYAN QUEK
Additional Editing and Retouching Akashdeep Bal
Hair and Makeup Artists Tira Lee, Lucas Tan, Sarishna Nair
Set Team Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal Nidhi Balgar Tira Lee Dionne Leow Sabrina Elman Lucas Tan Sarishna Nair
Models SANNY
Special thanks Furqan Saini Rohaizatul Azhar Moses Tan
Creative and Art Director
Set and Lighting Designer
Fashion Stylist
Layout Designer
DIGITAL COLLAGE ARTIST
About
Derived from
Avtaar Singh Paash | The Wound of the Thorn
Richard Siken | Dirty Valentine
Memory | Bias
“One was the hue of the Earth
The other was the hue of the Sky
The last was the hue of his wife’s cheeks”
- Avtaar Singh Paash, The Wound of the Thorn (1974)
The Wound of the Valentine draws from the works of both poets in its depiction of having lost a lover. While the writings of Siken influence the digital collages seen within this chapter, excerpts from the poetry of Paash which memorialise one’s love using colour are borrowed and applied as visual cues. The images and digital collages, in hues of red, blue and green are used to represent the various stages of separation. When viewed in completion, this piece of work illustrates a story of a single man’s journey to acceptance.
Print. Offset in Colour, 280 x 360mm. Grandeur Zen White 120gsm and UV Ultra II Radiant White 105gsm.
Credits
Creative and Art Director, Set and Lighting Designer, Fashion Stylist and Layout Designer Gagandeep Singh
Photography Elsa Wong
Image Proofing Gagandeep Singh Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal
Assistant Art Directors, Set and Lighting Designers and Colourists Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal
Lighting Assistant BRYAN QUEK
Additional Editing and Retouching Akashdeep Bal
Hair and Makeup Artists Tira Lee, Lucas Tan, Sarishna Nair
Set Team Elsa Wong Akashdeep Bal Nidhi Balgar Tira Lee Dionne Leow Sabrina Elman Lucas Tan Sarishna Nair
Models SANNY
Special thanks Furqan Saini Rohaizatul Azhar Moses Tan
