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Black Square Co. Presents:

Dr El lizzy-DizzyanD thE GrEatShapE MotE EScapE!

Math and Design Exhibition 2010

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Constructivism & Suprematism

Melvin Tan & Steve Lim

Astrid’s History of Graphic design

www.gee-o-metric2010.com.sg

Copyright © December 2010

Black Square Co.

Telephone: 1800-4582

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All other photography, layout, texts

and illustrations are done/made up by

Melvin Tan & Steve Lim.

No need for a Biblography.

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Part 1: Problem Sums 7

Getting It Right 10

Part 2: Infusing Art and Mathematics 13

Attracting Those Little Things 14

It’s Story Time! 18

Characters From Simmy Land 20

Part 3: The Annexe Hall 23

Suprematist Section 24

Tectonic Wing 26

Factura Wing 28

Construction Wing 30

Part 4: At A Glance 35

Narrowing Down the Info 36

Archetypes We Target 38

Budget & Dates 40

Sponsors 42

Problem Sums: Answer Key 44

Reflection 46

contEntS

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We are Black Square Co. Pte Ltd, curators of educational

events focusing on art and design for children and youth. You

probably are more familiar with our critically acclaimed past

events in the asian region: ‘The Modern Day Dada: Lady

Gaga’ (2003). ‘Tadanori Yokoo is Not A Food’ (2005) and

also, ‘Hello, Are you a Singa-Paul Rand?’ (2007).

Itisflatteringthatthisyear;theScienceCentreSingaporehas

expressed its interest to establish a meaningful partnership

with us. This year, they reserved its most sought-after ‘June

Holidays Slot’ for an event that we are of liberty to organize.

This actually came as not a surprise for us. We have noted

its past ‘June Holiday Slot’ events had received lower than

expected turnouts and tapering accreditations due to the less

than desirable feedbacks from local schools and visitors.

The ‘Walking With Dinosaurs in 3D!’ event led by Evergreen

Events Co. back in 2008 saw poor reception as various

religious institutions have urged schools to boycott the event

entirely because of (quoted)“its satanic and blasphemous

endorsement towards evolution.” In 2009, the event,

‘Egyptian Mummys and Pottery Exhibition’ By Events R’Us

Pte Ltd was criticized by parents as “an utter waste of their

children’s time” because the Egyptian Civilization was not in

the Cambridge O-Level Syllabus.

This year is going to be different. We have planned a great

show for 2010. This year, teaming up with Science Centre

Singapore, we have come up with an exciting event/

exhibition infusing art and design with mathematics. To be

more specific,we are usingConstructivist and Suprematist

theories to help students appreciate the forms and capacities

of Geometry, which is an academically relevant subject.

We hope upon learning our intentions and knowing what

we have installed, you would be compelled to come and

experience it yourself !

Fondest,

_______________________

Black Square Co.

ForEWarD

You probably are

familiar with our

critically acclaimed

past events in the

asian region: ‘The

Modern Day Dada:

Lady Gaga’,

‘Tadanori Yokoo is

Not A Food’ and

‘Hello, Are you a

Singa-Paul Rand?’.

WB.S

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ExaMininG ExaMinationS & thE claSSrooM conunDruMChapter 1In This Section:

Problem Sums 7 - 9

Getting It Right 10 - 11

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Mathematics

Paper 1

Ordinary Level

Crambridge Examination

1hr 30mins

1.Donotflipthebookletutiltheexaminershavetoldyoutodoso.

2. Calculators are allowed in this examination. But they would be of absolutely no use.

3. There are 4 problem sums with diagrams. Answer all problems.

4. This is not a real examination paper but an examination of the education system.

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Question 1:

Among students in Singapore today, there is an evident side effect caused by the propagation of today’s extensive

education schema. It’s the desensitization and the falling appreciation for learning in Singapore. It’s called ‘Scholastic

IndifferenceAndNullification.’orbetterknownasSIAN. 1 in 8 students suffer from SIAN. The post-cursor trends of

SIAN students are academic failure, depression and mild obesity.

If schools here are unable to reduce the SIAN pandemic, how can Singapore succeed as a hub of academic excellence in

the future? (25 Marks)

Question 2

In12June2010,fivestudentrepresentativesfrom‘neighborhoodschools’(nonvalue-addedacademicinstitutions)

gathered at the speakers’ corner at Hong Lim Park, denouncing the current structure of their education system. They

seek the support for the narrowing down of school curriculum for the young people in Singapore because they truly

believe that less curriculum would help children learn more. Cramming the young generation with impractical and

excessive science and math would eventually make people lose the joy of learning and the appreciation of the subjects.

Unfortunately, there was a lackluster response from the general public who were mostly just passing by to eat at the

Japanese food across the road at Central Mall. Will their cries for an academic revolution bring change? (25 Marks)

Math

Syllubus

Learning

Math

Venn Diagram:

Relationship between the Math Syllubus and Learning Math

10 Years Down the Road

problEM SuMS

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b

a - amount of syllubus we remember.

b - amount we forget/irrelevant to our career.

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Question 3

It is not within our control to change these human factories/schools for the betterment of our future generation because

we are not the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education is trying their best and are not to be blamed. We as an

education event curator choose to help society and tackle the problem in today’s learning environment. We have time and

time again, show through our past events, that we believe that by the propagation of art, in any form, has the ability to

throw fresh angles on the syllabus taught, rekindling the love for the subjects and discover meaning in a child’s’ studies.

But how much can we reach out to this audience if the institutions are not receptive of our new ways of learning?

(25 Marks)

Question 4

Basic geometric shapes is an evident stigma of our classroom academic system we grow up in where everything we need to

know to do well is a standardized book of the syllabus across the board. Children are introduced to basic shapes early for the

propagation of more advanced geometry in the later years. When they are in primary three, children learn to count sides

and parallel lines to differentiate a triangle from rhombus from a trapezium. They learn how the sums of total angles within

differentshapesdiffer.Furtherdowntwotofouryears,withtheseunderstandingof geometry,theyareexpectedtofindout

the degree of angles from complex forms and later on in subjects like trigonometry, the lengths of sides. When they continue

evenhigherup,theyfindthemselveslookingsohardintothenumbersandalgebrawithintheformsthattheformitself is

never considered at all.

a. What then, would the lines and the space it encloses mean at all? (10 Marks)

b. How can a student see a shape in its original austerity? (15 Marks)

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Geometry is the topic in mathematics concerned with the

properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids,

and many other things. Metaphorically, the essence of

what we learn is analyzing the corners of a room, or

formulating the algorithm of your kitchen tiles. Pointless.

Wedefineacircleasashapewithnosidesandwhose

circumference consist of points equidistant from it’s centre,

ratherthandefiningitasaroundaustere,smoothform,

that has an eternal, ethereal and uninterrupted personality.

As such, geometry is a dread.

We seek to make children relearn their understanding of

what a circle or a triangle is, if necessary. The saturated

syllabus is in need of a much-needed breathing space,

a chance where the familiar forms can have a place to

reestablish themselves beyond such technical boundaries.

In our case, we have always looked towards the masters

of the art and design of the early years and down to

contemporary times. We used them in our events such as

‘Tadanori Yokoo is Not A Food’ exhibition in 2005 and

also, ‘Hello, Are you a Singa-Paul Rand?’ poster design

competition in 2007. Why? Graphic Design establishes

a close relationship with everything external. It has

establishedafirmunderstandingforvisualharmony.The

many rules in each movement are useful concepts that can

be adopted into dozens of non-related matters ranging

from Forensic Science to Hydroponic Farming. In Redford,

Edinburg, a man with Bi-Polar Disorder, Louis Bernard,

sworn to reporters that the Golden Rule set by Joseph

Miller Brockman of the International Typographic Style

saved him from an alien abduction after he was found

naked in the middle of the streets bleeding from his cheeks

and ankles.

We have come up with a new way in which design concepts

can help to make life better. We need to look to the

underlying foundations of Suprematist and Constructivist

designs in Russia in the early 1930s. This was a period

wheremanynewrulesweresettoredefininganewstart

for a post-Czar, newly communist state. There was a need

to establish a new standard, a new landscape of visual

representation away from the upper class snobbish styles.

Instead, there was a passion to create a more accessible,

pragmatic way of displaying visuals.

The suprematists see shapes as wholesome as it is by

itself. The geometry of the shapes are no more of a

mathematical concern than it’s visual practical capacity.

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foundations of

Suprematist and

Constructivist

designs in Russia in

the early 1930s.”

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right

dagger when overlaid over another form. We observe

very strong symbolic (occasionally anthropomorphic)

representations of geometric shapes depicted in narratives to

bring their political regime to the masses. We also note the

use of overlapping shapes to simulate movement and depth

in a 2 dimensional plane. This is of a different technicality

from the spiraling technical aspect of geometry in our

curriculum.

Although a problem through the wide trajectory of students,

we mainly target the students who have geometry in their

syllabus because that way, we inevitably earn ourselves the

appropriate support from the parents and schools. There

are 356 Primary, Secondary and Colleges in Singapore.

Altogether they house close to 500 000 students. If one third

of the students attend this, earnings for the event would go

over a million Singapore Dollars. This does not even include

the teachers and casual visitors.

The secondary school students whose advanced geometry

intheirsyllabusnotonlyfitthethemeof theevent,they

are ready to take in knowledge of historical issues and can

relate better to the concepts that we are going to educate

them. Primary school students are our secondary audience.

They would be the group who would be drawn to the games

and fun activities we have installed for them. It is never too

early to be reminded of the joys of shapes and we would

make our event simple enough to allow them to also have a

great time exploring as well. Most children and youths are

energetic and learn fast anyway. They learn better through

the notion of play but yet their ability to maintain high level

of concentration over a long period of time is often not there

in events such as this. It is important to structure and design

our event in such a way that the children would have more

than enough options to meddle around, playing and learning

all at the same time.

“If one third of

the students attend

this, earnings

for the event

would go over a

million Singapore

Dollars.”

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lEarn lESS,lEarn MorE.Chapter 2In This Section:

Infusing Art and Mathematics 13

Attracting Those Little Things 14 - 15

It’s Story Time! 16 - 19

Characters From Simmy Land 20 - 21

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inFuSinG MathEMaticS in art

This year, we begin with a rather preliminary and introductory event, to get students sit up and notice shapes around them. This is done through revolving the event around the three constructivist rules, Tectonica, Factura and Construction and the rules of Suprematism.

After establishing a relationship between our target audience of students with the characters and concept of the event, judging from the turnout, we would decide if we could make this Geometric event a series. Hence, we came up with a more generic title on top of the current, ‘Dr. El Lizzy-Dizzy and the Great Shape Mote Escape!’. ‘Gee-O-Metric’ would be addressing the event on a series basis while ‘Dr. El Lizzy-Dizzy and the Great Shape Mote Escape!’ would be the specific name of particular year’s event. Also to note, if ‘Dr. El Lizzy-Dizzy and the Great Shape Mote Escape!’

proves successful, we would plan for a second and third installment. The trilogy would be as follows.

See right for the proposed line-up. >>

Because of the scientific and mathematical nature of the arts movement, the technical requirements for our event and our decided target audience, we find the location of Science Centre Singapore fits the event like a glove.

Science centre was built to house scientific and technological exhibits allowing the National Museum of Singapore to exhibit more art and cultural exhibits. Later on, the Science Centre was restructured to fit the syllabus of science and some mathematics of primary and secondary schools.

Through the three rules of constructivism, we can show a more energetic and thought-inducing possibilities of geometry in which students who come by are able to be creative with or simply be reminded of, echoing the kind of enthusiasm and excitement early constructivists like El Lissitsky and Rodchenko had for the very same shapes.

This event would take up the entire hall venue meant for temporary exhibitions. The entire hall would be divided into four sections, each section focusing on one specific constructivist or suprematist law, where people can learn through interactive displays and games. The following page would describe how we would go about doing so.

inFuSinG art in MathEMaticS

2010 - 2012 Line-Up

1Gee-O-Metric 2010: Dr. El Lizzy-Dizzy and the Great Shape Mote Escape!

2Gee-O-Metric 2011: Samuel Simmy Chum and the lost Tatlin Tower! *

3Gee-O-Metric 2012: Samuel Simmy Chum’s Final Battle Against the Evil Dr Dizzle Stalone! ** These are prone to changes.

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In order for us to carry out a good children or youth exhibition, we require an illustrative visual consistency that not only appeal to the target audience but also, convey the very adventurous and vibe we intend to bring into our ex-hibition. For this we had just one graphic design firm that fitted our ideals like a glove. We met up with local comic artist, Jooby Joob to come up with our character designs for the event.

Jooby Joob has an illustrative style, many are familiar with. He is well known for designing Mr Super Stylo Coconut and the ‘Charlie’s Angel-esque’ Mystery Girls of Bishan. These are the comic strips that had replaced ‘Chew On It’ that was discontinued from The Straits Times because of the growing reader complaints, regarding it as an eyesore, having these caricatures intrude into every other facet of Singapore’s informative displays. ‘Chew On It’ has been the sole visual voice for too many: SMRT, PUB, LTA, NParks, Starhub, NUH, CapitalLand, NEA, SPCA, MOE, MINDEF, and recently, ZoukOut. We have seen enough of the bulging-eyed snail-nosed wide-grinned characters he draw that look nothing like Singaporeans but rather, depict them in an often demeaning illiterate visage.

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Jooby Joob’s illustrations take on a ‘grotesque adorability’ with an endearing sense of humour. Sometimes, Jooby Joob’s graphics is known to have a rather morbid take on things. However, to the young, these imperfect child-like character designs are more often than not, relatable to many kids who have always never fitted in themselves.

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“...these imperfect child-like character designs are

more often than not, relatable to many kids who

have always never fitted in themselves.”

Hey kids, it’s Story-time.

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Once, there was a land of cartoon drawing life called

Simmy Land. It was a place were trees grew in a light

shade of purple and the waters were a pale slick of

tangerine. The people of Simmy Land, or Simians loved

robots and many owned them. These robots were big,

complex and could do some basic chores.

The children of Simmy Land however, were more

interested in something else. In particular, there was

Samuel Simmy Chum, a boy who lives on the corner of

Simmy Street. Everyday, he would ride on his bike to Dr

El Lizzy Dizzy’s huge Laboratory 22 blocks away to see

the Shape Motes that thrived in there.

Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy is the only old knack who has these

living shapes. This is probably because he was the one

whoactuallycreatedthefirstfewbyaccidentwhenhe

wasfindingthecureforcancer.TheseShapeMoteswere

created by extracting the genetic short tandem repeats

fromthegenomeof non-poisonousjellyfish.Afterwhich,

he would shoot charged ions from new elements such as

Warrenium (Wr+3) and Supremium (Su+2) and when

left to incubate in a warmer device and UV light, the cells

would begin to replicate and thrive into a baby shape

motechrysalis,uponmaturity,itwouldfloatoutof the

incubator and Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy would bring the motes to

their respective enclosures.

These motes grow to about a metre and a half. They

are weightless forms that are as light as air, so they can

essentiallyswimintheair,muchlikethewayjellyfish

(close relative) are in water. They are intelligent creatures,

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almost intelligent as us but fall short of mental brilliance.

They however, can learn language and speak.

Young people love Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy because his enclosures

arehugeandvast,alwaysfilledwiththecutestshapemotes

found nowhere else in this world. Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy always

let anyone see them whenever they wanted. He loved anyone

who shared the same passion as his own for these Shape

Motes.

Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy also loves his strawberry milk every morn-

ing. However as he was drinking the pink beverage on his

work desk one morning, he accidentally laid his mug on the

big red button that releases all the shape motes from their

enclosures. He shrieked in sadness as they inevitably drift off

out of his open windows, doors and chimneys. He knew he

shouldn’t have made the big red button that big but it was

too late.

There was a need for an adventurous, clever and handsome

persontofixthissillydizzyaccidentandbringalltheShape

motes back into the lab. Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy had only one per-

son in mind. Samuel Simmy Chum. Upon notifying, Samuel

went to the tallest hill and shouted for all to hear, “I will get

them back to where they should be!”

The echo reverberated for a split second, as if seconding to

Samuel’s brave and ambitious words. Would Samuel be able

to save the poor Shape Motes from drifting mindlessly into

oblivion? Follow him through various parts of the town as he

findsthelostShapeMotes.

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Age: A mystery, but no one bothers.

Hobby: Doing science experiments and drinking

strawberry milk.

Character: Silly, ditsy and forgetful, it hard to

believe that he has 8 nobel prizes under his belt.

Always Says: “Oh no... Oh no!”

Short Description

Dr El Lizzitsky, better known as Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy

to humans under the age of 16 owns a big park on

his 150-acre property. In it he houses the only motes

in the world, there are three species of motes, all of

which live in the depths of his special enclosures.

Children from all over the town would come to

see the Shape Motes and Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy would

always let them in.

Age: 14 and a half.

Hobby: Visiting Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy’s Lab and saving

the world from evil of course!

Character: Too humble, undyingly handsome and

unintentionally charming.

Always Says: “Hey hows it going...” (This almost

always is followed by loud squealing girls.)

Short Description

He is the coolest primary 5 boy with a mohawk.

an adventure seeker who everybody is in love with.

hestandswithasternconfidentstature,often

denouncing evil and saving his friends from the

clutches of evil during recess time. Upon hearing

Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy’s lost Motes, Samuel sprang

into action amidst swooning girls in CHIJ/SCGS

Ages: Their age range from 11 to as old as 34.

Short Description

Decked in their uniforms because they rush to

whereverSamuelisjusttocatchafleetingglimpse

of the adventurous boy. They essentially serve no

purpose in the storyline at all except to enhance the

desirability of the protagonist, Samuel. These girls

swoon whenever Samuel Simmy Chun says words

of wisdom like, “Lets do this, oh yeaaah.” or “I will

leave no stone unturned because it’s not of me to

do things incompletely. Alrighhhhht...”

Sometimes, the girls swoon instantly when he says,

“Ladies... please...” to address their distracting

gigglyfits.

charactErS FroMSiMMy lanD

Samuel Simmy Chum Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy The Girls

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ScientificName:SquarkusMuddafarkus

Size: 25cm diameter, 5.1g, 23lbs

Colour: Bumbleberry Purple / Fabulous Pink

Skin Texture: Sandpapery

Smell: Soy beans and pancakes

Favorite Food: Earthworms and stinkbugs

Sound they make when excited: Huuuuuuuuuhhhh-

hhhhhhhhhhh...

Short Description

Squarks is are shy little things. They tend to go into

hiding behind other shapes and things. These motes

are also clumsy things. When they hide, sometimes

they get trapped in crevices due to their angular,

sided forms and many die like that, and never found

ever again.

ScientificName:CircalupusCastratious

Size: 30cm diameter, 4.5g, 14lbs

Colour: Sunshine Yellow

Skin Texture: Rubbery

Smell:Butterscotchandsometimes,truffles

Sound they make when excited: Jiggaloooo...

Meeeelooooo...

Short Description

Circa is a perfect circle but does not have a perfect

skin complexion. He says it’s because his mother

was an orange that had been exposed by the toxic

Sarin, so 50% of his genes were inevitably retained

his mother’s ugly external texture. They have very

low self-esteem and are known to fall in love with

wrong things like for example, another mote of a

different species.

ScientificName:TrigonometryTuts

Size: 21cm diameter, 4.8g, 20.5lbs

Colour: Beef Red

Skin Texture: Like a pillow

Smell: No scent

FavoriteFood:Humanskinflakesandfingerhair

Sound they make when excited: Chit... (30 seconds)

chit chichit chit... (30 seconds) chichit...

Short Description

Trigolo is the most mysterious of the three shapes.

Not much is known about this Mote except that

it speaks Gurgla, an ancient language spoken by

placing your tongue on different teeth at a time to

create intonations.

Circas Squarks Trigolos

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GoinG about thE ExhibitionChapter 3In This Section:

The Annexe Hall 23

Suprematist Section 24 - 25

Tectonic Wing 26 - 27

Factura Wing 28 - 29

Construction Wing 30 - 31

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The entire annexe hall will be decked with bursts of

eye-catching lights. Shape Motes are helium balloons

that glow from above. They glow inside from a light

source, like stars in the sky. The hall is divided into 4

main spaces where every installation would operate

simultaneously. Before the entire walk through,

where visitors would be free to roam, they would

sit in the auditorium at the entrance of the hall to

watch the ten-minute clip to introduce the storyline

and what they are supposed to do. There would be

four sections where the visitors can engage in to save

particular shape motes in need of help or hiding.

thE annExE hall

The 4 Sections

1. Suprematist Section

2.Constructivist Tectonica Wing

3. Constructivist Factura Wing

4.Constructivist Construction Wing

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SuprEMatiSt SEctionHere we focus on the belief in the pure shape by allowing individuals

to feel the austerity and totality of what a shape can encompass.

On display would be some of Malevich’s work, where

children would be made to comment and say what the

perfectly painted square or the circle remind themselves

of, and how these shapes could effectively be everything

in which they have said as they are typed and recoded

and played back via running text displays around or on

top of the works. Imagine blinking, running words across

the walls that read: A wheel, a coin, Earth, a basketball.

An animation of Dr El Lizzy-Dizzy would narrate the

instructions for the children to follow and also give them a

brief introduction to suprematist art.

TheCentralmainfloorspacewouldbeentitled,It’sTime

toPaint!Onthefloorwouldbeahands-onworkstation,

allowing the children to paint in a large outline of a circle-

the same materials used by Malevich himself. The end

product of these shapes would be framed and displayed as

works of art in public buildings like libraries or upcoming

train stations.

Thefloorwouldbelinedandthechildrenwouldwear

aprons when doing the painting. Colors would be provided

forthechildrentofillintheshapeattheirowndiscretion.

This allows the children to appreciate the shape and

curves, the angles and straight lines of the shapes they

paint, much like Malevich’s Black Square on White or his

White on White painting. His works would be featured on

the walls around the painting space, as inspiration.

“Colors would

be provided for the

children to fill in the

shape at their own

discretion. This

allows the children

to appreciate the

shape and curves, the

angles and straight

lines of the shapes

they paint.”

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A Paint Session

Onthefloorwouldbeahands-onworkstation,

allowing the children to paint in a large outline

of a circle- the same materials used by Malevich

himself. The end product of these shapes would

be framed and displayed as works of art in

public buildings like libraries or upcoming train

stations.

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tEctonic WinGConceptualizing ideas through form and integrating them into

visual narratives of symbolic abstraction.

The event just got more exciting. We move into the section

of Tectonics which Constructivists follow to conceptualize

their ideas through form, integrating them into visual

narratives of symbolic abstraction.

Moveable Prouns!

An idea adapted from an installation in the National

Museum of Singapore, there would be a wall with

magnetic geometric shapes and Shape Motes across walls

that stick out on ‘easels’ around the area. Children are to

construct a picture given 3 minutes via a digital countdown

projected on the top right of the wall. After which, the

child is told to stand aside as the camera above them would

take a snap shot of the design. It is interesting to see how,

without much rules on what to depict, we can be surprised

by the creativity and ingenuity the child can show in this

section. The Constructivists had their share of using shapes

to tell stories like The Story of Two Squares or project

ideas like Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge. These

poster designs would be displayed with information beside

the Moveable Prouns installation.

These historical backgrounds would also be displayed on

an interactive touch screen booth in the entrance to the

TectonicSection.However,thepoliticalspecificswould

be left out because it might not be fully understood by

children of a young age. Regardless, the law of Factura can

still be effectively taught nonetheless.

“It is interesting

to see how, without

much rules on what

to depict, we can

be surprised by

the creativity and

ingenuity a child

can show in this

section.”

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“Children are to

construct a picture

given 3 minutes...

After which, the

child is told to

stand aside as

the camera above

them would take

a snap shot of the

design.”

Artworks Displayed

Constructivist poster

designs would be

displayed with

information beside

the Moveable Prouns

installation.

Historical

backgrounds would

also be displayed on

an interactive touch

screen booth in

the entrance to the

Tectonic Section.

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Factura WinG

The Great Shape Zapper!

This section is held at the long curved part of the wall

of the exhibition hall where touch sensitive projectors

are mounted just above to enable interactive games. The

purpose is to recognize the shapes in everyday objects.

We look at Factura in its simplest form in order for children

to understand. The kids are to pay attention to innate

qualities and expressiveness of materials, things that

maintain integrity to the material. Zapping away those

things that do not concede with the rule. The simplest

example would maybe be locating circles as basketballs,

and zapping away circles as cupboards, cupboards as

squares not as circles. Most often the things to spot are

functional forms ranging from buildings, to everyday

things.

A simple simulation would be of a scene of a street

from Simmy Land. We tell them to tap the screen to zap

away things that are not right pertaining to the rules of

the game, which are aligned with the rules of tectonica.

Bonuspointswouldbegiventopeoplewhofindhidden

shapes that make up structures. The right interaction

wouldaccumulatepointsthatwouldbereflectedonan

accumulative score board above.

Finding shapes in complex structures and making structures

using simple shapes.

“The kids are to

pay attention to

innate qualities

and expressiveness

of materials,

things that

maintain integrity

to the material. ”

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“Bonus points

would be given

to people who

find hidden

shapes that make

up structures.”

Interactive Wall

The kids are to

pay attention to

innate qualities and

expressiveness of

materials, things that

maintain integrity

to the material. of

symbolic abstraction.

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conStruction WinG

For this we seek to depict the creative process of construc-

tion that takes full consciousness of nothing more than

functionandit’spracticalform.Itwouldbedifficultto

expect the young to follow the constructivist construction

methods but we can allow them to appreciate it through

looking at modern sculptures and works of art that uphold

this constructivist law.

Kinetic Wonderland

We would bring to attention certain permanent installa-

tions already in the science centre. The Kinetic Garden has

a sculptural installation in the middle of an open space, it

has parts of it’s sculpture moving and rotating in an unsys-

tematic manner depending on how the audience interacts

with the various pulley systems and buttons. We observe

the manner in which everything in the skeletonal sculpture

seemtohaveaspecificpurpose,someof whichtelltime,

some, to chime or simply spin when tugged. Children

would be directed there as an extension for this section of

the exhibition.

These are also permanent installations from the science

centre. One is outside of MacDonald’s at the main forum,

another, larger one, is in Block D Discovery Zone. These

sculptures are feats of engineering that are a sight to see.

The only powered thing is the conveyer belt that brings the

ball up. Upon release, the ball travels through spirals, drops

and slides, occasionally tinkling and plonk - It’s gone! ”

Similar to the interactive sculpture, it allows the people to

observe how simple strips of metal, planks and spirals can

allowaballtodostunts.Thiswouldbeadefinitehitwith

the young people.

Depicting the creative process of construction and having

full consciousness of nothing more than function and it’s practical form.

“We would

bring to

attention certain

permanent

installations

already in the

science centre.”

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“ Upon release,

the ball travels

through spirals,

drops and slides,

occasionally

tinkling and

plonk -

It’s gone! ”

Kinetic Ball Sculptures

Both these sculptures

are perfectly functional

pieces of engineering

that seem to echo the

plans of the moving

Tatlin Tower meant to

not only be a functional

building, but also a

symbolic monument

that seem to spiral into

the future.

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“Upon release,

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the ball travels through

spirals,

drops

and slides,

occasionally

tinkling and

plonk~

It’s gone!”

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FiGurES, FactS & FunniESChapter 4In This Section:

At A Glance 35

Budget & Schedule 36 - 37

Target Audience 38 - 39

Archetypes We Target 40 - 41

Sponsors 42 - 43

Problem Sums Answer Key 44 - 45

Reflection 46-47

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16-20

652150

500 000

90

10

1005

The amount

of artworks by

Constructivists and

Suprematists on

display.

The amount of time

required to walk through and

experience the entire event.

The amount of hours it takes to set up

before and tear down after the event.

Theamountof studentstargetedwhowouldfindthiseventpotentiallyuseful

for their understanding of geometry.

The amount of sponsors

that would be providing

funds and products for the

goodie bag.

The amount of workers needed to

be employed to run the entire event.

The amount of people allowed in the Annexe Hall at

a single session.

The amount of goodie bags prepared

for the event per day.

1800Thenumberof floating‘ShapeMote

Air Balloons’ suspended down from the ceiling.

The event will span from 16 November to 20 December

2010

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The grade we

expect to get

for this graphic

design history

project.

at a GlacE

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34%7%

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Util

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Newspaper Advertisement

Utilities

SMRT LCD Screens

Maintenance Staff

Event Officials

Peripherals

buDGEtFor Science Centre Singapore, the cost for renting the entire

Annexe hall is between $300 000 and $400 000 but because we

were invited, all costs are waived. however our takings have a

lower percentage on ticketing sales.

Companies Liased Provision

1. SEPCOM Interactive Software,

JAVA, Interactive Software

2. Creative FX-Hi Dolby Soundsystem

3. Samsung AMOLED Screens, Touch LCD

4. 404 Technologies PROUN Game Licensing

(US Company)

5. HomeMover Logistics & Movers

6. Tsin Tao Pte Ltd Raw Materials

(Wood, Metal Frames)

7. Jooby Joob Illustration Designs

Pre-Event Publicity Outlets Remarks

SMRT LCD Screens 1 Month

Newspaper Advertisement, 2 Days Prior

Sunday Times Full Page to Event

Event Expenses Remarks

Utilities Venue services

Maintenance Staff Hygene/Cleanliness

EventOfficials Assistance

Peripherals -

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SchEDulEThe following pie chart depicts the amount of time spent for each period

of our preparation phase. All time stipulated are tentative and are prone to

changes. *Times highlighted are the important ones to take note of.

Timetable

Date Work Remarks

1. 01032010 Planning Phase 1: SCS& Sponsors Infrastucture

2. 03032010 Planning Phase 2: Jooby Joob Graphics

3. 04042010 Design Phase 1 with SEPOM Game Design

4. 05042010 Design Phase 2 with Jooby Joob Graphics

5. 11-13062010 Consolidation of Outsourced Materials Prep for Fixing

6. 22-25062010 Construction Phase 1 & 2 -

8. 07-08072010 Packing of Goodie Bags Sponsors

9. 09-12072010 Set Moves into SCS + Test Run Full Dress

30hrs6hrs

4hrs

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Planning with Singapore ScienceCentre and Sponsors

Construction Phase 2 (Main Phase)

Construction Phase

Full Dress Test Run

Set- Up

Design Phase 1: SEPOM

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Planning Phase

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2:

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Infrastucture

Post - E

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Pre

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Full Dress

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Game Design

15hrsJooby Joob Graphics

15hrsSEPOM Game Design

*During the concept stage, 50 hours are required to build a

concrete concept to follow upon. The realization stage will

require more time due to the need to search for resources to make

the exhibition more complete and comprehensive, which will

require around 100 hours.

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tarGEt auDiEncE

There are 356 Primary, Secondary and Colleges in Singapore. Altogether they house close

to 500 000 students. If one third of the students attend this, earnings for the event would

go over a S$1000 000. (This is calculated through student price of S$6.00) We are not

even including teachers and casual visitors.

There are 356 Primary, Secondary and Colleges in Singapore. Altogether they house close

to 500 000 students. If one third of the students attend this, earnings for the event would

go over a S$1000 000. (This is calculated through student price of S$6.00) We are not

even including teachers and casual visitors.

There are 356 Primary, Secondary and Colleges in Singapore. Altogether they house

close to 500 000 students. If one third of the students attend this, earnings for the event

would go over a S$1000 000. (This is calculated through student price of S$6.00)

We are not even including teachers ators.

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archEtypESthat WE tarGEt

1. The Clever

Name: Thong Kay Kwee, Paul,17

Occupation:StudentfromRafflesInstitution,

Integrated Programme, A* Scholar

Email: quantumelectronicslife@gmail.com

What’s your hobby? Itactuallydependsonhowyoudefine

hobby.if youdefineitasapursuitof asidelineinterest,it

wouldbeBallroomdancing.If youdefineahobbyaswhat

Idoasrecreation,IwouldsayIfindittherapeutictopeer

into the microscope to watch the electrons fall a level or

two when shot with negative charges from a spectrometer.

That’s nice.Would you go for our event? I don’t waste time on

art. it is an absolutely frivolous indulgence. Something

we can all do without. But hey, if it can help me to better

understand certain concepts of mathematics, I don’t

see why not because you see, I mean it would be really

horrible to compare the applications of learning from art

as compared to things like mechatronics or biosciences, this

exhibition would be an earth shattering breakthrough for

thestrugglingaestheticsindustry.Artwouldfinallyactually

have a concrete purpose in this solar system. I would love

to see really, how art can actually be of any real good.

Oh, I see but Paul, the- (Paul Interrupts) ...Ultimately even if

it’s intelligence insulting-ly dumb for my soul, I would still

gain something upon retrospect because my experience

would have been so bad, I would be reminded to push on,

dobetterinlifeandtellmyfutureRaffliesiankidstomake

he right decisions as a person in this world.

“I would love

to see really, how

art can actually

be of any real

good.”

- Thong Kay Kwee

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3. The Leader

Name: Danielle ‘Shinee’ Yew Bee Hoon, 13

Occupation:Studentof MayflowerSecondarySchool,

Shinee Singapore Facebook Fan Club President

Email: Shinee_Luva_Gal@gmail.com

Hello Danielle. So, what’s your hobby? I like Shinee! And Super-

junior too! And omg Jay Park so hotz too sia! Everyday, I

write in my Shinee Luva 4eva Journal a new reason why I

love them. And then I kiss the posters of all the 23 Shinee

boys on my bedroom walls and ceiling! Kiss until now hor, I

got pimple here… you see…

I see. So would you go for our event? Maybe if you hor, er maybe

you can invite them to come from Korea to Singapore, to

sing ‘Ling-Ding-Dong’ and then after that, autograph all my

203 photos, 30 tshirt, and many many more, I will tell all

my 1466 friends on facebook to come for your event thing.

2. The Easy-going

Name: Robert Chia Hong Peng, 15

Occupation: Secondary 1 Student,

Clementi Woods Secondary School

Email: robertchiahongpeng92@hotmail.com

Hi Robert. What’s your hobby? So many homework, what

hobby. Xiao ah. I dunno la. I like to study law. Why of all

things to study, why Law? Not study law la. Study LORRR.

Eh you sebei lamm leh. As in yah lor the lor la you gundu.

Knnb, ccb.

I’m so sorry. Would you go for our event? I very suibian(anything)

one. Go then go lor.

“I will tell

all my 1466

friends on

facebook to come

for your event

thing.”

-Danielle ‘Shinee’ Yew

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SponSorS & partnErShipSSponsorship effectively lightens the cost of the entire event

atthesametime;sponsoredgoodscanbeanincentivefor

visitors who want something more. Sponsored products are

complimentary to the event as children may get hungry

and might want to snack halfway through the event. Terms

for sponsors would be determined by monetary contribu-

tion that can offer on top of their products for they could

provide for the goodie bag.

Sponsorship: A fantastic win-win situation. Everyone gains.

A Win-win Situation.

Everyone sees a win - win situation sponsoring the event.

We get our prizes, goodie bag and some monetary fund

fortheeventwhiletheygetfirsthandoutreachof 500000

youths and children attending the event. This partnership

can last beyond this year’s event and some of our esteemed

sponsorswereconfidentenoughtoinvestinallthreeyears

of this event series with us.

1. OCBC Bank

This company has agreed to

provide the Goodie Bag Pouch

and a Keychain for the event. The

goodie bag doubles up as a coin

box. It is made of transluscent

acrylic, available in many colours.

2. Gardenia Bread

The famous bread company

would provide raisin buns for the

event’s goodie bag. They will

have a rectangular packaging to

suit the largely geometric theme

of the event.

3. Milo Drink

The cocoa beverage company

will provide two cans of Milo

per goodie bag. This will be vital

for the exhibition because some

of the sections are substantially

vigorous activities.

4. Popular Bookstore

The Bookstore would provide

the prizes for the quiz as well as

pens for the goodie bag. These

sponsored items are important

for the functioning of the quiz

portion of the event.

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Area B

Testa Coil

Area D

Area E

Level 2

Level 1

Area C

Area F

Omni-Theatre

The Observatory

Area A

Main Entrance

Threeof thefivesponsorswouldbecollectivelyproviding

$30000 dollars. Due to terms, it cannot be disclosed publicly.

But the hierarchy of product placement and advertisements

allowed in the event and presiding walls outside of the

annexe hall, particularly Area A and Main Entrance(above),

are based on the monetary provisions by the sponsors.

Goodie Bag

The goodie bag would be distributed via a collection point at

theMainEntrance(above).Itisdistributeduponfirstcome

firstservebasisaswellaspreparedviaearlybirdbooking.

In stock, there would be a surplus of 1800 goodie bags

preparedforwalkinvisitorsforeveryoneof thefivedays.

Quiz on Content

On top of sponsored products for the event, the goodie

bag would provide the children a worksheet in which they

wouldhavetofilluptowinprizes.Therearetwodifferent

quizzes, one for the upper secondary and another for the

primary school children. This is done to ensure the children

learn something from the event. The quizzes with all correct

answers would be placed in a box and on the last day, the

winners would be randomly drawn from the pile and the

winnerswouldbenotifiedtheprizetheywonandwhento

collectthem.If insufficientpackages,thequizandsome

individual items cans till be available in booths inside the

Annexe Hall at the Rest point.

Prizes are as follows:

Other than the consolation prizes,

there is only one set of each prize

for the entire 5 day event.

1st Prize: 1x Nintendo Wii

2x Nunchucks

2nd Prize: 1x PSP Lite

1x 2gbThumbdrive

3rd Prize: 1000 Piece Faber

Castell Coloured

Pencil Set

Consolation: 100x Protractor

Sets

*All prizes are proudly sponsored

by Popular Bookstore.

Annexe

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Question 1:

Among students in Singapore today, there is an evident side effect caused by the propagation of today’s extensive

education schema. It’s the desensitization and the falling appreciation for learning in Singapore. It’s called ‘Scholastic

IndifferenceAndNullification.’orbetterknownasSIAN. 1 in 8 students suffer from SIAN. The post-cursor trends of

SIAN students are academic failure, depression and mild obesity.

If schools here are unable to reduce the SIAN pandemic, how can Singapore succeed as a hub of academic excellence in

the future? (25 Marks)

Question 2

In12June2010,fivestudentrepresentativesfrom‘neighborhoodschools’(nonvalue-addedacademicinstitutions)

gathered at the speakers’ corner at Hong Lim Park, denouncing the current structure of their education system. They

seek the support for the narrowing down of school curriculum for the young people in Singapore because they truly

believe that less curriculum would help children learn more. Cramming the young generation with impractical and

excessive science and math would eventually make people lose the joy of learning and the appreciation of the subjects.

Unfortunately, there was a lackluster response from the general public who were mostly just passing by to eat at the

Japanese food across the road at Central Mall. Will their cries for an academic revolution bring change? (25 Marks)

Math

Syllubus

Learning

Math

Venn Diagram:

Relationship between the Math Syllubus and Learning Math

10 Years Down the Road

problEM SuMS

a

b

a - amount of syllubus we remember.

b - amount we forget/irrelevant to our career.

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Question 3

It is not within our control to change these human factories/schools for the betterment of our future generation because

we are not the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education is trying their best and are not to be blamed. We as an

education event curator choose to help society and tackle the problem in today’s learning environment. We have time and

time again, show through our past events, that we believe that by the propagation of art, in any form, has the ability to

throw fresh angles on the syllabus taught, rekindling the love for the subjects and discover meaning in a child’s’ studies.

But how much can we reach out to this audience if the institutions are not receptive of our new ways of learning?

(25 Marks)

Question 4

Basic geometric shapes is an evident stigma of our classroom academic system we grow up in where everything we need to

know to do well is a standardized book of the syllabus across the board. Children are introduced to basic shapes early for the

propagation of more advanced geometry in the later years. When they are in primary three, children learn to count sides

and parallel lines to differentiate a triangle from rhombus from a trapezium. They learn how the sums of total angles within

differentshapesdiffer.Furtherdowntwotofouryears,withtheseunderstandingof geometry,theyareexpectedtofindout

the degree of angles from complex forms and later on in subjects like trigonometry, the lengths of sides. When they continue

evenhigherup,theyfindthemselveslookingsohardintothenumbersandalgebrawithintheformsthattheformitself is

never considered at all.

a. What then, would the lines and the space it encloses mean at all? (10 Marks)

b. How can a student see a shape in its original austerity? (15 Marks)

Reality

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Overall, learning from the constructivist and suprematist way of using shapes, we

are able to help students find creativity and rediscover the austerity and potential of

these shapes. This event shines new light on the magic of shapes in a growingly

complex world where shape and form is, like in the story of Simmy Land, lost and

awaiting people to catch them back and placed back into the right place.

With regards to our wider personal purpose of this project as mentioned early in

this proposal, we cannot change the way the education system is. The only thing

we can do is to hold a seemingly tame event like this where we primarily seek to use

constructivism to educate the young ones of the austerity of pure shapes, help them

appreciate and rediscover the fun of these forms. When grow up, there might be a

chance that they might remember the period of time in Russia in which the storyline

is based on and the beauty of shapes. Hopefully, they would be inspired by the

enthusiasm of the Russians and find their voice and maybe make some revolutionary

changes if they end up in the education business, inspired by how the people of

Russia did during the Revolution.

As mentioned, through the three rules of constructivism, we hope that we can show a

more energetic and thought-inducing possibilities of geometry in which students who

come by, are able to be creative with, echoing the kind of enthusiasm and excitement

early constructivists like El Lissitsky and Rodchenko had for the very same shapes.

rEFlEction

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