Lucie Planty: Scrying Frames

"Scrying Frames" is a solo exhibition by Lucie Planty that concludes a month-and-a-half-long artist residency at INSTINC Space as part of the "Visions: A Singapore-France Emerging Artist Residency Programs”, a joint initiative by the National Arts Council and Embassy of France in Singapore aimed to create a dialogue between the French and Singaporean art scenes. During her time in Singapore, she created several new works specifically for this exhibition as part of the residency.

Venue: INSTINC Space, 39 Keppel Rd, # 03-10 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065

Opening Reception: 28 August 2024 (Wed.) 5:30PM–8:30PM | Opening Reception RSVP Link

Exhibition Duration: 29 August to 01 September 2024 (Wed-Fri, 1PM-7PM. Sat- Sun, 1PM-6PM)

Artist Talk: 31 August 2024, 3PM-4PM at the venue | Artist Talk RSVP Link

The term scrying refers to the ancient practice of gazing into a reflective surface—such as a mirror, a pool of water, or glass—to glimpse images of the past or future. At the turn of the 20th century, cinema brought forth such visions: it revealed scenes, people, places, and gestures by displaying them on a bright surface, allowing us to witness the past in a new light.

In Scrying Frames, Lucie Planty offers us these visions through her video work, depicting simple yet evocative scenes—children swimming in a river, lovers resting in a park, a stroll along the beach. These ordinary moments of life unfold as distant dreams, each holding a secret, a memory on the verge of disappearing. The light gray tones, subtly distorted through digital processing, heighten the sense of vanishing, creating an almost enchanting phenomenon where the dense substance of time suddenly unfolds before our eyes.