Esplanade Presents

Visual Arts

My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025

Neo Kim Seng (Singapore)

23 May – 31 Aug 2025

Mon – Fri: 11am – 8.30pm

Sat, Sun and PH: 10am – 8.30pm

Jendela (Visual Arts Space)

Free
My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025, Neo Kim Seng, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Synopsis

My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025 traces the decade-long evolution of this project through its many forms—from book and installation-performance to music on vinyl, CD and digital. This iteration brings together photographs, artefacts, books, video documentation, and a new photomontage series featuring images from Ladakh, a key inspiration for the 2019 play of the same name.

 

The exhibition also includes Secret Places, a video installation drawn from an excerpt from the performance script. Complementing the showcase are live readings in English and Cantonese, activations and video screenings. The project continues to honour the stories of ordinary, often overlooked individuals who shape our social fabric.

 

Video Screenings

 

My Grandfather’s Road (2015)
Cast: Bjorn Lee Varella
Date & Time: 2 Aug, Sat, 3pm & 4pm
Language: English
Duration: 30mins

 

The Vault: My Grandfather’s Road (2017)
Cast: Gary Tang & Tan Cher Kian
Date & Time: 3 Aug, Sun, 3pm  
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Duration: 76mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (2018)
Date & Time: 9 Aug, Sat, 3pm  
Cast: Karen Tan
Language: English
Duration: 68mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (2018)
Date & Time: 10 Aug, Sun, 3pm  
Cast: Gary Tang & Tan Cher Kian
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Duration: 62mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (2019)
Date & Time: 16 Aug, Sat, 3pm  
Cast: Karen Tan & Loong Seng Onn
Language: English
Duration: 73mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (2019)
Date & Time: 17 Aug, Sun, 3pm  
Cast: Gary Tang & Tan Cher Kian
Language: Cantonese
Subtitle: English
Duration: 60mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025 is a programme of 60 Connections – At Home and Afar, a year-long season of Singapore stories and international collaborations in celebration of SG60.

Things to Note:
Accessibility: All our venues are wheelchair-accessible. We offer various services to support patrons with access needs. For assistance, please contact Esplanade Customer Experience at 6828 8377. To learn more, read our accessibility guide.
Artist Information

Neo Kim Seng

Website | Instagram

Neo Kim Seng (b.1964) is a cross-disciplinary practitioner who has been involved in independent and large-scale projects in Singapore and overseas since 1987. He has also created his own works in visual arts and theatre. He works with history and its multiplicities, exploring how the same story can be reinterpreted in different and alternate ways.

Date & Time

23 May – 31 Aug 2025

Jendela (Visual Arts Space)
Mon – Fri: 11am – 8.30pm
Sat, Sun and PH: 10am – 8.30pm
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