Created, Composed, and Performed by Sugar Vendil

Artistic Consulting by Mei Ann Teo, Pink Fang

Activation performed by Katherine Paola De La Cruz, Benedict Nguyễn, ayo ohs, Annie Wang, and Sugar Vendil

Costume Design by Harriet Jung

Lighting Design by Hao Bai

Sugar Vendil’s “Antonym: scenes of childhood” is an installation that juxtaposes the past, present, and future. A reminder of the lasting experience of childhood, this new work is an extension of Vendil’s forthcoming performance, Antonym: the opposite of nostalgia.

scenes of childhood features grown-up versions of Vendil’s childhood hobbies, visual performance scores, video, floating non-adhesive postage stamps, origami stars, and dresses by Antonym costume and set designer Harriet Jung. Vendil will activate the installation with performance interludes that share memories of a lonely yet hopeful childhood and possibly some embarrassing old poetry, layering electro-acoustic music, voice, and dance rooted in somatic memory.

Vendil invites audiences to take part in her childhood world by engaging in nostalgic activities such as slam books, a sticker wall, and writing letters to future or past selves, or loved ones, that the artist will mail for participants. Lighting Design by Hao Bai.