Author: Joel
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Melbourne Design Week: Part 2
Time flies so quickly! It’s been a month since, the Melbourne Design Week and this is the part two! In the last week of May, leading to the first week of June, Through The Roof visited different spots for the Melbourne Design Week. It was amazing getting to meet new people, and to also to…
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Melbourne Design Week 2024: A Review
It’s been a little more than a week since we’ve returned from Melbourne Design Week and Melbourne Art Book Fair! From 23 May to 2 June, these two events were held in different venues across the Australian State of Victoria, where Melbourne is. This is also at the start of winter in Australia, and the…
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KL Illustration Fair 2024
Reviewing the KL Illustration Fair 2024 by Joel Choong @trisected Last year, I visited the KL Art Book Fair in December. It was an exciting trip to Kuala Lumpur, a 5 hour bus ride from Singapore, and a 45min plane flight back. At that time, I had not experienced the capital state of Malaysia for…
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Big Big Small Small 2024
I’ve always heard different experiences of art, whether it’s a statement to the masses, or a political or religious to direct us in a certain train of thought. But big big small small is unique. A collective of 10 art therapists came together to create pieces resulting from their experiences as art therapists and their…
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Merry March at Open Fields
We’re back at Open Fields, and not just visiting this time! We have a few more of our collab zines up on sale, along with some of the products from our other contributors: Lost Creatures by Sabrina Fish Stickers by Kim Stickers and prints from Xin Ying Stickers and Prints from Corrie And a bunch…
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Singapore Art Week at SAM @ Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore Art Week started last Friday, 19th January 2024. We shared about it on our Instagram, but we also went down ourselves for a short walk around and to see some of the main artists showcased at the Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. Ho Tzu Nyen’s two decades of work were on display,…
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Visiting: Anagram Coffee
Intro:The visiting series is taking a coffee turn! We’ll be visiting some local cafes specifically with coffee in mind, and this might also translate to some @trisected things later. But for now, let’s get started! The visit to Anagram Coffee was long overdue. James Bird, who started Anagram, had invited me some time back, and…
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KL Art Book Fair 2023
The KL Art Book Fair has been going on for some time, but this was the first time we’d had visited intentionally. Hosted at the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, it was a little bit of a squeeze through the rows of creatives showcasing their works. The array of designers brought different styles and…
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November Updates!
October’s over and now we’re straight into November! We’ve been cooking over here, and hopefully by December, we’ll be able to share with everyone about some of the work that we’ve been doing. We are working on three collab zines at the moment, and hopefully by the middle or end of November, we can show…
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Inktober 2023
It’s come around to October again and there are a ton of drawing and art based activities for artists to join in. Currently, we’re running a Through The Roof Inktober Telegram Group – Click here if you’re keen to join in. What is is about the month of October that makes it so ideal for…