Author: Joel

RISO Printing Workshops with Through The Roof

In the scope of wanting to create a community for young creatives, we were exploring ways and means to lower the cost of production for students. If there was a way for us to produce a larger quantity, but with lower cost, it would give way for more creativity! With aim and focus in mind,…
At Singapore Art Book Fair 2024

Singapore Art Book Fair was a location we had dreamed of boothing at one day. After all, we’ve only been doing collab zines for about a year or two at most. Initially, we were rejected after applying. But by some divine means, we received an email saying that someone had dropped out, and we could…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…