thenational - trilogy

Set amidst the city-state’s National Day celebrations across 1966, 1999, and 2020, our protagonists in each time period trudges against the currents of the social order to carve out a space in which they belong. Even in a city that is commonly regarded as a Southeast Asian ideal, queer migrants continue to wrestle between their sense of home, their ambitions, and the familial and societal expectations. Our love may be intertwined with politics, but through that, we see courage, sacrifice, and hope.

This project was first commissioned for the 2021 Southeast Asian Queer Cultural Festival. Later, in November 2022, an excerpt from '2020' was re-imagined in the Dysphoria/Euphoria exhibition by Heckin' Unicorn and Rainbow Families SG, with help from local production company Bowties Production. For more info, head to the 'Eden's Musings' page on the portfolio.