Video Files on Projection
Archive references from Persatuan Bawean Singapura
Poem translations by Alfian Sa’at
DI MANA KELUARGAKU MERANTAU
2024, projection on fabric, sound
Edited and Documented by Huda Osni
Sound: Abdul Hakiim Bin Muhammad Hamim (@hakiim_m_m_m )
Filmed by Alexandra Chin (@alexachin2000 ) and Lee Linwei (@floristboi )
Archive references from: Persatuan Bawean Singapura (https://www.facebook.com/persatuanbaweansingapura)
Poem Translations for book: Alfian Sa’at ( @alfiansaat )
Di Mana Keluargaku Merantau addresses the space that is connected to memory within the changing landscapes in Singapore. Tracing the generational history from being a local in a rural village in Bawean Island to migrating to the constantly developing and heavily urbanised land of Singapore (that developed from a village to a concrete jungle in the past 60 years), these changes have resulted in my family's Bawean diasporic status.
This is an expansion of Balik ke Pondok where I was documenting the changes of architecture of my grandfather’s pondok in Singapore.
“We have had to constantly move from place to place and adapt to our surroundings. It is inevitable that these fast changes have resulted in the erasure and forgetting of our indigenous, native culture. This installation is a documentation of such changes of architecture as it evolved and how it affects my identity as a 3rd generation immigrant in Singapore and my memories of my heritage.” Huda Osni
This was organised by BEAF organisation in Boscombe part of Connected Roots exhibition. Thank you for those that was involved the past two years for making this possible x
2024, projection on fabric, sound
Edited and Documented by Huda Osni
Sound: Abdul Hakiim Bin Muhammad Hamim (@hakiim_m_m_m )
Filmed by Alexandra Chin (@alexachin2000 ) and Lee Linwei (@floristboi )
Archive references from: Persatuan Bawean Singapura (https://www.facebook.com/persatuanbaweansingapura)
Poem Translations for book: Alfian Sa’at ( @alfiansaat )
Di Mana Keluargaku Merantau addresses the space that is connected to memory within the changing landscapes in Singapore. Tracing the generational history from being a local in a rural village in Bawean Island to migrating to the constantly developing and heavily urbanised land of Singapore (that developed from a village to a concrete jungle in the past 60 years), these changes have resulted in my family's Bawean diasporic status.
This is an expansion of Balik ke Pondok where I was documenting the changes of architecture of my grandfather’s pondok in Singapore.
“We have had to constantly move from place to place and adapt to our surroundings. It is inevitable that these fast changes have resulted in the erasure and forgetting of our indigenous, native culture. This installation is a documentation of such changes of architecture as it evolved and how it affects my identity as a 3rd generation immigrant in Singapore and my memories of my heritage.” Huda Osni
This was organised by BEAF organisation in Boscombe part of Connected Roots exhibition. Thank you for those that was involved the past two years for making this possible x
STOLEN FROM THE TABLE
Timelapse Video, 2023
Special Thanks to:
Celine Lam
Nicholas Teo
Arun Dodds
Alvin Jai
Mason Hunnisett
Pearl Bocking
Ella Nathan
Arthur Zola
Phoebe Wilkinson
Ella Wallace
Idris Prior
Sambal Tumis
Special Thanks to:
Celine Lam
Nicholas Teo
Arun Dodds
Alvin Jai
Mason Hunnisett
Pearl Bocking
Ella Nathan
Arthur Zola
Phoebe Wilkinson
Ella Wallace
Idris Prior
Sambal Tumis
STOLEN FROM THE TABLE is a representation of stolen identity from colonialism and diaspora through food being robbed by British. The Roti Bawean is the only item that holds strongly to the artist and cannot be robbed from them.
This was showcased in Soverign Centre, Boscombe and was part of the Arts University Bournemouth International Exhibtion
This was showcased in Soverign Centre, Boscombe and was part of the Arts University Bournemouth International Exhibtion
HABITUE
PHOTOGRAPHY, 2023
Habitue is dedicated to people that inspired me to help my life get by.
From inspiring me to pick up a guitar again to picking up a main role in a musical to small encounters on the streets. I am so fascinated by what everyone has to offer and despite me not being as close to them,i admire every person that i’ve talked to due to their ways of life.
Although, my memories may fade and my memories with my emotions may alter through time. I believe these memories are my motivation to keep going
because seeing these different beliefs ( whether i agree or not), seeing every human emotion they pour to me or seeing the passion that fuels them to make what they love makes me want to
learn more about everyone and want to help and improve myself and others.This is for them. As aware as I am with how bad I am with my words, at least let my work speak for you.
From inspiring me to pick up a guitar again to picking up a main role in a musical to small encounters on the streets. I am so fascinated by what everyone has to offer and despite me not being as close to them,i admire every person that i’ve talked to due to their ways of life.
Although, my memories may fade and my memories with my emotions may alter through time. I believe these memories are my motivation to keep going
because seeing these different beliefs ( whether i agree or not), seeing every human emotion they pour to me or seeing the passion that fuels them to make what they love makes me want to
learn more about everyone and want to help and improve myself and others.This is for them. As aware as I am with how bad I am with my words, at least let my work speak for you.
Babylon?
FILM, 2023
Role: Producer
Role: Producer
Babylon? brings together elements of non-fiction archival documentary and experimental aesthetics to explore the fictional story of a man discovering his identity.
BALIK KE PONDOK
2022, Local Bawean Singaporean having a smoke unaware of the significance to what
this would later hold to them in the next few years.
2022, Local Bawean Singaporean reading about her heritage through books written by
local Baweans infront of a mural that is being ignored by many passerbys that does
not know the signficance this holds to this street.
2022 ( Reflection)
After going to the book store and these places again after many years,I went to where the old kampung/ village of where the other community used to live and there used to be an evidence ,which was noticeboard, that the community was present. So, I went back to my old grandfather’s ponduk which has the same exteriors to reflect on these loses.
There were other things that I learn besides these loses.I learnt about how it is being Baweanse knowing how beautiful this sub-ethnicity is. I read in one of the books of how the pronounciation of Baweanese words are “halus”, meaning the sensitivity of the words when its being prounced can mean to different meanings. I was discovering the difference between the Malay identity, my ethincity group, and being Singaporean and how to certain people it can cause a clash of identity because one may say that being Malay is too traditional and being modern can cause a conflict in it considering how modern the Singaporean identity is being in a constant, changing, rapid city. I had discussions with how we can save the culture whilst trying to live in this globalised city. My eyes lit up when I was told how the Bawean community has made a constant effort to compile stories and their knowledge of Bawean island with the history of Singapore together and made them into books so that a history could be recorded for future generations. Even though, it is sad that comparing the other Malay sub-ethincity communities such as the Minang community and Bugis community etc. We have an effort from our own people. To which, I have hope to restore my heritage identity and for my people and many generations to come.
2023, Local Bawean Singaporean revisits their Grandfather’s ponduk, a house where one of the Baweanese Community used to lived. The Baweanese observed that the ponduk has now renovated with different colours and theres no table where they once sat. They read their book that gave insight to how the Baweanese community came together to be in that ponduk. There was a feeling of lost, unable to know what to do.
2023, Local Bawean Singaporean went back to mural to reflect on her culture and identity after research about her Baweanese Identity and discovers that the mural that was once on the wall is gone. There is a feeling of sadness to this mural as the history of this street is no longer reflected.
2023 ( Reflection)
It is funny how I was sad but smiling at how things can quickly changed in a year. Even though, the colours changes in the environment and mural gone, I evolved into a person that’s more grown into my own culture especially with what I wear now. It cant be seen in the videos but I’m wearing my kerosang/dokoh brooch, which is brooch that is usually worn with traditional wear, that I wear almost everyday and a scarf everyday to commemorate my mom when she had my brother and I. When I first walked outside my old grandfather’s ponduk, I could not recognised it. It gave me a thought of my grandfather. I wondered how would he felt when he first saw the exterior of the shophouse.
During my research, I went to Malacca to research about the Malay Identity and where erasure started and it has always been from the start of colonialisation where we were forced to be seperated into different groups and segerated from everyone else when it should not be like that. We should always be productive as a team to work with one another. Personally, I do feel that the erasure is inevitable at this point but I feel that we should archive as much as we can to preserve current histories and our insights for future generations.
Documentation through video compliations, 2023
Balik Ke Pondok is a documentation of my late grandfather and my observations through coming back from England to reflect on Bawean Erasure in Singapore. Every year, I will go back to this road specifically Everton Road which is where one of the Baweanese communities used to live to reflect how the surroundings have changed since I have come back and how my identity and thoughts have changed over the years. Captions are based on how I felt at the time of recording. I am planning to based this research to plan a project in different pieces of work in either an installation or a moving piece.