ABU/ALMITAS (2026)

Tracing parallels between syncretic spirit cultures practised in Singapore and across the Bolivian Andes, ABU/ALMITAS gives shape to the longstanding dialogue between jee chan and Sharon Mercado Nogales' respective relationships to family, territory, tradition, queerness, death and coloniality. Stemming from the terms sembahyang abu (ancestral worship) and almitas (soul), ABU/ALMITAS honours, questions and reimagines inherited cultural practices of communing with their ancestors.
WITH Sharon Mercado Nogales
FROM March – May 2026
TYPE Residency, Exhibition, Film Installation
PART OF Singapore Art Museum Residencies︎︎︎



CONCEPT, FILM & INSTALLATION jee chan & Sharon Mercado Nogales
ART DIRECTION & VIDEO INSTALLATION Zachary Chan
WARDROBE & STYLIST Rachael Cheong
VIDEOGRAPHER Marcia Ong
ASSISTANT Eric Lee
PHOTOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTATION jonathan tan
SPECIAL THANKS Haeju Kim, Angela Pinto, Seline Ilana Teo

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