Get your video game fix, immerse yourself in art, and engage in a range of political and social issues all at once in a new interactive exhibition brought to you by Kult Gallery and the Goethe-Institut Singapore.
Having toured across the globe, the month-long event arrives on our shores this month in line with Singapore Art Week. Expect to roam around a space filled with digital games, short films, and 2D artworks revolving around issues of war, migration, democracy, and gender.
Titled Games and Politics, the free exhibit features 18 video games covering subjects such as social injustices, the treatment of refugees, gender issues, the surveillance state, and the consequences of armed conflicts. In adopting the characters of people from often-marginalized communities, players will also experience limited possibilities and negative sanctions.
But first, when you enter the exhibition, you’ll view an introductory film about political games, as well as short documentaries delving into some of the ones on showcase. For more information, the available catalogue offers background information on each independent game and how they come together as one exhibition.
Games on display include Perfect Woman, Escape from Woomera, This War Of Mine, Killbox, and Dys4ia. Oh, and our personal favorite from 2013, Papers, Please.
Games and Politics is on from Jan 12-Feb 12, Mon-Thurs 2pm-7pm & Fri-Sun 4pm-9pm at Kult Gallery. Free.
