Misbehaving Machines Exhibition: Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of immersive audiovisual exhibition OPEN PLAY.
Live activation by NONFORM at 8pm.
Light refreshments will be provided.
OPEN PLAY reconfigures the boundaries of the stage, devising an integrated sensory experience through the fusion of light, sound, and code. Expanding the physicality and temporality of live performance, this exhibition features the sonic and visual worlds of three musicians–Hidemen, Houg, and goneMUNE–set within a reactive environment designed by Alina Ling and NONFORM.
About the artists
Alina Ling is an interactive designer that creates interfaces, installations and experiences that explore new dimensions of sensory perception. Incorporating technology with different modalities, her multi-sensory works manipulate the physical and intangible to provide a deeper understanding of spatial constructs and perceptual experience.
NONFORM is a collective of artists whose expertise spans music composition, sound design, multimedia art, and video production. Through the integration of diverse skills and mediums, they create dynamic works that resonate across multiple sensory dimensions.
Hidemen is a group of close friends from secondary school who came together through their shared passion for music and art. Comprising mattgnaw, lamin, and Wira Munir as the frontmen, supported by Ra’uf Shibel, Hidemen thrives on collective creativity and the joy of making music together. While rooted in hip-hop, Hidemen explores various genres, infusing songs with unconventional sounds that set them apart sonically.
Houg, the artistic persona of Singaporean artist-producer Sameh Wahba, has carved a distinctive niche in the chillwave and trip-hop genres. Adopting his stage name from his old neighbourhood of Hougang, Houg’s music blends hypnagogic pop, jazz, and rock elements, creating lush, immersive soundscapes.
goneMUNE (pronounced GONE-MOON) is a Singaporean dark experimental musician/artist known for evocative storytelling and genre-defying sound. Blending retro synthwave with futuristic edge, they produce, mix, and edit all their music and videos, incorporating movement into their performances.
About the programme
Misbehaving Machines invites the public into a shared study of how machines behave — through movement, sound, and code — unfolding across lectures, listening sessions, and workshops that explore how systems operate, interact, and respond. Rooted in curiosity, experimentation and collective learning, the series examines the evolving human-machine relationship through art and technology.
This programme is presented by Hothouse and supported by the National Arts Council's Arts x Tech Lab initiative.