Artist: Nathan Hartono
Location: Christmas Tree @Art Square
Description:
Mickey was my childhood. I still have the VHS tapes of Mickey Mouse Club that I used to record and rewatch over and over again. So I dressed Mickey the exact way I would’ve liked to dress back when I was a kid, if I were going to an event like the National Day Parade—complete with flag tattoos, red clothing and those ridiculous jelly shoes I used to always want but never got. For the pants I used a Peranakan inspired pattern that is quite uniquely Singaporean, one that has always given me a sense of familiarity and home no matter where I am in the world, much like how Mickey always brings me back to my childhood.