Dislocations: Memory and Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942 is a commemorative exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the British Surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army in Singapore on 15 February 1942. It features a blend of physical objects, documents and oral histories woven into specially designed spaces meant to evoke reflections and conversations among visitors, as they explore the notion of “war memory” and the different ways it can be remembered and retold.

This exhibition is designed by FARM, with the multimedia segments produced by Vouse. Visit the gallery to rediscover personal artefacts and accounts from the war. Learn about them via a digitally-enhanced experience in the gallery, through interactive storytelling and augmented reality.

Visit the gallery at the National Museum of Singapore. The exhibition runs from 29 Jan - 29 May 2022.

Web Novel,
Pre-Exhibition

Begin your experience by playing the pre-exhibition web novel. The web novel invites you into the experiences of those who lived through this period of war, through the perspectives of the soldiers, nurses, volunteers and civilians. Play the game as different characters, choose your own journey and learn about the different circumstances that shaped each characters’ choices and decisions.

Follow the beginning of the war through various perspectives that lead up to the battle of Singapore and continue your journey at the Dislocations gallery.

Dislocations, Exhibition

Dislocations utilizes interactive technology such as augmented reality and gamification to present different aspects of the fall of Singapore, and invites visitors to consider how the centenary of the Fall of Singapore in 2042 may be commemorated.

Complementing the exhibition is a display of a historic Singapore Armed Forces tank on the museum lawn, which serves as a contemporary response on the need for self-reliance in defending the nation.

Enrich your museum experience
with digital augmentations

Vouse brings you the multimedia experience in Dislocations. Our focus is on augmenting and enhancing the physical museum experience with digital interactions and information. Visitors can relive the Battle of Singapore through the perspective of the British command, make strategic decisions, and see how the war pans out.

Investigate the artefacts recovered from the Empress of Asia, some of them may even be reconstructed digitally to give you a glimpse of what life was like on the converted warship.

At the end of the journey, visitors are given a chance to participate in the curation of the centenary exhibition of the Fall of Singapore in 2042. Visitors may select artefacts they wish to see in the next exhibition, and leave a message. The top choices will be dynamically displayed in a digital image board for everyone to see.

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