An evening of literary reading, discussion, and reflection.
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Join us for the launch of The Turban Imaginary, a powerful new work by artist and writer Rajinder Singh. This special evening invites readers, artists, and cultural thinkers to explore the turban not just as a garment, but as symbol, archive, and site of imagination.
Blending poetry and prose, Singh offers a richly textured meditation on memory, identity, resistance, and aesthetics. The Turban Imaginary draws from history, diaspora, and personal experience to ask: how can cloth carry culture? How can wrapping resist erasure? And how does beauty sustain survival?
At once scholarly and intimate, this book has already sparked interest across art, fashion, and education spaces—offering fresh perspectives on the politics of dress, the poetics of belonging, and the enduring power of cultural form.
Expect an evening of literary reading, discussion, and reflection.
Meet the speakers
Rajinder Singh is a Malaysian artist/choreographer/writer/poet who lives and works in London. He has written three other poetry books and has shown his art widely around the world.
Ng Yi-Sheng is a Singaporean writer, researcher and activist, with a keen interest in the forgotten histories and mythologies of Southeast Asia. His books include the story collection Lion City (winner of the Singapore Literature Prize) and the children’s history book Twisted Temasek. Additionally, he served as editor for A Mosque in the Jungle: Classic Ghost Stories by Othman Wok and EXHALE: an Anthology of Queer Singapore Voices, and as translator for Wong Yoon Wah’s the New Village and Homecomings.
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