Red Dot SAD

by Stephen Black

An introduction to works created by Stephen Black while living on islands in Southeast Asia.
In addition to images and links to various online projects and interviews, Red Dot SAD includes the following stories and essays.

I Ate Carrot Cake This Morning
My life is built upon a foundation of grated carrots, walnuts and lemon glaze.

Smoke and Mirrors
Long live the homemade satay cart of Tiong Bahru! (a chapter from the bestselling i ate tiong bahru)

Haikus
Five-seven-five, all night long.

Contact With Lightning
Frisbee and shock on the lawn of Fort Canning. (a chapter from Contact With Shadow)

The Aloha of God
Hawaii, Vietnam, Selma and orchids. Obama.

Correspondence
You can’t make this up.

A Star is Born or Something
3how is rocknrollwritingperformanceart. We don’t explore anything. We laugh when it breaks.

A Story about the Armenian Alphabet, Vitamin Supplements and the Singapore National Library
All you need is love and Vitamin B.

Your Super Restaurant (Hugh Howey Must D’yer Maker)
Connecting the spicy dots between the Father of Amish Sci-fi, self-publishing and a guy who’s angry at Stephen Colbert.

I’m a Kway, You’re a Kway
A clueless American food artist and a legendary recipe for a 4000 year old auspicious Chinese pastry. What could go wrong?

How I Met Shigeru Miyamoto, the Man who created Mario and Donkey King
It was a dark and snowy night. Suddenly…

Notes on the Blue Flower
Mud, Concrete and Stars, Beauty and Hope(text written for an exhibition by Philipp Aldrup)

Mysticus fragrans: nutmeg
Charlotte Brontë reports on what really happened upon that fateful night at Fort Canning. A never before told story of Sir Raffles and Lady Sophia.

The Eye of Flesh
Rice seasonings:poetic and visionary. (a chapter from Furikake)

Happy as Larry
A chicchetti (little savoury snacks) tour with Carla Bonollo. One of the pieces written for SPOKEN, the virtual art exhibition created by Eugene Soh and SB.(www.gallery.sg)

The Music of Will Sun
Medication and meditations for broken bones and hearts. (A chapter from Bali Wave Ghost)

Self-portrait as MPG
Do you think this is some kind of game?

Biff “Grayboox” Enum:Game Developer
Exclusive interview with the mastermind who behind the multi-platform megahit Powerfrog Troopers Revolution 6:the Croak Goes On.

Five Things I Learned on My First 360 “VR” shoot

Stephen Black :VR Startup in Singapore. Why?

Stephen Black :VR/AR Startup Plans

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First published May 27, 2017

About the author

Stephen Black's distinctive writing style reflects his extensive background in fine art, TV, movies, and 3D game production. An American who has lived in Asia most of his life, he tackles universal themes with a personal voice. His artworks and photographs have appeared in galleries, museums, books and magazines worldwide.

After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology, he moved to Manhattan's Lower East Side where he worked for Film/Video Arts. Two years of exciting Manhattan madness concluded with a two-week trip to Tokyo. This marked the start of a lifelong Asian journey with extended stays in Hong Kong and Japan. He's been based in Singapore since 2002. Along the way, he has worked on projects with such diverse talented individuals as the legendary Japanese actress Kumiko Akiyoshi, photographer Annie Liebowitz, musician Amith Narayan, artist-curator Michael Lee, dancer Kazuo Ono, musician David Sylvian, poet Cyril Wong and hundreds of other people who amused him, made him work, made him laugh or scared the heck out of him.