以下是读者推荐 2022年3月7日 Function 8 的贴文（英中版）：
Ridiculous, Untold Tales of Singapore
Edited by Teo Soh Lung & Low Yit Leng
Seelan Palay, artist and filmmaker was arrested and charged for conducting a one person protest or unlawful assembly or unlawful procession in Singapore in 2019.
But did he protest or participate in any illegal procession?
In this new book, Ridiculous, Untold Tales of Singapore he writes about his performance at the Speakers' Corner, the old Supreme Court, now the National Gallery and before Parliament House, the last stop of his performance:
"While there with the mirror, I drew the final drawing, the flagpole, the trees and the Parliament House. A while later, the guards arrived and asked me what I was doing. I told them that this is a performance and an artwork. I held the mirror in front of me for a while. I didn’t know how long.
The performance was meant to end at 5pm. And at 5pm, I intended to sign the completed drawing on the mirror and walk away with it. ... during the performance itself, I was so absorbed by space, situation, probability, all the possible danger and anxiety that I lost track of time, quite ironically. It was ironically beautiful.
In any case, the guard called the police and we were both waiting for them to arrive. One of the interesting things that happened then was that he asked me, “Why are you doing this for Chia Thye Poh? You don't even know him, so why are you doing it for him?” I kept quiet. A while later, a young child and her mother walked past us. The child almost fell down, and the guard lunged towards them a bit as he attempted to help the child. When he returned, I asked him, “Why did you want to help the child? You don't know her.” And he kept quiet."
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荒谬：未曾披露的新加坡故事
张素兰 刘月玲主编 （“人民论坛”译）
西阑·巴莱是一名艺术工作者及影片制作者。他于2019年因被指控进行一个单独表演被指控为‘非法集会’而被捕并判刑。
但是问题是：他是否进行抗议活动或者参与任何的非法活动？
在这本新书：《荒谬：未曾被披露的新加坡故事》记载了他撰写了有关自己在芳林公园演说中心、旧高等法院、新国家艺术中心，以及最后一站在他离开国会大厦前讥笑你扮演的经过。
“在那边我持着镜子画了最后的画像、旗杆、树木和国会大厦。不久来了守卫，问我这是在做什么。我告诉他们为在表演，这是个艺术。我把镜子聚在胸前好一阵子。不知举了多长时间。
按计划表演应在下午5点钟结束，然后带着它离开。……在凝神表演时，我沉落在空间位置，兴许当中，面对着所有可能出现的危险，我紧绷着神经，竟忘了时间。真讽刺。美丽的讽刺。
不管怎么说，总之守卫报了警。我们一起等着警察到来。期间发生了一桩趣事。守卫问我。‘你为什么替谢太宝做这个？你又不认识他，为什么为他做这个？’我缄默。不久后，一个小孩子和母亲走过我们的身边。小孩踉跄一下差点没跌倒，守卫冲上前想帮他。他回身时我问，‘为什么你要帮那小孩？你也不认识他’他同样不做声。”
欲知西阑·巴莱在本书所叙述有关的事件。请联系功能8网络地址：2010Function8@gmail.com 购买本书'。售价为新币35元（包括在新加坡范围邮递的邮费）