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ELEMENT#6 Viral Archives: Study Notes
or two chilled before portioning them into the jars to ensure the flavour
is even across the entire batch. After portioning them into jars, the achar
needs time to settle and is usually ready to be consumed the day after.
Do ensure that there is enough pickled brine for each jar of achar.
The achar should be consumed within two weeks, keep checking
the pineapples to ensure the batch is fresh, if they start to turn
brown this is an indication that the batch is about to turn bad. Always
use a clean non-metal spoon to dish out portions to avoid contaminating
the rest of the achar, and having smaller jars ensures easier storage
and portioning. Keep your achar chilled till the point of serving.
Loo Zihan is an artist and academic from
Singapore working at the intersections of
critical theory, performance, and the moving-image.
He received his Masters of Fine
Arts in Studio Practice from the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago and a Masters
in Performance Studies from New York
University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is
pursuing his PhD in Performance Studies
at the University of California, Berkeley.
His work emphasises the malleability of
memory through various representational
strategies that include performance
re-enactments and essay films. He was
awarded the Young Artist Award (2015)
and an Arts Postgraduate Scholarship
(2017) by the National Arts Council
of Singapore.
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