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In 2026, he was invited by KITE to share his documentary filmmaking experience with participants in Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/e5bcffd0-e008-4bc2-bb34-0f7b74371a0a/Screenshot+2026-02-19+at+2.50.00%E2%80%AFPM.png Workshops - Workshops: Singapore Writers Festival Singapore Book Council Singapore Mental Health Film Festival KITE (Afghanistan) Raffles Institution Skills Future Courses Singapore International Film Festival New York University Tisch Asia National University of Singapore https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/institutions daily 0.75 2025-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/4614d44e-94a8-4f39-8300-a7fc4d3b7a3f/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Academic Institutions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/in-the-media daily 0.75 2025-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/58d85344-fe84-4aa6-a569-7d4e6055d4bc/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Channel News Asia Wesley Leon Aroozoo featured on ‘Streets Made for Talking’ , first aired on the 15th of August 2022. Wesley shares his insights about the Karayuki-sans in Singapore and his novel ‘The Punkhawala and the Prostitute’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/ab54eaa9-ecde-44ab-b4f2-454ba0966682/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Channel News Asia Wesley Leon Aroozoo featured on ‘My Debal Diaries’, first aired on the 25th of December 2023. Wesley shares about his Eurasian roots and pickle making. ‘My Debal Diaries’ is hosted by Melissa De Silva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/46c2b2a6-7e50-45ee-b5b2-c27e0aa72946/Straits+Times.jpg In the Media - The Straits Times Wesley Leon Aroozoo featured on the 28th of April, 2023 where he shares more about his journey to Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/893a4c7a-a691-48f4-b439-b5bdd6b40d91/what+the+street+Wesley+Aroozoo+Susan+wo In the Media - Shin Min Daily News Featured on the 15th of November 2024, Wesley Leon Aroozoo and Susan Wo, producers of ‘What the Street!’ share about their edutainment project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/70812cb3-9c57-4701-801a-92486e96c0a2/Wesley+leon+Aroozoo In the Media - The Straits Times Featured on the 16th of March 2025, Wesley shares his views on the evolving urban landscape in the arts and heritage district of Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/95b5b467-a3be-4b67-982e-a01ae28d06e2/ST+What+the+Street.jpg In the Media - The Straits Times What the Street! featured on the 13th of September 2024, shares about the 300K views it received in it’s first month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/d0396075-ff3c-4905-85d4-4b16330a6d6b/IMG_2684.jpg In the Media - Mothership Singaporean man travels 6,517 km to return WWII artefacts original owners after 8-month search. Articled first published on the 23rd of April, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/3f1b8dc1-6866-44c9-9537-8bcb357dc1f4/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - The Straits Times Art Pick on August 11th, 2022 for Storyfest 2022 which features Wesley Leon Aroozoo and his theatrical performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/7d6636e8-806c-417b-ad62-1422f3b3a871/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - The Straits Times Wesley Leon Aroozoo was featured in The Straits Times on January 23rd, 2022 discussing his Epigram Books Fiction Prize Finalist novel ‘The Punkhawala and the Prostitute’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/a274f345-bba2-4179-9c1a-dba1303ab0ee/Wesley+leon+aroozoo+suffian+hakim In the Media - Dead Air Suffian Hakim (The Minorities) and Wesley Leon Aroozoo (The Punkhawala and the Prostitute), chat on Dead Air on November 13th, 2023 with award-winning hosts, Kyle Ong and Wayne Ree about lesser known horror legends, the appeal of the pontianak, and their own creepy experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/de383085-257a-4d57-a331-731e5aaba830/Lianhe+Zaobao+Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Lianhe Zaobao Wesley Leon Aroozoo was featured in Lianhe Zaobao on the 2nd November, 2021 discussing the publication of his Epigram Books Fiction Prize Finalist novel ‘The Punkhawala and the Prostitute’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/96e1e6db-11b8-425e-a3af-ac9b06a97b67/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo+LASALLE+College+of+the+Arts In the Media - TODAY On 16th October, 2017 Wesley Leon Aroozoo was the main feature in ‘LASALLE Teacher Gets His Biggest Break at Busan Film Fest 2017’. The feature article covered the journey and obstacles Wesley faced in producing his film and having it World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0089734e-c24a-4607-9b5f-6068f584e1ad/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Singapore on Film Singapore on Film A collaboration with the British Film institute, Wesley was interviewed for Singapore on Film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/d2ff4017-cda5-4638-9b90-41c407452974/Cover+Viddsee.png In the Media - Viddsee Studios Wesley was featured on ‘Let Me Explain’ a fun and interactive game show where kids have to explain and describe Singapore’s films to a pair of adults. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/9348a01e-b5bd-4dfd-8624-4f2037c2edc3/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - CNA 93.8 Wesley Leon Aroozoo was interviewed on live radio multiple times. In 2020, he was interview by Daniel Martin to share about Creative Writing. While in 2021, Wesley was interviewed by Eugene Loh to share about Singapore Stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/1693bc8b-0a1f-468b-8dcc-d316f5d59edf/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Life & Style with Melanie Oliveiro On August 6th 2023, Wesley Leon Aroozoo and the Asian Film Archive speak on Channel News Asia 93.8 to Melanie Oliveiro about Singapore Shorts 23’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/ff12eb38-abc8-47e7-a459-2c96b5243aee/Wesley+le%C3%B3n+Aroozoo In the Media - The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers List The Punkhawala and the Prostitute (Epigram Books) came in at number 9 amidst international publications in the week of September 23rd, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/69dfbe22-e641-4a41-b0e2-65616fd5e72b/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Timeout Wesley Leon Aroozoo shares more about the history of the Karayuki-sans and his novel, The Punkhawala and the Prostitute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/3b1121b8-20df-4706-9566-6b4be723b608/Gold+90.5+Image.jpg In the Media - GOLD 90.5 Featured on a segment aired on the 30th of April 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/eb6e8554-2b26-4891-ad34-ce520d364f4e/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - Night Life Wesley Leon Aroozoo shares more about his novels with Eugene Loh on Night Life on CNA 938. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/d9662f9b-6538-454f-95a3-e06bd7ef5787/Screenshot+2022-06-20+at+2.51.17+PM.png In the Media - The Straits Times Wesley Leon Aroozoo was featured in ‘Bring on the Film Gems’ the 15th of November 2017 discussing about the process behind his feature documentary ‘I Want to Go Home’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/4a3f5519-c094-41b4-ba87-4435cf90d28f/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo In the Media - The Straits Times Wesley Leon Aroozoo was featured in ‘Bridging Image and Page’ on the 6th of March 2018 discussing his novel and film ‘I Want to Go Home’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/c4d8dbf3-2352-4b83-b9e6-7e3bb76f55a5/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo%2C+Carousell In the Media - Carousell Wesley shares with Carousell about his vintage collection and his journey to Brisbane to reunite a family with their long lost items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/70f28716-e26f-4813-9c9d-1ca8a247b216/WhatsApp+Image+2023-07-27+at+2.58.52+PM.jpeg In the Media iCollect Wesley shares about his passion with collecting vintage toys on the iCollect channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/beb8566c-eb64-46d7-846b-053e1e7f20a3/Wesley+Aroozoo In the Media - Chris Henson Conversation Wesley candidly shares about his creative work, filmmaking and his odd hobbies on the Chris Henson Podcast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/6ca047b8-f598-46bb-a04a-0deb2a686fb5/Screenshot+2023-07-04+at+6.46.55+PM.png In the Media - Get Happy Headlines Wesley’s documentary journey to Brisbane was featured on the Get Happy Headlines podcast channel in June 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/8f9f94ef-f84c-40c9-8324-e7c1a4a24c8b/Wesley+le%C3%B3n+aroozoo In the Media - Sneaky Sushi Wesley’s ghost story was featured on Sneaky Sushii’s Youtube Channel in March 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/1c293faf-fd8f-425d-b2b5-7ccef3311642/wesley+leon+aroozoo+carla+castle In the Media - Arts Equator Featuring the working process of artist, filmmaker and novelist Wesley Leon Aroozoo breaks down the differences between screenwriting and novel writing in August 2022. Article and video by Carla Castle. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/conferences daily 0.75 2025-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/5eb2898c-0ba1-49ae-9a73-57c0ed6d7755/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Academic Conferences - 13th Asian Conference on Media, Communication and Film, MediAsia (Kyoto, Japan) Wesley Leon Aroozoo presented his academic research Exploring Dream Soundscapes in Cinema at the 13th Asian Conference on Media, Communication and Film, MediAsia (Kyoto, Japan) in October, 2022. In Exploring Dream Soundscapes in Cinema, Wesley analysed familiar sound design conventions associated with creating soundscapes for dreams in cinematic language from films such as Hans Zimmer’s interpretation with Inception (2010). The discussion also dissected and identified aural elements, origins and associations of these conventions which include key sound design elements such as the use echoes, amplification and absence of diegetic sounds and atonal music. It concluded with a comprehensive summary before bringing forth the possibility of new approaches to creating soundscape for dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/1b4ec8b7-42df-4b11-b859-608441749ffc/Screenshot+2025-11-28+at+3.22.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Academic Conferences - The 17th Asian Conference on Education ACE2025 (Tokyo, Japan) Continuing his research in pedagogical strategies in education, Wesley Leon Aroozoo presented his research on Creative Approach to Film Directing Module During the Pandemic at ACE 2025 held in Tokyo, Japan. This presentation outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies employed in a Film Directing Module taught at a university in Singapore. Designed as an introductory module for students transitioning from non-fiction to fiction filmmaking, the course emphasizes directing actors and crew on set. Central to its philosophy is the creation of experiential learning opportunities that foster meaningful interactions with the local acting community. A key highlight is the long-standing Director-Actor Roundtable collaboration with HCAC, initially conducted in-person through a dynamic “speed dating” format and later adapted to virtual platforms like Zoom due to evolving safety regulations. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0507b407-69e3-4a14-8938-e78e62dc15cb/Screenshot+2025-11-28+at+3.25.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Academic Conferences - RMIT Practice Research Symposium (2023-Present) Wesley has presented his research at 5 Practice Research Symposiums at RMIT Ho Chi Minh City Campus since 2023. His current PhD research ‘Insider–Outsider: How My Eurasian Identity Shapes and Transforms My Creative Practice in Uncovering Singapore’s Lesser-Known Pasts’ investigates how personal identity can operate simultaneously as a lens and a method for historical recovery. As a Singaporean Eurasian artist, Wesley work across theatre, documentary, literary arts, and digital media to engage with lesser-known histories—stories, places, and perspectives that have been marginalised or erased from Singapore’s dominant historical narratives. Wesley examines how his minority identity shapes the selection of subjects, informs the aesthetics he employs, and influences his choice of mediums. A central line of inquiry is the recurring presence of the self in his work—not merely as a performer, but as a conduit for emotion, memory, and cultural belonging. Through this reflexive approach, Wesley interrogates how insider–outsider dynamics influence narrative framing, audience engagement, and the ethical dimensions of representing history. This study is both a personal exploration and a methodological proposition for how minoritised identities can reclaim space through art. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/light-to-night-2021 daily 0.75 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/9050b0ae-b978-45f5-baa4-a05c453f7d25/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Light to Night Festival - An adaptation of Wesley Leon Aroozoo’s novel I Want to Go Home was adapted as an immersive multi-sensory installation for the Open Books exhibition which was a part of the Light to Night Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0aa795a9-32d2-4bb9-b3a3-6d0ede0c1ef3/Screenshot+2026-01-20+at+4.46.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Light to Night Festival - The installation by Mural Lingo and The Arts House featured a commissioned mural art painting that integrates multimedia such as small-scale projection, soundscape, augmented reality and video art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/aa42ca6d-acd6-4ffc-9024-10e788da0f95/139781760_10158221604213983_7292362187054596979_n.jpg Light to Night Festival - The exhibition produced high visitor numbers with snaking queues. The exhibition is also complimented with an In Conversation dialogue with Wesley Leon Aroozoo and Miki Hawkinson, the translator of the novel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/b1b3ba0a-120f-4f0e-a742-7cc95dd1d1ba/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Light to Night Festival - The audio experience from the exhibition can also be experienced right from the comforts of your own home. Available on Spotify. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/92678f4c-33fd-47ed-825d-5de85bbdb05b/Screenshot+2023-04-04+at+3.19.21+PM.png Light to Night Festival - I Want to Go Home was also creatively adapted as Kaiyo, a cocktail by TIMBRE X S.E.A to celebrate the launch of the exhibition. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/artist-journey daily 0.75 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/d84dddc3-1c3e-4c6a-9220-cc4988189796/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo An Artist's Journey - you are obviously in the right place - An Artist’s Journey is an interactive walk organised by The Substation. The guided walk is an intimate experience with a small group for audience, where the artist gets to share their art practice and how this city inspires them as art makers for 90 minutes. This is a rare opportunity for the audience to get to know and follow an artist as they bring them to different locations around the city, sharing key information on their work and experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0d7ae938-adbb-4876-a750-e9dd74b91937/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo An Artist's Journey - Guided by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, Tracing the footsteps of Oseki and Gobind from The Punkhawala and the Prostitute took participants back to 1800’s Singapore to trace the footsteps of Oseki, the young Karayuki-San (Japanese Prostitute) and Gobind, the Indian convict from the Epigram Books Fiction Prize Finalist novel The Punkhawala and the Prostitute. A guided and interactive walk around central Singapore through familiar places, participants kept an eye out for evidence of the past that is still around as they uncovered where the forgotten ones such as the Karayuki-sans and Indian Convicts once lived their harsh lives. Together with Wesley, participants had a chance to celebrate them as part of Singapore’s young but very diverse history and gain insights into how Wesley translates Singapore's history into an art form. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/home daily 1.0 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/e54f149b-6f26-49f0-a7e8-6124cfdaadce/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Hello - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/curation daily 0.75 2022-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/1ebaeb78-9f2e-460e-8271-e4bc1f87c7bb/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Film Curation - The Substation 3rd Experimental Film Forum Previously moderating a session at the 2nd Experimental Film Forum, Wesley curated the Singapore Section of the 3rd Experimental Film Forum at the Substation. Wesley curated a selection of refreshing local video works featuring filmmakers mainly under the age of 21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/b52d3da3-86e3-48e2-9e15-de4fc5904e7b/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Film Curation - VIDEOvoiddeck minimART Wesley is the creator and curator of the VIDEOvoiddeck series for minimART at the Substation. With VIDEOvoiddeck, Wesley created a platform for young filmmakers. It ran successfully ran at the Substation for 4 years, screening over 100 local and international videos works from filmmakers such as Liao Jiekai, Martin Hong and Ghazi Alqudcy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/174bad03-70f5-4088-8dec-1126255543d7/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Film Curation SEED Festival Wesley curated the film selection for the SEED Festival at the Arts House in 2011. The film selection premiered new works from Daniel Hui, Martin Hong and favourites from Loo Zihan and the Zhuang Brothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0aeecc9f-c447-4aa4-bb14-883b921e48c2/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Film Curation My Arts Space Wesley curated a selection of films revolving around the idea of ‘Love’ for the Heart Shape Box event held at My Arts Space. Films included Swing by Leon Cheo and I Want to Remember by Sherman Ong. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/panels-and-moderations daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/c9d9c003-14b8-4205-8f11-fd4d6a1f85b2/Screenshot+2024-07-12+at+2.01.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Panels and Moderations - REFRAME - Asian Panorama: The Fragments of Southeast Asian Cinema Asian Panorama: The Fragments of Southeast Asian Cinema discussed the significance, usefulness, and relevance of the idea of a Southeast Asian Cinema and the different art forms that intersect with the film genre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/e983dcb5-2350-41d6-bbd0-34506f0c9056/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Panels and Moderations - Malaysia and Singapore Cinema: Shared Histories and Common Markets The forum brought together filmmakers from both countries to look at past successes, and how they are continuing to project Malaysia's and Singapore's identity through cinema, as well as creating a market internationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/606a5c3d-c30d-40a9-a001-285bee6768be/Bora+Chung+Wesley+Aroozoo Panels and Moderations - Singapore Writers Festival Wesley has participated as both a panel speaker and moderator for the Singapore Writers Festival over the years. In 2022, Wesley was part of an In Conversation session with Man Booker Prize finalist, Bora Chung. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/a1f173ca-2398-4d7f-9e6c-e7a651825b1e/23215716_10155277698243983_926829972049944925_o.jpg Panels and Moderations - Singapore International Film Festival Wesley has spoken on a variety of panels and moderated the filmmaker session for the Singapore Premiere of Bulbul Can Sing by Indian filmmaker, Rima Das. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/storyfest daily 0.75 2023-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/5d4a4859-9cea-485d-9ad1-de8fc40df1f5/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo StoryFest 2022 - StoryFest’s Story Threads : The Singapore Showcase featured the storytelling performance of distinct tales by Wesley Leon Aroozoo and five other captivating word-weavers. In his performance, Wesley revisited the urban legend of the kepala anjing (dog head) and unearthed long lost superstitions with his chilling tale The Overhead. Wesley Leon Aroozoo performed The Overhead to sold out shows at The Arts House in August 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/ff933fd3-2543-462b-b251-9923410eade2/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo StoryFest 2022 How does the medium influence the way a story is told? As adults, how do we make sense of and reinterpret urban legends that scared us as children? Wesley Leon Aroozoo discusses these questions and more about his chilling tale The Overhead with Kamini in this episode of Story Talk as part of StoryFest’s Story Threads : The Singapore Showcase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/fec335a9-b243-4e24-8662-cfb3fc6513b5/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo StoryFest 2022 StoryFest’s Story Threads : The Singapore Showcase reconnects with local and overseas audiences through both in-person performances and digital iterations of The Singapore Showcase. The Overhead by Wesley Leon Aroozoo is retold as a bite-sized digital story version, specially curated for digital viewing. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/mothership daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/artfair daily 0.75 2023-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/93de969b-602b-415b-b046-aba312d093a9/Screenshot+2023-06-27+at+10.08.34+AM.png Stockholm Independent Art Fair - Stockholm’s Independent Art Fair presented an exhibition by rainbowartsproject (RAP) titled Queer Creatures at Kulturhuset, Sergels torg in Stockholm, Sweden in 2012 . Wesley exhibited an art piece that explored social issues by using the iconic Merlion imagery in a thought-provoking and erotic form. Queer Creatures Features Works By: Wesley Leon Aroozoo (Singapore), Ezzam Rahman (Singapore), Daniela Beltrani (Italy/Singapore), Kelvin Atmadibrata (Indonesia/Singapore), Elinore Linden Strand (Sweden/Germany), Jes Brinch (Denmark/Sweden), Justin Lee (Singapore), Marla Bendini (Singapore), Lee Gwo Yinn (Malaysia/Singapore) and Teow Yue Han (Singapore) https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/storyfest-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/757907b6-f275-4b4a-86e5-b22e094be0ef/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo+Hafiz+Rashid+Laura+Kee StoryFest 2023 - StoryFest’s Story Walk took participants on an imaginative storytelling journey inspired by some of Singapore’s most iconic monuments and public spaces. Taking cues from three commissioned public art benches, each storyteller shared a unique tale weaving local history with folklore. Conceptualised by Kamini Ramachandran, Story Walk featured stories created by Verena Tay. These stories are brought to life by storytellers Wesley Leon Aroozoo, Laura Kee and Hafiz Rashid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0d85fe0b-3ebb-413c-a1c9-c62b603213e7/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo StoryFest 2023 - Storyteller Wesley Leon Aroozoo imagines what former president Benjamin Sheares might have been up to back in the day. Besides being the country’s former president, Sheares also used to be its top gynaecologist. In fact, he delivered Wesley’s father with forceps way back in 1951, the author shares. Wesley also got listeners to imagine what the nearby Victoria Concert Hall & Concert Hall might have been like in the past, when his father used to sneak to watch popular bands such as The Crescendos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/0396968f-5dac-47df-8347-7f9cb256b630/Screenshot+2024-01-24+at+3.49.29+PM.png StoryFest 2023 - As part of the Digital Stories iteration of StoryFest, watch Wesley Leon Aroozoo share a snippet of the roving storytelling experience and share more about himself in a question and answer round. https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/storyfest-1-1 daily 0.75 2023-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/cb584fd6-1898-43ab-a6a7-c87c9f9166be/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Missed Connections - Misssed Connections : micro fiction from Asia, edited by Felix Cheong and Noelle de Jesus, is a buffet of contemporary microfiction — literary and graphic — from across Asia. Trying out a new art form, Wesley’s illustration I’m Coming to Help You was published in the collection. Paperback: 160 Pages ISBN: 9815113321 Published by Marshall Cavendish https://wesleyleonaroozoo.com/storyfest-1-1-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629efdb5c0c9495ed2d49b36/40f6d73f-8918-4b4a-a195-88a62471ae5d/Wesley+Leon+Aroozoo Fat Fur - Fat Fur, a short story about a cat falling in love with a street cat was published in One Imperative (Issue 15: The End is the Beginning). 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P ublished in One Imperative (Issue 16: Signs, Signs. Signs). Digital Publication by One Imperative