I’ve long suspected that, deep down inside, young Singaporean artists secretly harbour fantasies of being carpenters and architects. Think about it. Donna Ong, the Chun twins (Kaifeng and Kai Qun), Vertical Submarine, Michael Lee – many of their works are installations and sculptural pieces of rooms and buildings and similar intricate works dealing with structures. And even if they’re not making houses and buildings and such, there’s also an indirect link -- defunct Evil Empire’s exhibitions in warehouses and HDB flats, a recent show by a group of young artists being held at a shophouse, etc. I got to thinking about this after seeing a couple of shows recently: the recently ended Villa Alicia exhibit at 43 Binjai Park, which transformed an entire 1950s bungalow into an exhibit in and of itself (just before it’s slated to be demolished); and Tang Da Wu’s latest work Long Po Feng Yi / First Arts Council at Valentine Willie Fine Art.