A&W Restaurant
Installation Concept
Root beer began as a homemade beverage brewed from sassafras and other aromatic roots and herbs, crafted by settlers using foraged ingredients to create a flavourful, refreshing drink. As European colonists introduced new techniques and industrialization spread, root beer was sweetened, carbonated, and commercialized, transforming it into a widely available soda. Its popularity reached winter resort towns and ski lodges, where it became a favourite après-ski refreshment, with root beer floats and warm, spiced variations becoming part of seasonal traditions. Today, root beer remains a cultural staple, blending nostalgia with the shared experiences of both summer gatherings and cozy winter moments after a day on the slopes.
Meet the Artists
Oblsk1, Muralist
Oblsk1 has practiced abstract painting techniques since 2006 to explore the visceral relationship between colour, emotion and spacial perception. Influenced heavily by street art, “graffuturism”, and the raw beauty of natural landscapes, Oblsk plays with different application techniques and unorthodox layering to achieve an effect of spacial ambiguity in his work.
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Steve Kusuma, Animator
Steve Kusuma is a motion graphics artist born in Surabaya. He moved to Singapore at an early age, and later relocated to Los Angeles to pursue higher education. He graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where he majored in Advertising, but ultimately began his career in motion graphics. Over the years, he has worked on a wide range of creative projects, including television, film, concerts, online streaming, games, interactive media, and exhibitions.
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