明信票 新加坡版Pocard — Singapore Version

During his residency at the Singapore Art Museum, Bolun Shen, under the name Action Office, initiated a participatory art project that questions Singapore's current electoral system and proposes a symbolic alternative.

At the center of the project is a series of postcards designed to resemble ballots. Participants were invited to fill in their preferred election results and mail them to real polling stations or government offices — either as commentary on current elections or as a way to revise choices made in past ones. The postcards were open to a wide range of participants: long-term Singapore residents ineligible to vote, individuals from non-democratic countries with interest in foreign elections, and eligible voters alike.

Due to restrictions on political expression in Singapore, the design employed layered symbols and wordplay. The front features the colors of the national flag and a headline — Party Announcement for Public — playing on the dual meaning of "party." The acronym "PAP" subtly refers to the ruling People's Action Party. Each postcard is stamped by Action Office and marked with a unique code: "POBASG" denotes the Singapore version of the project, and "1425" refers to the 14th general election scheduled for 2025.

The reverse side offers four symbolic options referencing major local political parties (PAP, PSP, SDP, WP), and includes space for participants to write their own "party manifesto." A QR code allows for archiving once the postcard has been sent.