Terence Teo – soliloquy
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“soliloquy“)© Terence Teo, 2010 Documentary photographer and long-term drinks buddy, Terence Teo, is finally having his first solo exhibition at Objectifs from Oct 29 to Nov 18. soliloquy is his conversation with nature, the result of…
Angkor Photo Festival 2010
Back for another year, the Angkor Photo Festival will be held from Nov 20 to 27 at its namesake, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Expect days of exhibitions, talks, workshops and lots of drunken fun. The Asian Women Photographers’ showcase and the…
Passing China
TOP, Three Elderly Entertainers, Beijing © Liu Zheng, 1995 Talk about East meeting West. Sanatorium, a gallery in Turkey, is showing an exhibition on Chinese contemporary photographers, Passing China, from March 25 to April 24. This is in collaboration with…
Art Incubator
The Art Incubator Residency Program is a professional development opportunity for Singaporean artists below 35. It will offer two local residencies and one overseas residency in 2010. Residents will be given a studio space, assigned a mentor and develop new…
Dayoung Kang
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“swallow“) © Dayoung Kang, 2009 Dayoung Kang’s swallow series depicts the anonymity and lack of identity in modern society. Faceless characters inhabit the images; unable to communicate with others in the society. The hidden wounds we…
Kwon Ji hyun
Kwon Ji hyun: I’m so sorry. I’m just, just photographing in the messed up world. Andreas Heinrich: I’m just a small part of the whole. This will accompany me eternally. I will always only be a part of the whole….
Noriko Ishihara
Noriko Ishihara’s works explores the inner human condition. Within our cages lie a multitude of concerns and fears – things that frighten us. The series questions the individual’s inner being and represents them in a whole new light. TOP TO…
Kim Ji-Hye
Kim Ji-Hye approached a subject that affects roughly half the human population – the menstrual cycle. She approached individuals who shared with her their greatest concerns/peeves about it and transformed these stories into caricatures. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Menstrual Cycle“)…
Serry Park
Serry Park’s series, XO pale white, delineates the meaning of objects in our daily lives. A minimalist piece of work, the simplicity of the images hides the amount of effort placed in creating the set. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“XO…
Showcase: Chung-Ang University
Walter Bergmoser, a professor at Chung-Ang University’s Department of Photography, approached me sometime last month to showcase his students’ work which was shown at Bratislava’s Month of Photography. I will be putting up some of the works along the course…
Wong Hoy Cheong: Days of Our Lives
Playing for Dying Mother, 2009 After Puvis de Chavannes’ “Jean Cavalier jouant le choral de Luther devant sa mere mourante,” 1851 Reading, 2009 After Henri Fantin-Latour’s “La Lecture”, 1877 The Charity Lady, 2009 After Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s “La Dame de Charite,”…
Chinese Photographers Wanted
The Tao Gallery in Hong Kong is looking for new/young Chinese photographers working primarily in black and white along contemporary themes. Interested parties can send a pdf portfolio to Scott Minick via email. Good luck to everyone who’s applying!
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lightning Fields
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Lightning Fields“) © Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2009 It’s a small wonder why Sugimoto-san is considered one of the greatest living photographers. He constantly pushes the limits of what photography can achieve and creates works that just leave…
Showcase: Zhao Renhui
In a two-part post, I would be showcasing Zhao’s winning works and a lengthy interview that I conducted with him over email. His works can be seen at the Institute of Critical Zoologists. Yaohong: Much of your work revolves around…
Zhao Renhui
Zhao Renhui is a young Singaporean photographer who recently made waves by winning the 29th UOB Painting of the Year award. This is the second consecutive year that the award has been given to a photographer. I would like to…
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