© Ch’ng Yaohong One word to describe the SIPF opening today – amazing! It’s hard to see so many good works congregated in one area especially in Singapore and I was literally blown away by the quality I saw. There were so many good works on show that it’s hard for me to single out [...]
SIPF kicks off this Wednesday at 2902 Gallery and it’s gonna be a crazy month (and more) of photography happenings around Singapore. First off will be the exhibition launches at various locations across the island, followed by several talks and seminars this weekend. I would be going for the workshop next week! It’s hard trying [...]
Last year’s Shooting Home batch are having their reunion show, Doubt, at the Arts House next week. Master printmaker, Chris Yap, is curating the show. I am an alumni of Objectifs’ Shooting Home workshop and it’s truly one of its kind in Singapore. More details on their official website. I’m excited thinking about how they [...]
I visited Chua Chye Teck’s New Castle exhibition at The Substation after school yesterday. I really wanted to visit after I saw the emailer a few days back. Chye Teck’s work has always resonated with something in me and New Castle was the first time that I got to see his prints. TOP TO BOTTOM, [...]
Two of Noelle Katigbak Tan’s series, Drawing and Untitled, are currently being shown at Silverlens Gallery in Manila. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Drawing“) © Noelle Katigbak Tan, 2003-2005 Drawing comprises of landscapes that are overexposed in the darkroom, creating a subliminal and surreal look. Familiar elements are abstracted into sketches on photographic paper. TOP TO [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, (from “Life is Beautiful“) © Manit Sriwanichpoom, 2008 One of the first galleries I visited was Manit Sriwanichpoom. The gallery was charming in its own right, almost the anti-gallery with its bright green walls and cramped surroundings. On show now is a series of portraits by Manit. dealing with the stigmatism of [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, (from “L ‘Etranger”) © Kar-Wai Wesley L’Etranger is an invitation to experience Paris as ‘l’etranger’ or in English, the foreigner; the alien; the stranger; the other… My friend, Wesley, from Memphis West Pictures is holding an exhibition in Paris, his home for the past three years. This exhibition consists of a series [...]
Got this in my mail today for a visual art exhibition in New York. Unfortunately, I’m halfway across the globe! ChinaSquare Gallery New York is pleased to present Germinators, a group featuring Cao Jingping, Chen Wei, Li Jikai, Liao Yibai, Ma’chunfu, Qu Jiehen, Unmask, Wang Haiyang, Wang Tiantian, Wang Yaqiang, and Zhang Peng. Germinators includes [...]
Opening this Saturday at 2902 Gallery, a group exhibition featuring Amanda Poh, Clarence Aw, Jean Loo, Joel Yuen, mintio, Vanessa Ban and Tan Peiling. The show explores the idea of documenting the living as memory and memory as an intrinsic nature of human – to record the passage of time and life. 13th January © [...]
I’m a little late in running this. Singapore’s annual photography-based festival, Month of Photography, is back again this year. It is on from 13 June to 20 July and features a range of activities from exhibitions to workshops. Visit the official website for more details.
