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ARTS&LEISURE
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The fourth biennial Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is on from 3 October to
30 November, featuring exhibitions, workshops and fringe activities at various art galleries and spaces
throughout the city. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
The 4th SIPF Open Call
Showcase
This open call gave international, emerging and
established photographers the chance to submit
their most exciting work, without any thematic
restrictions. The showcase presents 400 of these
works – shortlisted from thousands – by 48
photographers from 23 different countries. See
it from 3 October to 30 November at the National
Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road.
Flux Realities: A Showcase of Chinese
Contemporary Photography
Featuring over 60 images from seven Chinese photographers,
this exhibition highlights each artist’s individualistic, creative
approach and personal experience of China’s modernisation.
They explore consumerism and globalisation while excavating
the memories buried beneath skyscrapers and factories, and
examine the torn fabrics of tradition while
contemplating the meaning of memory.
See it until 2 November at ArtScience
Museum, 6 Bayfront Avenue.
Milan Image
Art Fair
In conjunction with
SIPF, Milan Image Arts
(MIA) Singapore will
hold Southeast Asia’s
first Milan Image Fair
– an international
ar t fair dedicated
t o p h o t o g r a p h y
and video. Geared
toward art lovers and
collectors – with an emphasis on educating the
new, young collector base – the fair will feature
contemporary works from both up-and-coming
and known artists, including Singapore-based
Australian photographer, Sealey Brandt. Known
for her black-and-white portraiture photography,
Sealey will exhibit a collection of silver gelatin
prints from her travels to Mongolia, as well as a
collection of children’s portraits.
The fair will also offer seminars, workshops
and round tables that cover topics ranging
from the history of the photographic image
to curatorship, and collecting and displaying
photographic works. 22 to 25 October at Marina
Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 10
Bayfront Avenue. miafair.it
Festival passes can be purchased
from eventbrite.com or at the festival
office. For a full line-up of events and
activities, visit
An Ocean of Possibilities
SIPF collaborated with Noorderlicht International Photofestival
in the Netherlands for this themed open call, which explores
notions of challenging the status quo and searching for a
path less travelled. The partnership gives selected artists the
opportunity to display their works at both international festivals.
See it from31 October to 28 December at ArtScience Museum,
6 Bayfront Avenue.
A Guide to the Flora and Fauna
of the World by Zhao Renhui
Postman by Maleonn
Coastline by Zhang Ziao
P hotography Focus