Thoughts
Upcoming work, news, inspiration, randomness — all that we do and all that is us.
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THROUGH THE GLASS
July 9, 2015Call it consensual, composed voyeurism. Photographer Gail Albert Halaban follows up with her first New-York-based series of photographs with this version shot in Paris, detailing the lives of her neighbours in the City of Love in Paris Views. Halaban spoke with the people in their apartments and sought their permission to photograph them in various […]
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IN TRANSIT
June 30, 2015Singaporean artist Cherngzhi Lian lives and works in Singapore, but spends most of his life travelling. He does so to escape the anxieties of his familiar landscape, and to grow with new experiences. Using pen, ink and watercolour, Lian creates wonderful sketches and paintings of planes, trains, landmarks and everyday life. According to Lian, drawing […]
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PLAYGROUNDS OF OLD
June 4, 2015Remember when we used to hang out with our peers at the playground after school, playing catch or just running around the premises? To remind us of those times, Stefen Chow, a Singaporean photographer who is presently based in Beijing, came up with the concept to capture the playgrounds all over Singapore from a different […]
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INDIVISIBLE
May 25, 2015This series of graphite and charcoal portraits of multiracial women were created by visual artist, Samantha Wall. Much more than portraits, these drawings seek to capture subtle human expressions which transcend gender or race. By working with these women and studying the facial movement of each unique individual, Wall was able to delve deeper […]
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INSTANT ART
May 4, 2015Instagram art? If you’re skeptical, we wouldn’t be surprised, but Singaporean Instagrammer Ng Weijiang makes creative use of the app’s grid format to create continuous works of art in larger compositions that are only visible when you view his entire feed. Sticking to a monochromatic palette, the individual photos are no less cinematically composed. As attention […]
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SAVING ELLIS
April 30, 2015Ellis Island was once a primary clearing house for millions of immigrants, marking their gateway to a new life in United States. For more than six decades, the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital had been closed to the public; today, the abandoned structure has been brought back to life through an exhibition titled, “Unframed”, featuring century-old […]