The Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is a non-profit biennial festival organised by Singapore-based independent art space, DECK. Its first edition, held in October 2008, was the first event of its kind in Southeast Asia, with its programmes emphasising new photography in Southeast Asia and showcasing photographic works from Artists from the region alongside international peers at various venues across Singapore.Singapore International Photography Festival(2013). About Us.
The three main festival components are the Ooficial exhibitions, workshops and portfolio review session for selected Southeast Asian photographers. Alongside, SIPF fringe activities are carried out at various arts galleries, arts spaces and education institutions to promote photography across Singapore. In 2012, SIPF has expanded its education programme with "Magnum Mentorship Singapore" a partnership with Magnum Photos Agency, and "Conversation with Black Box" a series of visual literacy activities for school students.
Festival Curators In each festival edition, SIPF invites arts professionals from all around the world to take part in the festival as Curators and portfolio reviewers. The selection of the Open Call submissions for the festival exhibitions are decided by the curators, independently of the festival organisers.
2014 Dr Adele Tan (Singapore) Alexander Supartono (Indonesia) Dr Charles Merewether (Australia/Singapore) Tay Kay Chin (Singapore)
2012 Alejandro Castellote (Spain) Patricia Levasseur de la Motte (France/Singapore) Zeng Han (China)
2010 Ark Fongsmut (Thailand) Bridget Tracy Tan (Thailand) Chow Chee Yong (Singapore) Yasufumi Nakamori (Japan/USA)
2008 Ark Fongsmut (Thailand) Chow Chee Yong (Singapore) Terence Yeung (Singapore) Wang Xi (China)
Official exhibitions There are two types of official exhibitions: The Open Call Showcase and the Special Showcase. The Open Call Showcase focusses on photographic works selected from international submissions. The invited curators of the festival will meet in Singapore to make the selection, and to discuss on the curation of the works across various public venues in Singapore. Special Showcase are by invitation and often related to the core public programme in the festival. The duration of the exhibition ranges from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on the venues partners in each edition of the festival.
SIPF Open Call Showcase In its 3rd SIPF Open Call, the exhibitions presented works by 50 emerging and established photographers from 25 countries such as Cambodia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Thailand.
2012 Showcased Photographers Photographer Series Alina Kisina City of Home Anida Yoeu Ali Buddhist Bug Project Arturo Betancourt Theatre Of Silence Bronek Kozka Suburban Memories Carlo Bevilacqua Into The Silence, Hermits of the Third Millennium Christian Lutz Tropical Gift, Oil And Gas in Nigeria Cyrus Cornut Travelling to the Outskirts Dale Yudelman Life Under Democracy Ellie Davies Come With Me Fernando Montiel Klint Acts Of Faith Filippo Minelli Silence/Shapes Flore-Aël Surun Some Desire in the Wings Graeme Williams Painting Over The Present Hirohito Nomoto Façade Htet T San Emotion/Untold Stories Hu Qiren Mian Xiang: The Art Of Traditional Chinese Face-Reading Ian Teh Traces Jake Verzosa The Last Tattooed Women Of Kalinga Ji Hyun Kwon The Guilty Joel Yuen If There Is Something Strange About Me, I Am Not Aware Of It Justin Maxon Slow Down… Breathe… Only This Life Kee Ya Ting Inquisitive Investigations Kerry Skarbakka The Struggle To Right Oneself Kim Hak After 12 Laura Stevens Us Alone Lee Puay Yang Sean I Believe in the Therapy Of Silliness Lola Guerrera Delights in My Garden Lucía Herrero Tribes Manuel Vazquez Theatrum Mundi Marlous Van Der Sloot De Slapende Arm (The Sleeping Arm) Melissa Moore Land Ends Miti Ruangkritya Imagining Flood Musuk Nolte Maldonado Shawi: Mystery With A Name Of Its Own Nge Lay The Relevancy Of Restricted Things Norihisa Hosaka Burning Chrome Olivia Marty Recollection Patty Carroll Anonymous Women: Draped Reginald Van De Velde Tomorrow Never Knows Shen Chao-Liang Stage Shen Linghao Poetic Melancholy Shen Wei Chinese Sentiment Tran Viet Van Breath Tristan Cai Tales of the Moving Mountains: Why Won’t God Go Away? Wawi Navarroza Dominion Willis Turner Henry Cina Medan = Medanese Chinese Wu Cheng Chang Vision Of Taiwan Zakaria Zainal Singaplural Zhang Xiao They Zhou Wei Picturesque Scenery
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