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The Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is a non-profit biennial festival organised by Singapore-based independent art space, DECK.[1][2][3] 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.[1][4]

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.[4]

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.

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2012

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2008

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

References

  1. ^ a b Connors, Amy (1 October 2014). "The Singapore International Photography Festival". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ Nanda, Akshita (7 September 2018). "Arts Picks: Singapore International Photography Festival". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "See the world through different lenses at the Singapore International Photography Festival". The Star. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Singapore International Photography Festival(2013). About Us.
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