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.

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

PhotographerSeries
Alina KisinaCity of Home
Anida Yoeu AliBuddhist Bug Project
Arturo BetancourtTheatre Of Silence
Bronek KozkaSuburban Memories
Carlo BevilacquaInto The Silence, Hermits of the Third Millennium
Christian LutzTropical Gift, Oil And Gas in Nigeria
Cyrus CornutTravelling to the Outskirts
Dale YudelmanLife Under Democracy
Ellie DaviesCome With Me
Fernando Montiel KlintActs Of Faith
Filippo MinelliSilence/Shapes
Flore-Aël SurunSome Desire in the Wings
Graeme WilliamsPainting Over The Present
Hirohito NomotoFaçade
Htet T SanEmotion/Untold Stories
Hu QirenMian Xiang: The Art Of Traditional Chinese Face-Reading
Ian TehTraces
Jake VerzosaThe Last Tattooed Women Of Kalinga
Ji Hyun KwonThe Guilty
Joel YuenIf There Is Something Strange About Me, I Am Not Aware Of It
Justin MaxonSlow Down… Breathe… Only This Life
Kee Ya TingInquisitive Investigations
Kerry SkarbakkaThe Struggle To Right Oneself
Kim HakAfter 12
Laura StevensUs Alone
Lee Puay Yang SeanI Believe in the Therapy Of Silliness
Lola GuerreraDelights in My Garden
Lucía HerreroTribes
Manuel VazquezTheatrum Mundi
Marlous Van Der SlootDe Slapende Arm (The Sleeping Arm)
Melissa MooreLand Ends
Miti RuangkrityaImagining Flood
Musuk Nolte MaldonadoShawi: Mystery With A Name Of Its Own
Nge LayThe Relevancy Of Restricted Things
Norihisa HosakaBurning Chrome
Olivia MartyRecollection
Patty CarrollAnonymous Women: Draped
Reginald Van De VeldeTomorrow Never Knows
Shen Chao-LiangStage
Shen LinghaoPoetic Melancholy
Shen WeiChinese Sentiment
Tran Viet VanBreath
Tristan CaiTales of the Moving Mountains: Why Won’t God Go Away?
Wawi NavarrozaDominion
Willis Turner HenryCina Medan = Medanese Chinese
Wu Cheng ChangVision Of Taiwan
Zakaria ZainalSingaplural
Zhang XiaoThey
Zhou WeiPicturesque Scenery

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 Singapore International Photography Festival(2013). About Us.
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