About the event
Singapore International Photography Festival 2022 Introduction
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Image: © Tim Franco. Unperson | Portraits of North Korean Defectors.
The Singapore International Photography Festival is a biennial gathering of minds from around the world with the common pursuit of advancing the art and appreciation of photography. It aims to be a much-needed arena for critical thought and academic discussion on photography in Southeast Asia.
The SIPF will also function as a key platform to discover, nurture and propel Southeast Asian photographers onto the international stage. Through its associate programmes, the festival hopes to engage the public and cultivate a larger audience. At the core of SIPF is a firm belief that photography can be enjoyed by all.
Highlight Events
SIPF Portfolio Showcase
Exhibition
In a famous metaphor Henry James explains experience: experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue. At a time when violence, conflict, disease and oppression continue to squeeze our space for survival and reflection, experience, as the medium through which the photographic practitioners connect the external world with internal perception, offers us a pathway into a complex world.
Mars on Earth
Exhibition
It is humanity’s penchant to always seek out new, undiscovered frontiers.
In the realm of space travel and exploration, the latest goal on the horizon is to conquer Mars. A launch window to space in the summer of 2020 saw a crowded field of rovers or landers from the United States, China, United Arab Emirates flying towards Mars. But for many, space exploration is not accelerating fast enough.
Where Does the Sun Rise; Where Will the Moon Shine
Exhibition
In an uncertain era plagued with global crises ranging from the pandemic, heightening geopolitical tensions, to the issue of environmental destruction, on what premises can we build a foundation of shared existence?
SEPARATE HIDDEN RULES by Makoto Oono 大野真人
Exhibition
Masquerading as glossy product advertisements, Makoto Oono’s vivid still life imagery draws viewers in hook, line and sinker, before sensations ranging from horror to wonder take over. The artist transforms various organisms — purchased during visits to Asian countries — as the unlikeliest test sites for creative juxtapositions.
Suspended between sculpture and imagery, these intricately assembled photographs pose as a visual idiom for the snares and promises of modern metropolises, where brutality and beauty simultaneously lie.
- For all events of the Festival, please refer to the SIPF 2022 official website.
Festival Details
- Singapore International Photography Festival 2022
- Date: 15 Sep - 30 Oct 2022
- Time: 11:00-19:00 (Tue-Sun)
- Closed on Mon | Open on PH except Christmas Day and New Year's Day
- Venue: Peace Centre | 37 Emerald Hill | Open Ground at DECK | The Downtown Line | Mizuma Gallery
Ticketing Information
To make the most out of SIPF, purchase the Ultimate Festival Pass for:
- Free and multiple admission to exhibitions at 37 Emerald Hill
- In Conversation (Artist and Curator Talks)
- Symposium Photo Festivals Past, Present & Future
- 20% off Weekend Acitivities
- 10% off Festival Merchandise
Exhibition admission is free for children under 12 and seniors above 65.
Free registration for Ultimate Festival Pass holders
To register, sign into your account and add programme(s) to cart.
Proceed to checkout: selected programmes will reflect complimentary admission.
- Tickets are available at sipf.sg
Information Source: Singapore International Photography Festival's official website