Events
[CLOSED] Call for Exhibitors: 9th SIPF Photo Market 2024
Calling out all local and international publishers, artists, collectives and creatives who are interested in selling printed matter or merchandise…
And the sun became black as sackcloth and the moon became red as blood
On February 24, 2022, my homeland started the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To understand where the roots of such aggression…
APPUNTI PER UN’ORESTIADE AFRICANA (a democracy in fatigue)
Pasolini in his pseudo-documentary Appunti per un Orestiade Africane (1970) radicalises an aesthetic of the unfinished characterised by the desire…
Around 42nd and 7th
In New York, Times Square attracts so many different people from all over the place. This area gives me illusions…
BLACK SNAFU
Anti-Blackness seems inescapably mixed into whatever context I place it into; literature, science, government, health, art… look into any “field”…
Confrontation of The Absent Hero
These series of works stemmed from a core memory I had during my childhood. Through processwork, I have uncovered the…
El pez muere por la boca / The Fish Dies By Its Mouth
“The Fish Dies By Its Mouth / El pez muere por la boca” reflects on the resilience and resistance of…
Frantz Fanon, Me and the Questions
“Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. In underdeveloped countries the preceding…
I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears
“In the Catholic church there are three classes of relics. The first class is body parts of a saint. The…
Icons
The power of icons has consistently fascinated and perplexed artists. It has also challenged them to offer a different narrative…
In Search of Nessie
Alongside the projects I stubbornly pursued surrounding airports — “Unnamed Land: Air Port City” (2013-2020), “Night Spotting” (2015-2016) and “Myrtle…
Men Don’t Cry
My dad cries a lot these days. Any sad movie never made him cry before. He didn’t cry when our…
People of Clay
It took me many years to notice at quieter moments when no one was listening, she would sing. Simple tunes…
Save as Text
By utilising glitches in photography and the image-making process of Jacquard Weave, Save as Text employs weaving as a form…
State of Denial
My name is Sasha, and I’m a political exile from Belarus. In my homeland, a repressive dictatorship prevails, suppressing freedom…
The Oriental Scene
“The Oriental Scene” investigates the concept of Chinoiserie architecture in the UK in the context of de-colonialism. The project uses…
The Persistence of Family
Our connections to our ancestors and our descendants often feel stronger than connections to those around us. I often wish…
Things I can’t say out loud
After eight years of living apart, Riti Sengupta moved in with her parents at the onset of the pandemic. Upon…
Trailblazers
“Trailblazers” is an inquiry into Egypt’s feminist history through socially engaged self-portraiture and performance, integrated with public archives to forge…
Unsere Puppenstube (Our Dollhouse)
I have been photographing my younger sister Masantu for over ten years. I started taking it seriously when she expressed…
Veiled by Cloud and Mist
In the southeastern region of Guizhou, there are numerous ethnic minorities, with the Miao people being predominant. Surrounded by mountains…
Weapon of choice
“Loneliness, roaming youths, violence and predators. We were wild nocturnals in the dark, warm nights. Summer left quickly and before…
1 2 3 2 1
“1 2 3 2 1” is a 304-page photo novel, that juxtaposes images created during and after Nagakura Nami’s pregnancy…
80°05′
In 1912, Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase attempted to become the first person to reach the South Pole, but had to…
A Flower on the Rock
This is the story of a young man from the countryside of the Tohoku region of Japan who entered the…
All Things Laid Dormant
The cabinet looks empty — I take a step towards it, my breath fogging the glass. Keeping my gaze fixed,…
Almanac of Forgotten Memories
In 2020 I became a father for the second time, and I moved back to Milan after living in New…
Borderland
The forest, which in Slavic mythology is a space where our world and the otherworld cross, also is a space…
Born From The Same Root
I am Bang, and Hsien is my big brother. We are only a year apart in age. When we were…
Castle
Tuan’s debut book, “Castle,” delves into the personal toll of urban redevelopment, where the government seizes vast tracts of land…
Chernobyl
“Chernobyl” is a document of the communities who inhabit and pass through the exclusion zone—an area covering approximately 2600 km2…
Cumulus
The collection guides viewers on an exploration of Harit’s early work. It compiles photographs, notes, and diary entries from his…
D-AI
“D-AI” refl ects on the manipulation of reality through the media and social networks, and how artifi cial intelligence can…
Daegu était un grand étang (Daegu used to be a giant pond)
The first book of the Rhythm Series is Daegu était un grand étang (DAEGU USED TO BE A GIANT POND)…
Dear Franklin
With vintage press clippings, letters – correspondence between two fiancés – and photographs, the artist Kurt Tong tells the life…
Far away from home: the voices, the body and the periphery
“Are you a communist?” a Dutch citizen asked me in a heated debate. I didn’t know how to react, I…
Flower No Flower, 花非花
Building on her A-level coursework, the photo artist adopts a conceptual approach to gently uncover the concealed aspects of her…
Ha Ja
The intricate and complex construction hidden within its bland, untitled cover unravels the life of my grandmother, Ha Ja, which…
Happy Stones 快樂石頭
When I travel alone in Nanfang’ao for a week in spring, there are two things I want to do: paint…
Hidden Book
“Hidden Book” is a tragicomedy of 20th century social and political life, a choral story of a grieving and resilient…
Asia Meet: Portfolio Review
The Portfolio Review was introduced in 2008 during the inaugural edition of SIPF. Since then, it has grown in its…
Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship
The Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship seeks to play a role in shaping the photography community in Southeast Asia. With the…
Hill Diaries
I don’t think this work is a project at all. This is more of an introspection, a peak into my…
Masterclass: The New Forest (3rd Edition) with Robert Zhao Renhui
The New Forest is a four-week online masterclass inviting photographers, artists, researchers and individuals interested to embark on long-term projects…
Masterclass: Fabulous Failures with Erik Kessels
We live in an age where most of our tools we use are close to perfection. Our cameras, phones, applications,…
Masterclass: Creating Narratives through Archives with Lukas Birk
In this masterclass, publisher and artist Lukas Birk will guide participants in transforming their historical materials—such as photographs, films, and…
Seminar: Photobook Clinic with Cheng Yinhe 程音和
The Photobook Clinic is an intimate 3-hour photobook dummy review session with Cheng Yinhe. Based in Zhejiang, China, he is…
Seminar: Words as Images, Images as Words: Expanding Photography through Writing with Emilia Martin
The relationship between photography and writing is a complex one—text can shift our perception of images, just as images can…
Seminar: Midnight Sun with Carlos Alba
What is interesting for Carlos is how the progress of light technology allows humans to ‘colonise’ the night. Sometimes, this…