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Asia Meet: Portfolio Review
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The SIPF Portfolio Review provides artists and practitioners with opportunities to connect with industry stakeholders and receive expert feedback on their work. For this edition, over 15 invited reviewers will conduct one-to-one consultations in hybrid formats.

Pairing of reviewers and participants is on a first-come, first served basis.
Register and make payment by 4 October 2024, 23:59 (Singapore time, GMT+8).

Featured

Garden City: Remix Edition

“Garden City” is a collaborative project by DECK and ArtSpace LUMOS that highlights contemporary voices from Singapore and South Korea….

THE NEW SURVIVORS: Letter, Testimony [新生還者:信與證詞] — Film Screening

There will be a post-screening panel talk, where we will be joined by artist Hu Wei and Ho Tzu Nyen…

9th SIPF Photobook Showcase 2024

The 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase features the 48 photobooks shortlisted in the 9th SIPF Open Call, as well as travelling…

Happy Valley

In this long, tunnel-like walkway, solitude and gatherings, selfies and remnants, unspoken words, and reflections converge, revealing an uncanny yet…

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…

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…

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…

Midnight Sun: A Walk with Carlos Alba

What is interesting for Carlos is how the progress of light technology allows humans to ‘colonise’ the night. Sometimes, this…

Asia Meet: 9th SIPF Photo Market 2024

Dedicated to the richness of photography & publishing practices, the 9th SIPF Photo Market is a two-day gathering of international…


Exhibitions

Men Don’t Cry

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

My dad cries a lot these days. Any sad movie never made him cry before. He didn’t cry when our…

Almanac of Forgotten Memories

In 2020 I became a father for the second time, and I moved back to Milan after living in New…

I’ll Bet The Devil My Head

“I’ll Bet The Devil My Head” is a visual fable in which urban foxes are the protagonists to tell the…

Photography Firmly Enters The Everyday

Produced amidst Europe’s largest war since WWII, “Photography Firmly Enters the Everyday” preserves and illuminates popular photographic practices in 20th-century…

Moments in Time: The Photography of Chang Chao-Tang 1959-2005

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This photography collection features the work of Taiwan’s significant photographer Chang Chao-Tang, spanning half a century of image creation. Divided…

Turn a Deaf Ear

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Turn a Deaf Ear is a series of bizarre photographs, but these landscapes are hidden in the shadows of the…

People of Clay

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

It took me many years to notice at quieter moments when no one was listening, she would sing. Simple tunes…

Borderland

The forest, which in Slavic mythology is a space where our world and the otherworld cross, also is a space…

INCOMING MESSAGE

The site next to my workplace with its neatly manicured lawn surrounded by a high fence, is still not under…

Happy Valley

04 Oct 2024 — 05 Jan 2025

In this long, tunnel-like walkway, solitude and gatherings, selfies and remnants, unspoken words, and reflections converge, revealing an uncanny yet…

Line of Vision-The Photography of Wang Hsin

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This book is the exhibition catalog for  Line of Vision-The Photography of Wang Hsin held at the Taipei Fine Arts…

From Jingoism to Tenuous Peace

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

In recent years my life has become centred around my daughter, and spending time with her has been very healing,…

Save as Text

18 Oct 2024 — 10 Nov 2024

By utilising glitches in photography and the image-making process of Jacquard Weave, Save as Text employs weaving as a form…

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…

Japan Guide Book

The images that appear to be fixed-point observations are of Japanese “tourist attractions” which have been depicted at different times….

Garden City: Remix Edition

04 Oct 2024 — 03 Nov 2024

“Garden City” is a collaborative project by DECK and ArtSpace LUMOS that highlights contemporary voices from Singapore and South Korea….

The Chain

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Located in Kaohsiung, Long Fa Tang Temple has long illegally housed a large number of mentally ill patients. The Buddhist…

Gravity’s Rainbow

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The work is taken from Yiwu, the capital of small commodities in the world, and it is the author’s thinking…

State of Denial

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

My name is Sasha, and I’m a political exile from Belarus. In my homeland, a repressive dictatorship prevails, suppressing freedom…

Castle

Tuan’s debut book, “Castle,” delves into the personal toll of urban redevelopment, where the government seizes vast tracts of land…

Klara and the Bomb

“Klara and the Bomb” is a photographical and historical work that charts connecting threads between the invention of modern computers,…

Archival Allergies: Personal Remedies for Colonial Archives

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

The history of photography is deeply entwined with the history of colonial expansion and exploitation. Cameras were not merely tools…

SINGERS & STAGES

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Between 2005 and 2008, the photographer documented Taiwanese mobile troupes and stage trucks, which are frequently seen in the traveling…

Tomorrow Will Be Longer

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

In the summer of 2021, under the guidance of a friend, I attended the Fudan Wudu Music Festival for the…

The Oriental Scene

18 Oct 2024 — 10 Nov 2024

“The Oriental Scene” investigates the concept of Chinoiserie architecture in the UK in the context of de-colonialism. The project uses…

Chernobyl

“Chernobyl” is a document of the communities who inhabit and pass through the exclusion zone—an area covering approximately 2600 km2…

KYUGORO

This is a personal project originating from a recent discovery about Kyugoro, my great-great uncle, who emigrated to the US…

Lightbox Photo Library: Travelling Photobook Showcase

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Lightbox Photo Library is a non-profit organization specializing in books focused on the discourse and appreciation…

Coral Stone Mountain

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This book is an exhibition catalog for Coral Stone Mountain- Chen Shun-Chu Solo Exhibition held in 2015, including profiles of…

Like Running Water

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

“Menopause” is a pejorative term that describes women as demonised, as unreasonable “shrews”, and with “tinted glasses”. —— In addition…

The Persistence of Family

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

Our connections to our ancestors and our descendants often feel stronger than connections to those around us. I often wish…

Cumulus

The collection guides viewers on an exploration of Harit’s early work. It compiles photographs, notes, and diary entries from his…

Landing

“Landing” is a collaborative photo-documentary project that looks at the purposeful escape skateboarding provides to a handful of Palestinian skaters—including…

Defective Book: I Went Abroad, and Then I Went Back

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This book documents the solo exhibition of artist Chen I-Hsuen , titled I Went Abroad, and Then I Went Back….

The Streets as Theater

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

A photography collection about the democratic movements and street uprisings that showcased the people’s power in Taiwan before and after…

Spicy Seaweed Popcorn

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The photobook ‘Spicy Seaweed Popcorn’ is the result of mixing reality and memory that the author has accumulated since 2014…

And the sun became black as sackcloth and the moon became red as blood

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

On February 24, 2022, my homeland started the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To understand where the roots of such aggression…

Things I Can’t Say Out Loud

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

After eight years of living apart, Riti Sengupta moved in with her parents at the onset of the pandemic. Upon…

D-AI

“D-AI” refl ects on the manipulation of reality through the media and social networks, and how artifi cial intelligence can…

Lebensborn, birth politics in the Third Reich

On December 12th 1935, a programme was initiated in Germany to provide the Third Reich with the new generation of…

INTERNET CAFE! PANDA

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

In a certain internet cafe in Taichung, most of the patrons are not students but middle-aged and elderly people. Among…

Before the Dawn : The Sunflower Movement

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

On March 18, 2014, a group of students dissatisfied with the government occupied the Legislative Yuan. The movement was a…

The Henna

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

In the farmhouse I was born, my granny grew a plant called henna. Every time the religious holiday was upon…

Trailblazers

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

“Trailblazers” is an inquiry into Egypt’s feminist history through socially engaged self-portraiture and performance, integrated with public archives to forge…

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)…

Mama

At the age of four, my mother left by jumping onto a stranger’s motorcycle. Since then, it has been difficult…

In Tropical

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This book collects the residency records of the artists’ Zuoying Project from 2011 to 2016. Zuoying military dependents’ village, located…

Jimei x Arles: Travelling Photobook Showcase

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Presented by Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, this showcase features 24 selected photobooks from “Space on Paper – Jimei x…

Rokkoku (National Route 6)

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Rokkoku is the common name for National Route6. The strange sensations I experienced in Tsushima resonated in my head. One day,…

APPUNTI PER UN’ORESTIADE AFRICANA – a democracy in fatigue

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

Pasolini in his pseudo-documentary Appunti per un Orestiade Africane (1970) radicalises an aesthetic of the unfinished characterised by the desire…

Unsere Puppenstube (Our Dollhouse)

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

I have been photographing my younger sister Masantu for over ten years. I started taking it seriously when she expressed…

Dear Franklin

With vintage press clippings, letters – correspondence between two fiancés – and photographs, the artist Kurt Tong tells the life…

Mementos of Happiness

This book contains the photographs of “Mementos of Happiness,” the 4th series of my Fukushima project. Based on this series,…

Wayward Decision

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Wayward Decision aims to explore the intricate relationship between human influence and the natural environment. The book reveals the story…

Belly of the Giant Serpent

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This collection documents an unexpected journey during my travels, in a place called Norgris Town, where I spent the final…

Night is coming,but the rocks are still warm

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Each page in the book stands on its own, containing photographs carefully selected from three years of shooting, which I…

BLACK SNAFU

Anti-Blackness seems inescapably mixed into whatever context I place it into; literature, science, government, health, art… look into any “field”…

Veiled by Cloud and Mist

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

In the southeastern region of Guizhou, there are numerous ethnic minorities, with the Miao people being predominant. Surrounded by mountains…

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…

Monument Road

Three summers ago, I was photographing the work and daily routine of agricultural workers. Every morning, I would take a…

A Time to Scatter Stones

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

To a priest, what is the lived experience in the last years of life? From 2018 to 2020, Taiwanese photographer…

This time last year, it was already winter in my hometown

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The book is presented as a photobook, edited with photos of family members, each in a separate volume, tied together…

A Collection of Foreign Landscape and Art series

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This project, Return of the Gods, continues my ongoing interest in Chinese civil society. While many of my previous works…

Around 42nd and 7th

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

In New York, Times Square attracts so many different people from all over the place. This area gives me illusions…

Weapon of Choice

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

“Loneliness, roaming youths, violence and predators. We were wild nocturnals in the dark, warm nights. Summer left quickly and before…

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…

Nagi

This work back and forth between the present and the past, between imagined landscapes, and quietly speaks of gratitude for…

Mazu,

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Mazu, a deity said to have come from China to Taiwan three hundred years ago, was revered by Taiwanese as…

Future

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This is a pseudo-scientific photographic book about “Fei You Qie”. The word “妃优茄 (Fei You Qie)” is synonymous with “future”…

Maybe I’ve Paved the Corners

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The series of three books as a set allowed me to ask questions and present a vehicle for the photographs:…

Confrontation of The Absent Hero

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

These series of works, titled “Confrontation of The Absent Hero,” is rooted in a profound childhood memory that has influenced…

9th SIPF Photobook Showcase 2024

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase features the 48 photobooks shortlisted in the 9th SIPF Open Call, as well as travelling…

Ha Ja

The intricate and complex construction hidden within its bland, untitled cover unravels the life of my grandmother, Ha Ja, which…

Nails and Holes

This book is a record of the holes and nails in the walls of the exhibition hall during the three…

Frantz Fanon, Me and the Questions

18 Oct 2024 — 10 Nov 2024

“Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. In underdeveloped countries the preceding…

realer than real

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Some neuroscientists who study death use the phrase “realer than real” to describe near-death experiences. This phrase comes from the…

Born and Raise Here

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The old soldiers carry old memories, even if they have long been blurred in the river of time, but resurfaced…

El pez muere por la boca / The Fish Dies By Its Mouth

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

“The Fish Dies By Its Mouth / El pez muere por la boca” reflects on the resilience and resistance of…

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…

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…

Nightshade

“Nightshade” is a restrained and poetic exploration of a particularly difficult and confronting subject – domestic violence and coercive control….

Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers 9: LIN Chuan-Tsu

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers Series is a series of books edited by Chang Chao-Tang, the first local…

Aperol Spritz

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

This is a collection of photographs about personal emotional experiences and travelling. The series expresses my perception of urban culture…

Please fasten your seat belt

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

A video and text documentation of the annual pigeon race organised by the only remaining pigeon racing club in Shanghai…

I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

“In the Catholic church there are three classes of relics. The first class is body parts of a saint. The…

80°05′

In 1912, Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase attempted to become the first person to reach the South Pole, but had to…

Hidden Book

“Hidden Book” is a tragicomedy of 20th century social and political life, a choral story of a grieving and resilient…

Now is not the right time

When I was two years old, my father went into the woods, with the intention of never coming back. Peter…

Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers 11: KAO Chung-Li

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers Series is a series of books edited by Chang Chao-Tang, the first local…

The Smart Youth

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The word “杀马特 (Sha Ma Te)” is derived from the English word “smart”. At the beginning of the 21st century,…

Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive / မင်္ဂလာပါ: မြန်မာ့ဓာတ်ပုံမော်ကွန်း၏ဖြတ်သန်းခြင်းခရီး

18 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive invites audiences to engage with Myanmar through a vast, visual archive. Mingalaba…

Icons

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

The power of icons has consistently fascinated and perplexed artists. It has also challenged them to offer a different narrative…

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…

Hill Diaries

I don’t think this work is a project at all. This is more of an introspection, a peak into my…

ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS

This series focuses on traces of the hyperinflation that hit Zimbabwe in 2000s, mixing my analogue photographs of the area…

SHOUT III

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

The third volume of the special series SHOUT, published by Voices of Photography, features a collection of works by four…

No Sender, No Subject

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

Everywhere in life we are gazed at by others. In public spaces, in social networks, we are watching others and…

sing me to sleep, i love you

18 Oct 2024 — 27 Oct 2024

sing me to sleep, i love you is a visual reckoning of the self that has been lost. Informed by…

In Search of Nessie

23 Oct 2024 — 24 Nov 2024

Alongside the projects I stubbornly pursued surrounding airports — “Unnamed Land: Air Port City” (2013-2020), “Night Spotting” (2015-2016) and “Myrtle…




Talks and Tours

Artist Talk & Photobook Launch of “HIJACK GENI”

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

Join us with Kenji Chiga as he discusses his new book launch “HIJACK GENI”, followed by an exclusive book signing!…

Guided Tour of 9th SIPF Portfolio Showcase at Selegie Arts Centre

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

Join us for a guided tour of the 9th SIPF Open Call Portfolio Showcase at Selegie Arts Centre with artists…

Artist Talk with Pierfrancesco Celada [Happy Valley]

26 Oct 2024 — 26 Oct 2024

Join us for a casual chat with Pierfrancesco Celada about his works in Happy Valley!

Artist Tour with Pierfrancesco Celada [Happy Valley]

26 Oct 2024 — 26 Oct 2024

Join us for an exclusive artist tour with Pierfrancesco Celada, as he guides us through his debut Southeast Asian premiere…

Morning Coffee & Dialogue [Garden City: Remix Edition]

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

Join us for a cuppa & a nice chat with the artists of “Garden City”, facilitated by Anna Lovecchio, Curator…

Storytelling with Found Photography [Online Talk]

13 Oct 2024 — 13 Oct 2024

Over the 20 years of his career, Erik Kessels has come to the fore as a main and unquestionable reference…

Guided Tour & Opening Reception at the National Library

23 Oct 2024 — 23 Oct 2024

Join us for a guided tour of “Archival Allergies” and the “9th SIPF Portfolio Showcase” with the curators and artists…

Diverse Visions: The Photobook Selection Explored

20 Oct 2024 — 20 Oct 2024

We explore the selection process of the Open Call Photobook shortlist, where the photobook jury members share insights into what…

Guided Tour of 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase at National Design Centre

20 Oct 2024 — 20 Oct 2024

Join us on this Guided Tour of the 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase, featuring selected photobooks from the 9th SIPF Photobook…

Independence in Publishing with Gianmarco & Gianluca Gamberini [L’Artiere]

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

Join us with Gianmarco and Gianluca Gamberini, founder of L’Artiere as they discuss the independent publishing scene in Italy! L’Artiere…

Guided Tour of “Fragments of an Unknown Space” at DECK Open Ground

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

Join us for a guided tour of “Fragments of an Unknown Space” with artists Robert Zhao Renhui, Ge Xiaocong and…

The Cultural Practices of Photography in Taiwan [Lightbox Photo Library]

19 Oct 2024 — 19 Oct 2024

A non-profit photography library based in Taipei that is open to all, Lightbox Photo Library is a community-centric space that remains dedicated…




Workshops

Asia Meet: Portfolio Review

The Portfolio Review was introduced in 2008 during the inaugural edition of SIPF. Since then, it has grown in its…

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…

Midnight Sun: A Walk with Carlos Alba

What is interesting for Carlos is how the progress of light technology allows humans to ‘colonise’ the night. Sometimes, this…




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