Events
MIRROR: #BUILDECK Fundraiser
Experience an afternoon of art and photography with SIPF at 37 Emerald Hill! Immerse yourself in variety of photography activities—from…
Guided Tours for Schools
Go on a kaleidoscopic adventure with SIPF! Schools can choose between two exploration routes to gain a deeper understanding and…
Photo Walk – a street photography walk
Take a walk around Orchard Road and Dhoby Ghaut with Women in Street SG (WISSG), and find moments to capture….
Placemaking at the moment between times (Artists and Curator John Tung)
In Conversation with Placemaking at the moment between times with Aik Beng Chia, Shyue Woon, Woong Soak Teng, Geraldine Kang,…
Symposium—Photo Festivals Past, Present & Future
There is no singular definition of a photo festival – each is a species of its own, unique and spirited….
Space within City
A walking tour around Selegie Road and Peace Centre with an architect and photographer Shyue Woon.
Imprint with Cyanotype
Express your creativity and create brilliant cyan prints with sunlight through a camera-less chemical process. Prerequisite: Bring used newspapers.
Aik Beng Chia and Gwen Lee
In Conversation with Aik Beng Chia and Gwen Lee, on Hawaii Nights at Peace Centre.
See, Snap, Story with Aik Beng Chia
Take better photo stories with your smartphone. Learn practical tips and executive creative ideas on the ground. Prerequisite: Bring your…
A Copy for the Future
Craft your keepsake image for the future with analogue black & white photographs printed through a photogram process. Prerequisite: Bring…
Weekend Activity
An afternoon foray into the creative processes of image-making. Tap into your creativity and create visual stories with light, paper,…
In Conversation
In Conversation is a series of blended talks with on-site exhibition tours, bringing you closer to the thought processes of…
Photobook Makers’ Weekend
with Independent Publishers
The Photobook Makers’ Weekend is a two-day gathering of independent publishers from different cities, with a focus on exchanging knowledge,…
Modes of Publishing (Makers’ Dialogues)
Modes of Publishing revolves around the photobook as a dynamic object of creative chemistry, mass circulation and extended practices. Speaking…
Developing Photobook Literacy in Asia (Makers’ Dialogues)
Developing Photobook Literacy in Asia takes a trip around the continent to understand how ground-up initiatives can advance photobook and…
Elise Morin
Take a walk through the Red Forest with Elise Morin as she guides you through the VR open-air laboratory of…
Woong Soak Teng, Geraldine Kang, and Cynthia Delaney Suwito
In Conversation with Woong Soak Teng, Geraldine Kang, and Cynthia Delaney Suwito on their collaboration process for ‘Peace Agency’.
Talia Smith
In Conversation with Talia Smith, curator of The Salt of the Earth—a group show by Dennis Golding, Edith Amituanai, Nathan…
Masato Seto and Gwen Lee
In Conversation with Japanese artist Masato Seto and curator Gwen Lee on Twinkle Memories: Binran and Picnic.
Goh Chun Aik and Robert Zhao Renhui
Artist Goh Chun Aik and curator Robert Zhao Renhui flock together in this guided tour of Listen… don’t ask what…
Books As Micro-spaces For Research with K. Verlag
How do we build a synthetic editorial-design process that insists on the mutuality of content and form, allowing us to…
The Ecosystem of Independent Publishing:
Skinnerboox x Witty Books
The permutations in making a photobook are countless, varying from artist to publisher, designer to print house, editing to sequencing,…
Publishing as Practice:
Perimeter Books x Temporary Press
Perimeter Books from Melbourne and Temporary Press from Singapore are separated by continents, yet connected by multiple commonalities — they…
References from Korea (The Reference / IANNBOOKS)
with Kim Jeong Eun
References offer a direction for attention, and particularly in the context of books, they give recognition to existing titles that…
Developing Photobooks
with Reminders Photography Stronghold
Four Japanese artists — Kazuhiko Matsumura, Kenji Chiga, Shu Watanabe and Yoshikatsu Fujii — each present their photobook developed together…
A Different Reading
with THEBOOKSHOW
A Different Reading is a project by THEBOOKSHOW that attempts to open up new dialogues and synergies between 5 artists…
Personal Stories in Indonesian Photobooks
with Caron Toshiko and Andi Ari Setiadi
Storytelling is a means through which we make sense of the world. Co-founders of Gueari Galeri, Caron Toshiko and Andi…
Contemporary Photography in Taiwan Through The Lens of DEAI
A non-profit photography library in Taipei open to public for free, Lightbox is committed to preserving, disseminating and advancing Taiwanese…
Portfolio Review
with Industry Experts
The Portfolio Review was introduced in 2008 during the inaugural edition of SIPF. Since then, it has grown in its…
Seminar: Translation into Concept and Form
Translation into Concept and Form is a 4-hour seminar concerned about the ways in which visual content is expressed in…
Seminar: Photobook Clinic
Photobook Clinic is an intimate 3-hour photobook dummy review session with Yumi Goto, an independent art and documentary photography curator,…
Masterclass: Designing Artist’s Books
Designing Artist’s Books is a 3-day workshop for artists, designers and bookmakers who are keen to explore methods and approaches…
Masterclass: The New Forest
The New Forest is a five-year collaboration between The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ) and SIPF, unfolding across a series…