Singlish – This is Singapore.

Welcome to Singlish.

Although the domain Singlish.org has existed for more than a decade, it doesn’t always have content. But, it has always been clear to me, the stubborn owner and believer, that it should, if ever developed, be a site for ‘Singapore-centric’ materials. Perhaps it is safe to say that at least for the purpose of scoping out the works for this site, it means anything that is about Singapore and/or originating from Singapore. For the foreseeable future, Singlish.org will feature photographers and projects which fall roughly into this broad definition. But be warned: We live in a fast-changing(gosh I hate this cliché) world so click the reload button regularly for freshness.

– Tay Kay Chin

SPOTLIGHT

THAM Jing Wen/Flat

Flat is a reductionist look into the seemingly arbitrary and sometimes complex arrangement of the functional shapes, structures, lines, and objects that have been built by architects and engineers to serve the specific functions of urban communities. Through a spatial compression of these utilitarian scenes and their surroundings, Jing Wen tries to reframe their mundane elements as a new aesthetic through his exploration of these places.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

AMRITA Chandradas

Amrita Chandradas is a documentary photographer, currently based between Singapore & other regions of Southeast Asia.

SHA Ying

Sha Ying studied photography and television at Beijing Broadcasting Institute. He left China in 1991 and lived in Japan and Hongkong before settling down in Singapore in 1995.

TAY Kay Chin

Tay Kay Chin is a Singaporean photographer who worked mainly in the documentary and photojournalistic genres until recently, when he realizes that not having to show truth with the camera opens up a totally alien and exciting universe.

Darren SOH

A sociologist by training, Darren SOH originally intended to become an academic, but after he began working as a photographer in 2001, he started using photography as a way to understand the world.

Melvin H J TAN

Melvin Tan is a founding partner of LAUD Architects and has helmed a myriad of projects ranging from small houses to large MNC offices. However, if you ask him what he’s passionate about, his answer would be photography.

WEE Teck Hian

Wee Teck Hian began his journey as a photographer in 1997 after an eventful road trip in the United States with friends.

Sean LEE

Sean Lee was born in 1985 in Singapore. Before becoming a photographer he studied literature in college and later served in the army.

THAM Jing Wen

THAM Jing Wen is a photographer who lives in Singapore. He loves to explore the complexity of urban environments and capture what is seemingly mundane but yet serendipitously interesting at the same time.

NG Hui Hsien

NG Hui Hsien works as an artist, writer and researcher. Her art practice uses photography as a medium to explore themes such as consciousness, the nature of reality and interconnectivity; they are sites where the unconscious can find indirect expression.

KOH Yee Chao

An engineer by profession, photography enthusiast Koh Yee Chao’s photographic journey have largely been fuelled by humanity’s advancement.

Shyue WOON

Shyue WOON (b.1975), trained as an Architect, uses photography as a tool to explore subtext in the built environment. In his daily practice as an architect, he turns aspirations and dreams into constructible reality.

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PROJECTS

[Book] Chinatown by Sha Ying

About Sha Ying / The Book / The Images / The Essays / Interviews / Order The Book / Limited Edition Prints / Collaborators / Sponsors

China-born photographer Sha Ying moved to Singapore in the early 90s, after living in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Curious about his new home, he wandered the streets after work, using photography to try to know the place better. While fascinated by Singapore’s multicultural society, Sha Ying was also particularly drawn to Chinatown. Now a Singapore Citizen, this is his first monograph.

DETAILS:
– 176 pages
– 260mm x 260mm(closed); 520mm x 260mm(open)
– 94 black & white images
– limited edition of 500 copies
– all individually signed and numbered
– hard cover
– introduction by 林仁余 Lim Jen Erh
– interview with Sha Ying by Tay Kay Chin
– self-published
– ISBN 978-981-14-0777-2
– book to be released 25 April 2019, along with an exhibition
– limited edition prints available

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

From Sha Ying's Chinatown project

A Barber’s Corner In Chinatown, Singapore 2001

Edition of three, plus one artist’s proof

S$1000 per print with conservation grade frame

ONLY TWO AVAILABLE

About the print:
– 16.5 x 23.4 in
– 420 x 594 mm
– Each print is carefully made with the HP DesignJet Z9+ Printer, using original HP inks.
– The paper for this edition is Canson Velin Museum Rag 315gsm.
– Signed with title, edition number, and year, with ink, recto and verso.