From 3 October 2014 to 8 February 2015, Singapore Art Museum will present in one space three co-curated exhibitions focusing on the nature of the image, as explored in the art of photography and new media. As key contemporary practices of visual culture, photography and the moving image are also highly democratic mediums, due to their immediacy, accessibility and mutability.
Organised by SAM, the three presentations at the museum are in partnership with the Singapore International Photography Festival, Deutsche Bank, and the Yokohama Museum of Art respectively.
In Afterimage: Contemporary Photography from Southeast Asia, artists use non-traditional photographic techniques to articulate concerns about the cultural, political and social landscapes of the region. In Time Present: Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection, the works of renowned international artists show the multiple possibilities of photography in history over time. Image & Illusion: Video Works from the Yokohama Museum of Art Collection features experimental new media works that expand their subject matter beyond the limits of the medium and representation. The selections of works in these three exhibitions examine the very premise of image-making and show its potential.
