A 31-year-old Singaporean artist with terminal cancer will fulfil a long-held ambition with his own exhibition this weekend at Suntec City.
Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in early 2023, he has since exhausted all treatment options, including several cycles of chemotherapy. He has stage 4 urachal cancer, which arises in the urachus or its remnants. The urachus connects the umbilical cord to the bladder in a foetus, and it usually closes before birth. Around May 2024, his doctors told him that he probably has a life span of around six months left. He has since outlived those six months. “I just tell myself to take each day at a time,” he said.
Around November, his doctors gave him a three-month prognosis. That spurred him into action – to try to turn his dream of holding an art exhibition into reality. His sister contacted Ambulance Wish Singapore (AWS), a charity that grants the wishes of terminally ill patients with less than a year’s prognosis. In less than a month, the charity, with the help of its partners and sponsors, organised a solo exhibition for him. Titled Canvas Of Memories – Jun Yang Pow, the event is being held in Suntec City from Jan 3 to 5.
Venue: Suntec City, walkaway between H&M and Uniqlo
When: 3 - 5 Jan 2025, 11am - 8pm
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