Over three decades, photographer Ken Cheong has been documenting the Chinese street opera of different dialect groups in Singapore. His documentation mainly in analogue (black & white film, and film transparencies) reveal the popular photographic culture and aesthetic of the 90s, which employs pictorial formalist approach towards image creation.
Dates:
16 Jan, Sun, 3pm—4.30pm
22 Jan, Sat, 11am—12.30pm
Venue: DECK, 120A Prinsep Street
When: 16 - 22 Jan 2022,
By: DECK
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www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/old-sji-building-could-host-a-new-singapore-design-museum
Old SJI building could house new Singapore Design Museum
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www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg/lifestyle/alvin-yapp-the-intan
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