The earliest example of photography as an art form, the “View from the Window at Le Gras,” was created by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. This image, captured using a camera obscura and a light-sensitive pewter plate, is a view of Niépce’s estate in Burgundy, France. Niépce’s work, along with later advancements by Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot, established photography as a new art form. Fast forward to today, the contemporary photography art by the modern artists of the early twentieth century were becoming extremely experimental – wacky, incomprehensible, and kitsch-like. Some artists push photography art to the limit of digital assemblage art, AI art and even theatre.
This exhibition casually looked at the photograph’s metaphorical representation approach of being funny, serious, or both. This exhibition collate works from artists of different forms and makes that narrate the story of life, its social issues such as popular culture like social media and fake news, and human behaviour and societal relations in our current times. Some works touch on socio-political climate, and others are more provocative that critique religion and systemic oppression. These works are without a serious curatorial presence and also void of any critical judgments, a pure visual journey, and experience for the audiences to enjoy, be it a humorous take or meditative thought to bring back.
Participating Artists:
Chi Peng, Francis Ng, Kenny Low, Pan Yue, PHUNK, Umibaizurah, Zhang Peng, Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Venue: Art Seasons, 50 Genting Lane, Cideco Industrial Complex, #03-02. Singapore 349558
When: 11 Jun - 26 Jul 2025,
