Singapore International Photography (SIPF), the first event of its kind in Southeast Asia – its first edition held in October 2008, is a non-profit biennial festival that strives to provide a platform for Southeast Asian artists to showcase their works alongside their international peers at various venues across Singapore.
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The three main festival components are the Official Exhibitions, Workshops and Portfolio Review Session for selected Southeast Asian photographers. Alongside, SIPF fringe activities are carried out at various arts galleries, arts spaces and education institutions to promote photography across Singapore. In 2012, SIPF has expanded its education programme with "Magnum Mentorship Singapore" a partnership with Magnum Photos Agency, and "Conversation with Black Box" a series of visual literacy activities for school students.
Festival Curators
In each festival edition, SIPF invites arts professionals from all around the world to take part in the festival as curators and portfolio reviewers. The selection of the Open Call submissions for the festival exhibitions are decided by the curators, independently of the festival organisers.
2014
Dr Adele Tan (Singapore)
Alexander Supartono (Indonesia)
Dr Charles Merewether (Australia/Singapore)
Tay Kay Chin (Singapore)
2012
Alejandro Castellote (Spain)
Patricia Levasseur de la Motte (France/Singapore)
Zeng Han (China)
2010
Ark Fongsmut (Thailand)
Bridget Tracy Tan (Thailand)
Chow Chee Yong (Singapore)
Yasufumi Nakamori (Japan/USA)
2008
Ark Fongsmut (Thailand)
Chow Chee Yong (Singapore)
Terence Yeung (Singapore)
Wang Xi (China)
Official Exhibitions
There are two types of official exhibitions: 1) Open Call Showcase 2) Special Showcase Open Call Showcase are photographic works selected from submission made from all over the world. The invited curators of the festival will meet in Singapore to make the selection, and to discuss on the curation of the works across various public venues in Singapore. Special Showcase are by invitation and often related to the core public programme in the festival. Duration of the exhibition range from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on the venues partners in each edition of the festival.
SIPF Open Call Showcase
In its 3rd SIPF Open Call, the exhibitions presented works by 50 emerging and established photographers from 25 countries such as Cambodia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Thailand.