
Objectifs Artist-in-Residence 2025
Objectifs welcomed Angelena Ikah as our artist-in-residence for a two-month Artist Residency programme in 2024. Lena was an alumna of our Young Photographers Mentorship Programme, and the residency marked Objectifs’ continued support in her artistic journey, by providing her with valuable resources and space to develop projects in a conducive environment.
This year’s residency culminated in an outdoor exhibition and photo collage workshop, as part of a collaborative project by Centre 42, Objectifs, P7:1SMA, SMU-Arts and Culture Management, and The Theatre Practice, also known as #WaterlooStKakis, at Singapore Night Festival 2025.
A Sun-Dried Time Capsule
A Sun-Dried Time Capsule is a reflection on the enduring charm of Waterloo Street and its stretch of sun-dry shops known for their dried produce and herbs. These goods resemble time capsules, with traces of history preserved in their shriveled skins and faded hues, shaped slowly by time, sunlight, and care. This series explores the imprint of time on form, space, and human connection; created using silver gelatin printing, each image is shaped by its reaction to different materials, durations, and sunlight exposures. It is both a quiet observation and a tribute to the sun-dried shops of Waterloo Street, and to the subtle forms that emerge when time, environment, and attentiveness converge.
Lena conducted a workshop on Collage & Mark-Making during the Singapore Night Festival. In this workshop, she invites participants to turn the every day into the extraordinary, blending the art of collage with the playful technique of mark-making to transform a simple envelope into a personal time capsule.

Lena is a graphic designer and visual artist from Indonesia, currently based in Singapore. She is drawn to the wonders of communication and storytelling through art and design. Her artistic journey began with curiosity and love that grew from observing the essence of her surroundings, encouragement of self expression and culture. Through her practice, Lena continues to discover that meaning can be found everywhere, often emerging through conversation, reflection, and at times, through moments of spontaneous inspiration.