Objectifs Artists-in-Residence 2024
Objectifs welcomed Luna Chang, Tay Yiling and Ng Xin Lui. as the artists-in-residence for a two-month Artist Residency programme in 2024. The three artists were alumnae of our Young Photographers Mentorship Programme, and the residency marked Objectifs’ continued support in their artistic journey, by providing them 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 2024.
Waterloomaxxing by Luna Chang and Tay Yiling
Waterloomaxxing is an image-based collage work that riffs off the multifaceted visual repositories existing within and around Waterloo. Playing on the new slang suffix “maxxing”, this work sees two artists approaching the same canvas with two distinct visual languages, in a maximalist culmination of found, captured and generative imaging methods.
Welcome to Waterloo by Luna Chang
Welcome to Waterloo is an interactive zine filled with photo-taking activities to be carried out on the premises of Waterloo. The zine acts as a little guidebook to taking pictures around the Waterloo estate- promoting conscious and intentional photo-taking and experimental ways of seeing habits when it comes to taking photographs with our mobile devices. The contents of the zine are suitable for audiences aged 12 and above.
Watch a behind the scenes video with artists Luna Chang and Tay Yiling here.
Culinary Canvas by Ng Xin Lui
Waterloo Street, located in the heart of Singapore, is renowned for its rich culture and dining options. Culinary Canvas is a photography series that captures the diverse and dynamic food scene of Waterloo Street. This series serves as both a visual feast and a guide, showcasing personal recommendations by the artist and her sister, to dine and drink along Waterloo Street. It also invites viewers to explore the harmonious blend of unique flavours and atmospheres of the street, capturing the essence of experiences, the joy, the laughter and the familial bond that makes every meal unique.
Watch a behind the scenes video with artists Ng Xin Lui here.
Luna Chang is a multidisciplinary artist specialising in screen-based and lens-based media.Their work voyages into cyberspace; delving into topics of digital immortality, queer relationships, and online communities. Luna’s current practice explores the cyborg/androgynous body as a means of decolonisation. They have previously exhibited at Floating Projects (Hong Kong), National Gallery Singapore, and Objectifs Centre.
Tay Yiling, works across photography, performance and poetry, and her practice examines humanness, intimacy, vulnerability, and gender. She uses image-making and language to investigate interiority, the confessional, and our encounters with the material everyday. Her works serve as close-readings into the ways we live, forming entry points of understanding; materialising critical sites for reconciliation and reclamation. She holds a BFA (Hons) in Photography and Digital Imaging at NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media, with a minor in Creative Writing from the School of Humanities. She is the winner of the Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence In Photography Award 2024.
Ng Xin Lui is a visual artist that uses photos to explore the ephemeral nature of existence and life. With her background in engineering and sciences, her works are inspired by the natural world, capturing the beauty found in impermanence, familial bonds and the essence of life. She forms half of the collective, Leitmotif Studio. Her works have been featured in several group exhibitions, including those by FLOOR_ Seoul, Ngee Ann Kongsi and Singapore Night Festival’s Waterloo Street Stories. She was also awarded as the Youth Category 1st Runner-Up in DECK’s 9th Singapore Youth Photographer Award (SYPA) and Objectifs’ Shooting Home Youth Awards (SHYA) 2021, which includes a mentorship programme and group exhibition.