passer-by
About the Exhibition
Enter the street photography world of Elephnt - a Singaporean photographer who captures photographs of urban areas and everyday objects taken for granted. Treat your senses to a series of sounds and smells with installation and projections. This relatable and intriguing exhibition invites the audience to reflect on the relationship between void decks and the lifestyle of residents and discuss the risk of losing local housing specialty in Singapore's constant cycle of urban redevelopment.
The exhibition consists of Circle of Life, Dreaming in progress, and Shelter. Living in HDBs, residents can be passers-by of voids decks, and this exhibition brings out a different way of seeing such common spaces and suggests the value of appreciating little things around us.
Elephnt is a photographer interested in urban spaces and mundane and taken for granted everyday objects. His photo projects are often the result of his encounters with the constant cycle of urban redevelopment in Singapore. His first photobook, Ways of Seeing, was published by Math Paper Press in 2017.
Meet the Artist
ELEPHNT
: the online experience
circle
of
life
The picture was taken in Yew Tee. It depicts a woman walking pass.
The picture depicts a group of people chatting.
dreaming
in
progress
From left to right (click to see full images): Dream Country #105, Print on foam, 150cm x 100cm Dream Country #43, Print on foam, 150cm x 110cm Dream Country #44, Print on foam, 150cm x 100cm
Every One. Every Place.
exhibition activity
Choose the background/green screen image for your picture using the Google Maps 3D view feature. Take a picture against the green screen and void deck frame. Indicate the area you live in (e.g. West, North, East, South etc).
Proceed to the digital wall at the end of the exhibition. The digital wall contains a projection of the map of Singapore with a collage of the audience’s pictures in their indicated place of residence. Pin a nail on the specific area you live in on the Singapore map (It is optional).
what is the significance behind our everyday places?
in every one. every place., see beyond the physical realm and reflect on places that relates to you the most. we encounter different people every day — but we may be closer and more connected than previously thought.
: it is a point of connection.
A construction worker resting on a void deck seat.
shelter