Interview with visual artist Urich Lau on technology in art, surveillance, and science fiction. — Interview by Lee Chang Ming. This article was first published in Underscore Magazine on 27 December 2018. Visual artist, independent curator and art educator Urich Lau’s multimedia installations often raise questions about our relationship to technology and its role in our daily life. He is a founding member of the…

Interview with visual artist Dawn Ng on navigating new mediums and believing in the infinite possibilities of any encounter. — Interview by Lee Chang Ming. This article was first published in Underscore Magazine on 20 February 2019. Dawn Ng’s practice revolves around themes of time, memory, identity, and space, adopting a fresh take for each project. Not one to stick to a single medium, the Singaporean artist has worked across…

Interview with Patrick Flores, artistic director of Singapore Biennale 2019, on moving the biennale beyond the art world and rethinking the region. — Interview and photography by Lee Chang Ming. This article was first published in Underscore Magazine on 4 March 2019. Straddling between art and academia has afforded Patrick Flores a perspective few can provide. An established curator, art historian and educator, he is one of the most prominent figures in the…

A review of the 6th Singapore International Photography Festival. — By Lee Chang Ming. This article was first published in Photography Is Art Issue 11 in November 2018. “Like You, Me, Everybody Else”, the theme for the 6th Singapore International Photography Festival, takes a look at the multiplicity of human experiences. From personal encounters to larger social issues, photographs present…

Ruminations on photography. Text and photography by Lee Chang Ming. This article was first published in BROWNIE Magazine Issue 1 in 2016. I always found it remarkable how photography has the power to make the personal universal, to let others see what you have seen. To me, photography is not…