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Loke Hong Seng Was Born in Singapore in 1943. the Artist Is Part Loke Hong Seng was born in Singapore in 1943. The artist is part of the pioneer generation in Singapore, graduating from Chung Cheng High School in 1960, after which he was hired by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer in 1965 where he produced numerous Radio Dramas in Mandarin and Cantonese. Around this time, he began taking amateur photographs with his older brother’s Topcon camera. His passion for the craft steadily grew, and soon he acquired and used cameras such as Topcon, an Afga folded 6X9 and a Rolleicord 6X6. In 1968 he joined the Photographic Society of Singapore (PSS), mingl with photographers like Quah Shang Wei, Doctor Wee, Yip Cheng Fen, Tan Lip Seng, Foo Tee Jun, David Tay, Goh Kim Hui, Benedict Toh, Royston, Henry Lee, Ho Kok Kin, and Francis Tan, amongst numerous others. Following the advice of his peers, he began shooting with a Leicaflex 35mm camera. In 1973, he received the Golden Award from the 3rd Singapore Photo Art Photography Society, and in 1974, contributed one work that was selected at the Photokina Exhibition in Cologne, Germany, with “One World for All” UNESCO Award. He also exhibited at the Unesco Headquarters in Paris in 1975 with “Human Settlement”. A watershed year was 1982, when he digitalized his collection of images. This included digital editing of his photographs. He started to also use video as a medium and became a professional videographer. In recent years, he has been in high demand for talks, presentations and exhibitions, and his photograph was selected as the main feature of Clifford Pier’s 80th Anniversary photo contribution. He conducted a talk at the Photographic Society of Singapore (PSS) in 2013, which was featured in “Life Behind the Lens” at the Arnoldii Arts Club in Gillman Barracks in 2014 (moderated by photo writer Zhuang Wubin), and he also gave a presentation of his work to the lecturers at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2014. In April 2015, he was the keynote speaker for Nikon’s “Iconography 2015” seminar at Hwa Chong Secondary School. Exhibitions for the artist include group presentations at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts entitled Vernacula_As Seen Through Art, Film & Photography, 24 April – 19 May 2015; The World Around Us at The American Club Singapore from 1 May – 30 June 2015; a public display of Singapore River and its Trade at the Raffles Place Park MRT station from 1 July 2015 - 30 August 2015; and at the UOB public plaza during August 2015. Recent exhibitions include group presentations at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts entitled Vernacula_As Seen Through Art, Film & Photography, 24 April – 19 May 2015; a public display titled Pioneers: Modern Singapore at the Raffles Place Green from 5 August - 30 August 2015, and at the UOB Plaza during August 2015. Yeo Workshop proudly hosted his first ever solo exhibition titled “A Social Portrait of Singapore: The Critical Years.” SEAN LEE b. 1985, Singapore Awards and Scholarships 2011 ICON de Martell Prize - Winner 2011 Reflexions Masterclass - Unanimous Decision 2010 Paul Huf Award, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam - Nomination 2010 Singapore International Photography Festival - Best Portfolio Prize 2009 Arles Photo Festival, France - Prix Decouverte Nomination by Christian Caujolle 2007 Special Jury prize - Angkor photo festival Exhibitions 2015 Group Exhibition, Singapore Eye, Saatchi Gallery (London,UK) 2015 Group Exhibition, Prudential Eye, Art Science Museum (Singapore) 2015 Solo Exhibition Spazio 1929, (Lugano,Switzerland) 2015 Solo Exhibition, Chobi Mela, (Dhaka Bangladesh) 2014 Group Exhibition, Family Snaps, (Chiangmai City Arts and Cultural Centre, Thailand) 2013 Singapore Biennale, (Singapore Art Museum, Singapore) 2013 Group Exhibition, Guizhou Photo Festival, (Guizhou, China) 2013 Group Exhibition, Gallery TantoTempo (Kobe, Japan) 2012 Group Exhibition, Gallery 360, (New Delhi, India) 2011 Group Exhibition, Delhi Photo Festival, (Delhi, India) 2011 Group Exhibition, The Empire Project, (Istanbul, Turkey) 2011 Group Exhibition, New York Photo Festival, (New York, USA) 2011 Solo Exhibition, Galeria TagoMago (Barcelona,Spain) 2011 Solo Exhibition, Le Petit Endroit (Paris,France) 2011 Solo Exhibition, Objectifs Center for Photography and Film-making (Singapore) 2010 Beyond LKY Group Exhibition, Valentine Willie Fine Art (Singapore) 2009 Group Exhibition, Phnom Penh Photo Festival (Phnom Penh,Cambodia) 2009 Group Exhibition, Arles Photo Festival - Discovery Award, (Arles, France) 2008 Group Exhibition, Singapore international Photography Festival (Singapore) 2008 Angkor Photo Festival 2008, curated by Christian Caujolle (Siem Reap, Cambodia) 2008 Solo Exhibition, Singapore Month of photography ( Singapore ) 2007 Group Exhibition, Culture Experiments, Asia Europe Foundation, with Sherman Ong and Dorothee Meyer. (Singapore) 2007 Solo Exhibition, Angkor Photo Festival (Siem Reap, Cambodia) 2007 Solo Exhibition, Objectifs centre for photography and film-making (Singapore) Collections Singapore Art Museum Sandor Family Collection ZHUANG Wubin Date and Place of Birth: 11 Jan 1978, Singapore Web presence: https://independent.academia.edu/ZhuangWubin https://zwubin.wordpress.com https://seamuseum.wordpress.com https://writingfoto.wordpress.com https://vimeo.com/zhuangwubin http://www.youtube.com/seasianphotography Education Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) Bachelor of Communication Studies (Hons.) Major in Journalism and Publishing 1999 – 2003 Professional Experience 5 Apr to Consultant for Documentary Photography and Visual Journalism 4 May 2016 Hong Kong Design Institute 2015 – Contributing curator Chiang Mai Photo Festival, Thailand 2015 Special visiting lecturer Photographic Art Division, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University 2012 – 14 Lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Art Diploma in Fine Art (Photography Major Coursework, Year Three) 2004 – Independent researcher/curator specialising in photographic practices in Southeast Asia 2004 – Independent photographer/researcher focusing on Chinese communities in Southeast Asia Advisory Role 2010 – Editorial Board of Trans-Asia Photography Review Hampshire College and University of Michigan Scholarly Publication Office Academic Conferences 3 to 4 Dec 2015 “Photography and Chineseness: Reflections on Chinese Muslims in Indonesia” Chinese Muslim (Hui) in Diaspora: Culture, Gender, Identity, and Religious Traditions International Conference Centre for the Study of Islamic Culture, Research Institute for the Humanities, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 21 Apr 2013 “A Matter of Context: Writing about Cambodian Photography Today” Contemporary Art in Cambodia: A Historical Inquiry Symposium Museum of Modern Art, New York Residency 29 Jun to 12 Jul Research Residency, Asia Art Archive and Spring Workshop, Hong 2015 Kong 7 Jun to 5 Jul 2013 Curatorial Residency, Galeri Soemardja, Institute Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia Academic Visits 12 to 19 Nov 2013 Academic Visitor The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Cultural & Religious Studies MA in Visual Culture Studies Nominator 2015 Nominator for the Gabriele Basilico Prize in Architecture and Landscape Photography, Milan, Italy Commissions, Grants and Awards 2012 Singapore Internationale Grant Chinese Muslims in Indonesia exhibition at Lumenvisum, HK 2010 Lee Foundation (Singapore) Publication of photo monograph, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia 2010 Prince Claus Fund (The Netherlands) Research Grant for Contemporary Photography in Southeast Asia 2008 Chinese Heritage Centre (Singapore) Commission to photograph the Chinatowns of Southeast Asia 2003 Mervyn Neo Scholarship, Ogilvy and Mather 2002 Chinese Language Journalism Fund, Singapore Press Holdings 2001 Singapore Hokien Huay Kuan Scholarship Portfolio Reviews / Competition Jury 15 to 16 Aug 2013 Jury for the 2013 Photo China Original International Photographic Exhibition (中国原⽣态国际摄影⼤展), Guizhou 7 Jul 2013 Judging for Invisible Photographer Asia’s Photo Book Asia Award Singapore 8 Apr 2013 Judging for KL International Photo Awards 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 to 17 Jun 2012 IPA Photo Portfolio Reviews Annexe Gallery, Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I. As a Writer-Curator Published Book Zhuang, Wubin. Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey. Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. Curated Shows 20 to 28 Feb 2015 Documenting as Method: Photography in Southeast Asia Chiang Mai Photo Festival, Thailand 7 to 14 Nov 2014 Family Snaps: Photography in Southeast Asia Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre, Thailand 8 Jan to 8 Feb 2014 Medicine to Heal: Cambodian Photography since 2000 Xishuangbanna Foto Festival 2014, Yunnan, China 17 May to 30 Jun 2013 Re-Connect: Contemporary Photography from Myanmar Esplanade Jendela, Singapore 23 Aug to 30 Sept 2012 A Certain Grace: Photography from Bandung Esplanade Tunnel, Singapore 9 Mar to 1 Apr 2012 Ruptures and Revival: Cambodian Photography in the Last Decade Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, Gallery 2 13 Sept to 4 Dec 2011 Correspondent curator for Singapore and Southeast Asia Photoquai 2011 Musée du Quai Branly, Paris 16 to 26 Dec 2010 A Photographic Exhibition of Five Artists from Southeast Asia Jakarta International Photo Summit National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta 22 to 29 Oct 2010 Notes from the South: New Photography from Southeast Asia International Orange Photo Festival 2010 Changsha, Hunan Province, China Talks / Presentations / Roundtable Discussions (Selected) 1 Sept 2015 Four Exhibitions: Curating Photography in Southeast Asia MA in Asian Art Histories, LASALLE
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