Objectifs

Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Film
Objectifs at 155 Middle Road
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Established2003
Location155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977
Coordinates01°17′59.6″N 103°51′06.8″E / 1.299889°N 103.851889°E / 1.299889; 103.851889
Websiteobjectifs.com.sg

Objectifs is an independent non-profit visual arts space in Singapore that aims to cultivate original voices in visual storytelling, and to inspire and broaden perspectives through the power of images. It presents a year round programme of exhibitions, screenings, residencies, developmental programmes, talks and workshops that advance the practice and appreciation of photography and film.

Background

Established in 2003, Objectifs first took root in Liang Seah Street in the Bugis area in Singapore. It moved to Arab Street in 2009 and occupied 4 floors in an art deco influenced shophouse. In June 2015, Objectifs moved to its current location, at 155 Middle Road, Bugis, in the arts and heritage district, under the National Arts Council's Arts Housing Scheme.[1] The facilities include a gallery/screening space, two multipurpose spaces, outdoor courtyards and a retail store.

Programmes

  • Women in Film & Photography is an annual programme celebrating extraordinary and groundbreaking works by women photographers and filmmakers, highlighting the important contributions that women make to the arts.[2][3]
  • Stories That Matter is an annual programme that looks at critical issues and trends in non-fiction visual storytelling.[4]
  • Curator Open Call is an annual programme that invites Singapore-based curators to submit proposals for exhibitions at Objectifs and aims to broaden perspectives by supporting curatorial research and innovative ways of presenting image-based work.[5][6]
  • The Objectifs Documentary Award is awarded to photographers for original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region, encouraging them to discover and tell stories about their native communities.[7]

The gallery spaces at Objectifs have a strong focus on works by artists from Asia and Singapore.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]


  • Gallery Building
    Gallery Building
  • Main entrance to gallery store
    Main entrance to gallery store

References

  1. ^ Ting, Lisabel (6 May 2015). "New home for photography centre Objectifs". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Remedy for Rage, Women in Film & Photography 2019". The Straits Times.
  3. ^ "AsiaArtPacific Review Women in Film & Photography 2017".
  4. ^ "Objectifs' next showcase takes on the eternal influence of myths". SG Magazine.
  5. ^ "Review of 'MAT' at Objectifs". Art & market.
  6. ^ ""MAT" at Objectifs: Pluralisms, perceptions and podcast failings". Arts Equator.
  7. ^ "Photography Exhibition, Objectifs Documentary Award". The Straits Times.
  8. ^ "In praise of shadows". Time Out. 13 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Interview with Sookoon Ang". The Artling. 14 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Saving Singapore's old buildings one photograph at a time". Channelnewsasia. 23 August 2018.
  11. ^ "A photographer's portrait of home: Exhibition transports viewers back to post-1965 Singapore". The Straits Times. 15 July 2019.
  12. ^ "The Past and Passing". Arts Equator. 1 March 2018.
  13. ^ "He shoots portraits for love". The New Paper. 17 August 2015.
  14. ^ "North of the DMZ". ArtAsiaPacific.