JCC E-Magazine October 2018

During the start of the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony of Incognito: The Eye In Search was held at JCC (Japan Creative Centre) on Friday, 28th September 2018. As part of the international highlight exhibition of this year’s Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), and supported by National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC) and The Japan Foundation, this photography exhibition features three prominent female Japanese photographers — Rinko Kawauchi, Tomoko Sawada and Yuki Onodera for the very first time in Singapore and the region.

It started off with a welcome speech by our JCC Deputy Director Mr. Gaku Mizota, who expressed his appreciation to SIPF for collaborating with JCC for this exhibition. Following which Ms. Gwen Lee, the Festival Director who also curated the exhibition, introduced about the background, inspiration and the meaning behind the theme and the artists’ works. The three Japanese artists made a special and rare appearance at the opening as well, and thanked all the guests for gracing the opening ceremony. Mrs. Rosa Daniel, CEO of NAC, was also present to give her support to the exhibition and photography art in Singapore.

Mrs. Rosa Daniel, CEO of National Arts Council, visiting the opening ceremony and the exhibition. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)

The three artists with guests at the opening ceremony.

SIPF is a biennial gathering of minds from around the world with the common pursuit of advancing the art and appreciation of photography. This exhibition, Incognito: The Eye In Search, which will be up on show at JCC from now till 27th October 2018, presents the phases of the three artists’ creative journeys where they have encountered external stimuli for change, and in response, how each artist deployed unique strategies of observation and intervention to re-calibrate themselves in their contexts.

Visit https://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JCC/invite_SIPF_2018.html for more information.

Mr. Gaku Mizota, JCC Deputy Director, addressing his welcome speech. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)		Ms. Gwen Lee, Festival Director of SIPF, speaking at the opening ceremony. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)
One of the artists, Ms. Tomoko Sawada, speaking at the opening ceremony.		One of the artists, Ms Rinko Kawauchi, speaking at the opening ceremony. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)
One of the artists, Ms. Yuki Onodera, speaking at the opening ceremony.		Mrs. Rosa Daniel, CEO of National Arts Council, visiting the opening ceremony and the exhibition.
Ms. Yuki Onodera with guests at the opening ceremony. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)		Ms. Gwen Lee with guests at the opening ceremony. (Photo Credit: Singapore International Photography Festival 2018)
Guests at the opening ceremony.		Guests at the opening ceremony.

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