Looking at Singapore through foreign eyes
WORKS by two foreign-born, Singapore-based artists currently on show here not only give an idea of how they see the island republic, but also how they use their art to bridge understanding and build relationships.
Panagiotis Kotsidas
Panagiotis Kotsidas calls himself a street photographer, using photography as a way of exploring a space and as a shield as he observes what's happening around him.
Since he came to Singapore from New York City to work as an engineer in 2013, he's been taking photographs of life around him, going to far ends of Singapore like Kranji and even out at sea.
Hundreds of film rolls - and not digital files - later, Mr Kotsidas has teamed up with award-winning poet Shivram Gopinath to present I Know You're Upset, a photo book and exhibition featuring Mr Kotsidas's photos and Mr Gopinath's poetry. "It was very much a collaboration where we selected my photos…
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