[SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR: Across 10 Editions] is a 5-part docuseries that revisits the fair's past 9 editions through the personal recollections of Exhibitors, artists, institutions, volunteers and team members.
EPISODE 1 OF 5
2013 – 2014:
The Beginnings of Singapore Art Book Fair
FEATURING:
UTE META BAUR, KARIN OEN, STEPHANIE PEH, JERRY GOH,
ROBERT ZHAO RENHUI, ATELIER HOKO, AND LAI YU TONG
UTE META BAUR, KARIN OEN, STEPHANIE PEH, JERRY GOH,
ROBERT ZHAO RENHUI, ATELIER HOKO, AND LAI YU TONG
The Singapore Art Book Fair was conceived in 2013 as the first art book fair in Southeast Asia. In this episode, we talk to Exhibitors, collaborators and visitors involved in the inaugural edition as they reflect on the early years of the fair.
EPISODE 2 OF 5
Visitors, Exhibitors,
Friends
FEATURING:
THEBOOKSHOW, MARVIN TANG, HOLYCRAP,
TEO XIAO TING, JACK TEO AND PAMELA SEONG KOON
THEBOOKSHOW, MARVIN TANG, HOLYCRAP,
TEO XIAO TING, JACK TEO AND PAMELA SEONG KOON
In this episode, we speak to volunteers who have been with us for 9 out of 10 editions, exhibitors who have witnessed the evolution of the fair, and key industry partners turned friends, as they share their personal celebrations of the fair and each other over the years.
EPISODE 3 OF 5
2018:
SABF > SGABF
FEATURING:
RENÉE TING, MELVIN TAN, YVONNE THAM, AND RACY LIM
RENÉE TING, MELVIN TAN, YVONNE THAM, AND RACY LIM
In this episode, SGABF's Director shares the motivations and decisions behind rebranding the fair in 2018, while Currency Design discusses the process towards pivoting the visual identity of the Singapore Art Book Fair.
Past team members, exhibitors, and arts workers emphasise the importance of autonomy and independence in Singapore's creative ecosystem, while still ensuring curatorial freedom and a continued spirit of experimentation.
Past team members, exhibitors, and arts workers emphasise the importance of autonomy and independence in Singapore's creative ecosystem, while still ensuring curatorial freedom and a continued spirit of experimentation.
EPISODE 4 OF 5
Visitor to Exhibitor, Volunteer to Team
FEATURING:
TEMPORARY PRESS, SHRUB, BERNY TAN,
SOH CHIHIRO, SETH CHEONG AND DEANNA DZULKIFLI
TEMPORARY PRESS, SHRUB, BERNY TAN,
SOH CHIHIRO, SETH CHEONG AND DEANNA DZULKIFLI
As SGABF prepares for its 10th Anniversary Edition, volunteers-turned-organising team chime in on the behind-the-scenes of organising an art book fair.
Exhibitors who were early visitors of the fair share their accompanying thoughts on the impact of SGABF as it continues to learn from international audiences and grow in Singapore’s larger creative scene.
Exhibitors who were early visitors of the fair share their accompanying thoughts on the impact of SGABF as it continues to learn from international audiences and grow in Singapore’s larger creative scene.
EPISODE 5 OF 5
SGABF2024: 10th Edition Anniversary
This episode marks the conclusion of the 5-part docuseries as it looks at the people and the labour behind the Singapore Art Book Fair’s 10th Edition Anniversary.
As we celebrate this significant milestone, we reflect on what growth and independence looks like for SGABF, how we keep true to the spirit of the art book ‘blob’, and the core of what it is that brings us all together.
As we celebrate this significant milestone, we reflect on what growth and independence looks like for SGABF, how we keep true to the spirit of the art book ‘blob’, and the core of what it is that brings us all together.
Music by Daniel Borces, Pleasantry, Subsonic Eye, Tentang Langit
Design by Currency
Featured Interviewees (In Order of Episodes)
Ute Meta Baur, Karin Oen, Stephanie Peh, Jerry Goh, Robert Zhao Renhui, Atelier HOKO, Lai Yu Tong, THEBOOKSHOW, Marvin Tang, Holycrap.sg, Teo Xiao Ting, Jack Teo, Pamela Seong Koon, Melvin Tan, Renée Ting, Temporary Press, Yvonne Tham, Racy Lim, RJ Paper, SHRUB, Berny Tan, Chihiro Soh, Seth Cheong, and Deanna Dzulkifli
Team
Producer – Kimberly Wee
Production Manager – Soh Chihiro
Production Assistant – Deanna Dzulkifli
Videographer and Editor – Chia Wei Ling
Sound Operators – Sarah Wang, Brianna Wai, and Foo Yong Chin
Special Thanks
Chun Aik Goh, for the chairs
This docuseries is produced by Thing Books and supported by The National Arts Council of Singapore.
Design by Currency
Featured Interviewees (In Order of Episodes)
Ute Meta Baur, Karin Oen, Stephanie Peh, Jerry Goh, Robert Zhao Renhui, Atelier HOKO, Lai Yu Tong, THEBOOKSHOW, Marvin Tang, Holycrap.sg, Teo Xiao Ting, Jack Teo, Pamela Seong Koon, Melvin Tan, Renée Ting, Temporary Press, Yvonne Tham, Racy Lim, RJ Paper, SHRUB, Berny Tan, Chihiro Soh, Seth Cheong, and Deanna Dzulkifli
Team
Producer – Kimberly Wee
Production Manager – Soh Chihiro
Production Assistant – Deanna Dzulkifli
Videographer and Editor – Chia Wei Ling
Sound Operators – Sarah Wang, Brianna Wai, and Foo Yong Chin
Special Thanks
Chun Aik Goh, for the chairs
This docuseries is produced by Thing Books and supported by The National Arts Council of Singapore.
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Singapore Art Book Fair is organised by