Synopsis

Matter Matters is a visual arts exhibition that reflects on the Asian Film Archive's role in Southeast Asia. It looks at the archive through an archaeological lens, bringing together various Southeast Asian artists to reconstruct and speculate on lost film cultures via the archive. Together, they present alternative voices and counter histories, celebrating the archive and its potential to uncover untold stories, missing pieces of history and culture and bring people together.
Elsa Wong, Artist
Đạt Vũ and Trương Quế Chi, Artist
The Observatory (Cheryl Ong, Dharma, and Yuen Chee Wai), Artists
DuckUnit (Rueangrith Suntisuk and Pornpan Arayaveerasid), Artists
Natalie Khoo, Curator

Art Outreach Singapore

16 Jan 2026 to 8 Feb 2026

Free admission

The Last Tree Was a Building by Singaporean artist ANTZ features four large inflatable monkeys perched across Gillman Barracks, reflecting on humanity’s relationship with nature and the dominance of the built environment.

Institute of Mental Health, in collaboration with PAP Mental Health Group

24 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026

Free admission

Celebrate Occupational Therapy Day at IMH Wellness Fiesta—enjoy wellness talks, hands-on workshops, interactive booths, an art exhibition, and fun activities promoting mental wellness through everyday moments.

aNERDgallery

15 Jan 2026 to 1 Mar 2026

Free admission

The Cloth Remembers explores textiles as visual languages preserving memory, identity and resilience. Artists reimagine Southeast Asian textiles tradition into contemporary storytelling.
Exhibition

Singapore Art Museum

12 Sep 2025 to 19 Jul 2026

Free during Singapore Art Week

Level 3, Gallery 4, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Drawn primarily from the collection of Singapore Art Museum, Talking Objects examines the meanings that quotidian objects and everyday representations amass through use and circulation.