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

Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) Singapore

16 Jan 2026 to 8 Mar 2026

Ticketed ($8)

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30 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026

Free and ticketed programmes available

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Exhibition

Byra Beauty

16 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026

Free admission

An immersive exhibition by Lee Wei Lieh, transforming Byra Beauty’s space into a sanctuary with lighted layered masking tape art, inviting calm, solitude and quiet reflection during Singapore Art Week.
Exhibition

Frances Alleblas

24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026

Free admission

Open studios by the artists of historical black & white Wessex Estate.