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
Exhibition

Richard Koh Fine Art

17 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026

Free admission

A solo exhibition by Malaysian artist Hasanul Isyraf Idris, Bintang Hijau is a forest reserve located in Selama, Perak. Hasanul has his studio here, and from this landscape the works in this exhibition emerge.

ArtScience Museum

23 Jan 2026 to 19 Apr 2026

Ticketed

Lawrence Lek’s first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia features a site-specific adaptation of NOX, which explores the psychological consequences of a future populated by smart systems and intelligent machines.

ARTualize

22 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026

Free admission

"City, Memory & Heart" is Singapore artist Chun Wee Ping's reflection of Singapore's urban landscape, where architecture meets the pulse of everyday life.
Exhibition

Oevaali Art Gallery

1 Jan 2026 to 28 Feb 2026

Free admission

Oevaali Art Gallery brings contemporary Maldivian art to Singapore, offering intimate perspectives on identity, place, and cultural continuity through a curated exhibition.