One city. Four visions. Infinite reflections.

Singapore Refracted creates a quadralogue between four unique interpretations of the city – two Singaporean and two French –, each revealing a fragment of what makes Singapore unique when brought together. Like light passing through a prism, Singapore reveals different hues when filtered through each artist’s gaze.

What emerges is not a single portrait, but a constellation of perspectives that make this country both hypermodern and deeply rooted.

For May Oon, Singapore is a memory. Her paintings evoke the warm, unhurried atmosphere of the past. Through archival images and Peranakan motifs, she invites us to pause and perhaps remember.

As a contrast, Yen Phang sees structure where others see lush life and greenery. In his eyes, the organic world becomes geometry. His art reflects a city that organizes even nature, shaping it to fit within its design.

D’Gers reshapes the city as a dreamscape through collage and mixed media. She deconstructs shophouses, stacks motifs, and blends tradition with oneiric visions to colour fantasy with familiar hues.

Nicolas Damiens rewires time. With retro-futurist aesthetics, he projects Singapore both backward and forward. His chromatic worlds oscillate between yesterday’s aspirations and tomorrow’s silhouettes, revealing a temporal tension at the city’s core.

One city. Four lenses that refract Singapore into something kaleidoscopic: a place of contradictions and harmonies, of stillness and speed, where past, present, and imagined futures co-exist. An invitation not to look at the city — but to look through it.

Gallery, Level 2

Opening hours: 
Tuesday to Friday: 1.00 pm - 7.30 pm
Saturday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm


Singapore Refracted - Guided Tours (9 Sept - 27 Sept)

Kids Tour [EN]  (from 5 years old) | Details and registration here
Visite enfants [FR]  (à partir de 5 ans) | Details and registration here
Guided Tour [EN] | Details and registration here 
Visite guidée [FR] | Details and registration here 










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