bio

Crystal Sim (b. 1995, Singapore) uses imageries and textiles to portray the intangibles of mental health. Her practice is largely inspired by personal experience and process-led explorations.

Crystal graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Digital Imaging at the Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media. She has participated in exhibitions and festivals in Singapore, USA, China. She is a recipient of the Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Photography in 2020.

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Awards

2020 Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Photography

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 Ongoingness, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

2021 Space on Paper - Chinese Contemporary Photo Book Exhibition, Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, China

2021 SIPF Roving Photobook Showcase, Lightbox, Taipei, Taiwan

2021 SIPF Roving Photobook Showcase, THE REFERENCE, Seoul, South Korea

2021 SIPF Roving Photobook Showcase, Busan International Photo Festival, South Korea

2021 Undescribed #06, DECK, Singapore

2021 Of Limits, Stamford Arts Centre, Singapore

2020 Unseen to Seen - ADM Show 2020, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

2020 SIPF Open Call Showcase 2020, 37 Emerald Hill, Singapore

2020 In My Head, In My Body, Target Gallery, Virginia, USA

2020 Sensitivities, PRACTICE PRACTICE, Singapore

2020 Bearings, Art, Design and Media Gallery 1, Singapore

2019 A State of Affairs (or the way things are), DECK, Singapore

contact

crysshz@gmail.com