I was away for a few days due to my other activities....Table Tennis.
Therefore not being able to answer some questions post by Certain member.
For those who is not familiar with me or my work, let me humbly introduce myself.
I'm a Singaporean who has base in NYC for the last 8-9 years.
I still visit Singapore very oftenly as my parents and friends are here.
When I first move to NYC , I wanted to pit myself against the 'international' photographers.
I am very fortunate that I have been represented by Art & Commerce while in NYC.
They are the no.1 agency in the world and also represent Steven Meisel , Annie Leibovitz, Craig McDean......
This enable me a very fortunate and comfortable environment to produce my work.
I'm oftenly being dubbed as a fashion photographer though I simply just want to be a 'photographer'. I have cut down drastically on my fashion work as it is one area I don't really want to be termed as when I become older. I enjoy more doing works that fit my sensibility
and photography is a medium that I use to literally express my thoughts.
They make me understand myself and my existance in this world. It is not a simple language where it can be easily understood by everyone. In my case, my ultimate aim is to make my journey in this life a fruitful one. One which I can get to come closer to myself. Therefore I don't really produce work with the intention to impress others.
It has to fit my sensibility and it has to speak about me and my world. Very personal and very intimate.
Why do I want to have exhibition in Singapore???
This is one City which gave me the chance to grow into who I am now.
Without the chance given to me in Singapore, I will not get to where I am now.
Though small, Singapore is a great place for people who are talented and dedicated.
It gives this people an opportunity to show their talent.
If you are born in America or Europe or even Japan.....it will be an uphill battle.
You will have to be extremely lucky to get an opportunity to prove yourself.
Even if you fail once or twice in Singapore, you can still stand up and fight again.
It will be very difficult in America. The climate doesn't allow failure.
By showing in Singapore, it gives me a chance to expose my work to the young Singaporean and hopefully give them some encouragement and inspiration to excel.
Do I benefit from my Singapore exhibition?
This is one question commonly ask. Do I get any monetary rewards from my show?
The answer is NO. I'm not doing this show to promote any book. I'm not having any book for sale by the way
So it is not a publicity or promotion event. The prints are not for sale either.
I have sponsors approaching me but I have always turned them down because I believe in
Purity. And YES, this exhibition does cost me a lot of money...haha
Is it worth it? A BIG YES.
I do want Singaporean to know that JOHN CLANG is a Singaporean too.
Lovesss*Clang