The exhibition journey
Five chapters trace the development of Tan Lip Seng’s photographic language across five decades.
Lip Seng’s initial brush with photography during his schooldays inspired him to embark on a more serious approach to his craft. During these years, he mastered and experimented with the basics of comp…
Montage work with colour transparencies was in vogue then as image manipulation became gradually accepted as an art form. In those pre-digital times, montage work then involved painstaking techniques …
Lip Seng’s work with colour-derivation gained him international acclaim that extended into this era. He travelled to many different countries as a result of the recognition of the novel techniques he …
Lip Seng continued with his interest in photo-travel, capturing not only the landscapes of his many destinations but also their captivating culture, people and way of life. Among the many places he tr…
The most recent decade has seen a worldwide revolution in the way photographers capture pictures.…