Stories That Matter is an annual programme by Objectifs, that looks at critical issues in our world through film and photography. In 2019, Objectifs will explore the theme of “Myths”, to consider how national, political and popular narratives shape our perceptions of the world. Stories That Matter unpacks the role that myths play in our lives through photography and film, because how we see is as important as what we see.

As part of the programme, Objectifs will present an outdoor exhibition from 27 February to 21 April 2019. This outdoor exhibition urges us to question our ways of seeing and the assumptions around photography. It features work from ICONS by Swiss artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger who recreate the world’s most influential photographs in their studio, and The Land Archive, where Singapore artist Robert Zhao Renhui presents mythic scenes of Singapore from the past and the future.

About ICONS

The outdoor exhibition features 10 images from Cortis & Sonderegger’s long term project ICONS, which is about iconic images of international photographic history. From the sighting of the Loch Ness and Tiananmen1989, to iconic works by photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, reality, documentation and the myths that people and nations construct, all become questioned.

Photographs that have been imprinted on the collective memory are reconstructed as three dimensional models – a meticulous bricolage of cardboard, sand, wood, fabric, cotton wool, plaster and glue. The reconstructions are again photographed in such a way that they come amazingly close to the original. But the illusion is always humorously broken by the studio atmosphere surrounding the familiar image.

Admission is free

Opening hours
27 February to 21 April 2019
Tues to Sat - 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Sun - 12:00pm to 4:00pm