Follow the lives of eights artists in Singapore as they reveal how COVID-19 has affected them and how they adapted to it. This is the story of Esther the Fashion Designer. Esther Choy was drawn to the world of fashion as a medium to showcase art without barriers. Her works are inspired by sturdy, cascading…

Tania is not just a dancer, she also runs her own arts management company—SaltShaker Productions and has worked on award-winning musicals and performances like MAMMA MIA!, The Lion King, M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival and more. She began pursuing the art of flamenco as a Spanish Language student in Adelaide, Australia. The language exposed her…

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Jaxton started out with drawings and surrealistic paintings before studying his masters in the Glasgow School of Art in UK. His experiences there encouraged him to experiment outside of traditional art mediums. Some of his works include ‘found objects’—random items he has picked up like sea sponges, metal and glass pieces. He constantly pursues contemporary…

To avoid a desk-bound job, Nachos started out by performing acrobatics and stilt walking before he discovered parkour. As hype around the sport grew, he began teaching classes but faced backlash from disgruntled residents and the police. The local parkour community used to gather monthly, where people from different academies and groups came together for…

He entered the arts scene as a photographer. Inspired by ‘The Last Supper’ painting, Eugene shot a Singaporean version titled ‘The Last Kopitiam’. It was featured in the centrefold of Campus Magazine, which went viral a couple of years later and catapulted him to fame. Despite the ensuing projects and exhibitions, he was not a…

She has been dabbling with clay art for the past 8 years but feels that she only started focusing on the craft this year. Her mentor, Mr Chua, an avid collector of ceramic antiques, has been helping her hone her craft by looking to history for inspiration. When the pandemic hit, Yang Ce could no…

From an animator to a stunt coordinator, Peps has spent almost a decade in the stunt industry. It all started with his fascination for on-screen combat as growing up, he was a big fan of the Tokusatsu and the Kamen Rider series. The pandemic stopped his work entirely as no films could be shot during…