Brian Lee is an Interactive Art Director student at Hyper Island, Stockholm, graduating this June.

When not in front of the computer, Brian is playing with his Konica T-3 or writing a soundtrack for a scriptless film. “Or I could be listening to Jeff Buckley’s “Grace”, or wondering why the dialogues are so perfect in Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset”. Nick Drake does the trick at times as well. I believe that common sense in combination with technology and a great user experience, can make the world a better place.”

On a side note, Brian is looking for an internship starting this March. If you have opportunities be sure to check out the rest of his work, and shoot him an email.

Opening alongside Derrick Ng at the Something About Seeing exhibition was Wayne Lim.

Wayne is a practicing artist who graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from LASALLE, College of the Arts. He participated in several group shows over the last couple of years, including ‘Kriyaworks’ (2010) at LASALLE’s Praxis Space, ‘Is That A Temple?’ (2010) at Evil Empire, and ‘TRANSPORTASIAN’ (2009) at the Singapore Art Museum. Wayne enjoys posing critical questions with no answers. His current work revolves around the realm of image and sight.

“Something About Seeing is a series of work challenging the notion of sight by ‘providing’ information to the viewer, urging the viewer to question the process and the substance of the ‘receivable’, by intention or deception through seeing. The work shows how our visual perception can be altered in order to raise questions on the conceptual structure of the visual representation.”

Head over to LASALLE’s TriSpace, B1-05 before 14 February. Admission is free.

Last Friday, LASALLE unveiled their latest exhibition featuring work by emerging artists and recent graduates Wayne Lim and Derrick Ng. Titled Something About Seeing, the exhibition invites viewers to look beyond the images and their substance in order to critique and discuss the production and process of the work.

Today we are looking into the work of Derrick Ng,  a Bachelor in Fine Arts from LASALLE who is currently working as a freelance photographer and assistant.

“In my work I observe that the juxtaposition of the images addresses the importance of different elements such as, colour, tone, form and the spatial considerations, as well as our own recognition of the human form. The work represents an investigation of the ways in which our visual perception can be altered in order to raise questions on the conceptual structure of the visual representation.”

The exhibition runs through 14 February at LASALLE’s TriSpace, B1-05. Admission is free.

Pandora Wong took some rather amazing photos of Pulau Ubin, and her camera gives us an interesting view of an island so often considered solely as a cycling or camping destination.

“In the face of urbanization, Singapore is gradually losing its natural landscapes to make way for residential and industrial areas,” Pandora explains. “The rapid pace of modernization has accelerated this process, leaving few untouched places. Pulau Ubin is one of these few remaining rural landscapes in Singapore, However, the island faces an uncertain future as Singapore continues to develop into a cosmopolitan city, requiring more land to build infrastructure. My aim is to showcase the rustic beauty of the island to the younger generation through the use of a series of imagery in the form of a publication. Through the images, I hope to create an awareness in these young people that such places still exist in Singapore as well as to capture the memories and beauty of this landscape should it be redeveloped in the future.”

Pandora graduated with a diploma in Visual Communications from Temasek School of Design, majoring in Photography. Her passion for photography started when I was nine with a disposable camera during an excursion to the zoo. “I was captivated by the ability to capture a moment with a simple tool.  After graduation I started working as a freelance photographer, focusing on landscape and documentary photography. I was named the winner for the Moove Media Hails Young Creative Talent in 2011. My works have been exhibited at the Pulau Ubin HSBC Volunteer Hub Gallery, NTU’s Lee Wee Nam Library and at Noise Singapore.”

Above is only a small selection of what Pandora captured, but it should be enough to whet your appetite for the whole series which can be viewed here.

Junda Lim is a freelance motion designer, currently in his final year at Nanyang Polytechnic, Motion Graphics and Broadcast Design. His most recent project was the projection for Singapore’s National Day Parade 2011.

“Choices (top image) is a collaboration with a local band -The Summer State- and was nominated for the Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2011. It was done within a month in collab with two other designers. We conceptualized the lyrics into a story and shot the entire film. We then moved on to shoot the band against green screen and did the animations in post.”

Junda reveals in his biography a preference for motion design and graphic design, especially typography and photography, so we’ve included a few extra works from his portfolio for your viewing pleasure.

It took us a while to compile the results of the survey and present them in an aesthetically pleasing manner (we know our audience, what can we say), but we finally did it and are excited to share them with you. More after the jump. MORE »

Jamie Chan picked up photography in September 2009, and you will hardly ever see her leaving the house without a camera. A Visual Communications student from Temasek Polytechnic -School of Design, Jamie majors in photography. In her spare time, she is a freelance photographer at Jamie Chan Photography and a volunteer photographer for organizations such as Red Cross, ACRES, Zeus Communications and many more.

Instead of the glittering world of commercial photography, Jamie turns her lens towards documentary photography as she feels that there is always an incredible story to tell behind every image. “An aspiring photojournalist, I am drawn towards the beauty of humanity and I want to capture images that speak to people.”

Named “10 of Singapore’s best Young Photographers” by CNNgo, she was selected to take part in the inaugural Junior Shooting Home Workshop 2011 and was chosen by the National Arts Council to represent Singapore as a photojournalist during the annual ASEAN Youth Culture Camp 2011, which took place in Magaleng, Indonesia.

“During the camp, I had the chance to interact with other photojournalist and artist from the ASEAN region sparking my interest in traditional dances. I had my works exhibited in the Karmawibhangga Archaeological Museum in Borobudur and I am now working on documenting the beauty of traditional dances for the Junior Shooting Home reunion show.”

When she is not shooting or planning for her next documentary project, Jamie blogs, sings in the International Festival Chorus, plays her cello and admires her collection of Asian Ball Jointed Dolls.

Nur Aida Sa’ad aka loves illustrating, and it comes with an incurable weakness for the cute and cuddly. “Stick two glassy eyes on anything and I call it good design. It is an unkind condition because everything I create somehow ends up with these tiresome cutesy features no matter how hard I try. People call it my style but really, my drawings take on a life of their own.”

Aida is mostly inspired by childhood stories and replenishes her creative juices by sitting through episodes of Winnie the Pooh and Sesame Street. “There is so much freedom and wild spontaneity in a child’s imagination that I never want to lose. When you grow up, you stop noticing things because you think you’ve seen it all – everyday stops being an adventure and you stop singing nursery rhymes and about how lovely the day is. I love rainbow colours and polka dots too much to ever grow up.”

“I am also pretty much obsessed with making things my own. I buy a new shirt, and I just have to make badges to match. So Aida created Hello Yellow Mushmellow where she sell customized shoes and button badges. “It started out when I was 18 because my friends were all 18 and it was such a chore trying to think of something special enough for the 18th birthdays, all while having to study for the A-levels. Painting shoes was a welcomed escape from the tiresome study routines and they made such wonderful birthday presents. This was when I learnt that craft and illustration are things I wanted to do so much more than anything academic (and boring), because it made me feel more accomplished than doing well for the A-levels was supposed to.”