Singapore on show through the arts in ongoing tour

The exhibition Singapore: Inside Out, featuring a variety of creative works including paintings, installations and performances, will travel to London and New York in June, after its stop in Beijing. Photo provided to China Daily

"We want to show what Singapore art is through this presentation," says Randy Chan, creative director of the exhibition. He is also the principal architect at Singapore-based private firm Zarch Collaboratives.

"It's like everybody contributing to a dish. We form the presentation as a whole, marrying all the diverse sides of Singapore," he adds.

The traveling exhibition intends to show the different sides of Singapore other than business and finance, says Lionel Yeo, chief executive of Singapore Tourism Board.

"The creative side of Singapore is less well-known. We wanted to share that side of Singapore with the people in China since Chinese visitors are looking for (a) deeper experience," says Yeo.

This is also an effort to reach out to the creative community in China, aiming to foster more collaborations between artists, he adds.

Students from Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts worked with students studying at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, and their works, which have already been presented in China, will also be showcased in Singapore in November.

Yeo says that while many events in Singapore this year will look back at his country's past, the mobile show is a project that tends to focus on the future.

"In the next 50 years, people will know more about us as a hub for creative work in film, fashion and design," he says.