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JOHN CLANG (b. 1973) MYTH OF THE FLAT EARTH, 2013, Giclée fine art-print, edition 2 of 5, has accompanying video

New York-based John Clang challenges with his contemporary photography looking at time, existence, displacement and space. Harper’s Bazaar dubbed him Singapore’s best export. In November 2010, he became the first photographer to win the prestigious Designer of the Year at the President’s Design Award. His real name is Ang Choon Leng but the moniker in the National Service uses the tag, C.L. Ang. He was invited to show at the Singapore National Museum in January 2013, featuring 90 family portraits taken all over the world. He studied at the La Salle-College of the Arts but quit after six months to become Cultural Medallion Chua Soo Bin’s apprentice.He is contracted to take photography campaigns for Hermès, Nike, and Heineken, and his works exhibited worldwide. He was once neighbours with Kanye West and is represented by the same agency that with icons like Patrick Demarchelier and Steven Meisel. His 2015 works were compiled into a book, The Land of My Heart. His father was just a hawker centre helper in the Bedok HDB flats. At 15, his mother bought him a camera, a Pratika that cost S$120. At age 20, he had a duo-show with the Singapore art group, 5th Passage Artists, an artist-run initiative that was later blacklisted by the Singapore High Court, and 5th Passage was forced to close. His Malaysian debut was in the 2010 exhibition, Through The Looking Glass, at Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.