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Melisa Teo
Teo in Paris in 2019
Born(1975-02-05)5 February 1975
Singapore
EducationNational University of Singapore
OccupationPhotographer
Websitewww.melisateo.com

Melisa Teo (born 5 February 1975) is a Singaporean photographer living and working in Paris. For many years, she focused her camera on religious subjects but nature is now the central theme of her photography.

Career

From 2008 to 2011,Teo documented her journey through the worlds of Buddhism, Hinduism and Santeria in Asia and Latin America, attempting to understand spirituality and the role of the divine through religion and faith.

The result was contrasted with the photographs of the late Franco-Iranian photographer Abbas[1] in a work called Dark Light. It was also published in a book called Light From Within (Canvas, Singapore 2012)/ Lumière Surgie de l'Intérieur (Les Éditions du Pacifique, Paris, 2012).[2][3][4][5][non-primary source needed][better source needed]

In 2013, Teo participated in 7 Days in Myanmar, a book and multi-media project involving 30 photographers, each documenting a different region of Myanmar over the same seven days.[6][7][better source needed]

From 2014 to 2016, she travelled from Vietnam to Laos, Taiwan to Israel, Morocco to France shifting her focus from searching for spirituality in religious rites and rituals to finding it in everyday life, resulting in the work The Light Beyond.[8][9][10][non-primary source needed][11][non-primary source needed] In the same year, with the project Eden, Teo turned to nature as the central theme of her work.

From 2018 to 2019, she photographed the trees of Paris, focusing on man's intuitive rapport with nature. This work is being published in Les Arbres de Paris/The Trees of Paris (Les Éditions du Pacifique, Paris, 2020), with foreword by the French author Sylvain Tesson.[12][citation needed] Teo also manages Fonds Abbas Photos which protects, preserves and promotes the oeuvre and heritage of the Magnum photographer Abbas, who passed away in 2018.[13][14][15][citation needed]

Prior to photography, Teo worked in book publishing.

Publications

  • Dark Light (exhibition catalogue), published by 2902 Gallery, Singapore, 2011
  • Light From Within with afterword by Abbas, published by Canvas, Singapore, 2012
  • Lumière Surgie de l’Intérieur (French edition of Light From Within), published by Les Editions du Pacifique, Paris, 2012
  • The Light Beyond (exhibition catalogue) with text by Parisa Reza, published by The Arts House, Singapore, 2016
  • Les Arbres de Paris/The Trees of Paris with foreword by Sylvain Tesson, published by Les Editions du Pacifique, Paris, 2020

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2012: Light From Within, Cathay Gallery, Singapore
  • 2012: Light From Within, JAS Gallery, Paris
  • 2016: The Light Beyond, The Arts House, Singapore
  • 2016: Eden, Chan + Hori Contemporary Gallery, Singapore

Joint and group exhibitions

  • 2011: Dark Light with photographer Abbas, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
  • 2013: 7 Days in Myanmar by 30 Great Photographers, Chatrium Yangon, Myanmar
  • 2017: Art Stage, presented by Marc de Puechredon Gallery Basel, Singapore

References

  1. ^ Attar, Abbas; Teo, Melisa (2011). Darklight : a joint exhibition by Abbas/Magnum & Melisa Teo. Singapore: 2902 Gallery. p. 44. ISBN 978-9-81089-793-2. OCLC 763144565.
  2. ^ Teo, Melisa (2012). "Light From Within". National Library Board Singapore. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ Teo, Melisa (2012). "Melisa Teo: Light from within". Les Journal des Arts. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. ^ Corgier, Jean-Louis (20 November 2012). "Light from Within : Melisa Teo expose à Paris". Classtourisme. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  5. ^ "Melisa Teo: Light From Within". Art Bahrain. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  6. ^ Gray, Dennis; Falconer, John; Grossman, Nicholas (2014). 7 Days in Myanmar: By 30 Great Photographers. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 276. ISBN 978-9-81438-570-1.
  7. ^ "Melisa Teo Photographe". Actuphoto. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. ^ Tan, Debbie (2016-06-18). "Let There Be Light | A review of The Light Beyond: A Photographic Pilgrimage by Melisa Teo". Art Hop. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  9. ^ "The Light Beyond: A Photography Exhibition by Melisa Teo". City Nomads. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  10. ^ "Melisa Teo: The Light Beyond, A Photographic Pilgrimage". The Eye of Photography. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  11. ^ "The Light Beyond". The Arts House Singapore. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  12. ^ Tesson, Sylvain; Teo, Melisa (2020). Les Arbres de Paris/The Trees of Paris. Paris: Les Éditions du Pacifique. p. 96. ISBN 978-2-87868-263-2.
  13. ^ "Abbas Photos". Abbas Photos. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  14. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2018-04-30). "Abbas Attar, Who Photographed Iran's Revolution, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  15. ^ Beck, Dimitri (2020-02-17). "Abbas par Abbas, Le Film Qui Rend Hommage au Grand Photographe de Magnum". Polka Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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