Ang Song Nian
16 Jan - 1 Feb 2026
Gillman Barrcaks
Cut, Ground
Cut, Ground is a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Ang Song Nian, presented by Art Outreach Singapore as part of Singapore Art Week 2026.
Drawing attention to the often-unseen routines that shape Singapore’s urban landscape, the exhibition reflects on the cycle of roadside tree trimming where branches are cut, processed, and returned to the ground as mulch. Through moving image and installation, Ang isolates a fleeting moment within this process: the release of fragments from the wood chipper.
Removed from their usual function, these remnants are reframed as transient forms, inviting reflection on cycles of care, control, and renewal. Cut, Ground transforms a quiet act of maintenance into a meditation on ecology, labour, and time within the city’s carefully managed environment.
Cut, Ground
DATE
16 January 2026 to 1 February 2026
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OPENING HOURS
11:00am - 7:00pm daily
Free admission
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VENUE
5 Lock Road #01-06, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108933​
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Cut, Ground (2026) by Ang Song Nian reflects on the overlooked routines of urban care in Singapore, focusing on the moment when trimmed branches are released from a wood chipper. Through moving image and installation, fragments normally understood as waste are suspended and re-framed as transient forms. The work invites reflection on cycles of control, regeneration, and time within the city’s carefully maintained landscape.​
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About The Artist:
Ang Song Nian
Ang Song Nian works across photography, installation, and moving image, exploring how human intervention leaves traces within natural and urban landscapes. His practice examines cycles of control, care, and erasure, revealing how these gestures shape environments over time.
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His solo exhibitions include Artificial Conditions: Something to Grow Into (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2019), with earlier presentations in Singapore, the UK, and Thailand.
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Ang’s work has been shown internationally, including at the Singapore Art Museum and NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. He is a recipient of the Grand Prize at the 41st New Cosmos of Photography (Canon, 2018), lectures at Nanyang Technological University, and is the founder of THEBOOKSHOW, a platform for self-published photobooks.
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Instagram: @songnian
Sign up to attend the Opening Reception
You are invited to the opening reception of Cut, Ground, by Ang Song Nian.
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Through moving image and installation, the exhibition reflects on the often-overlooked process of roadside tree trimming in Singapore, focusing on the moment when cut branches are transformed into mulch. Reframing what is usually seen as waste, Cut, Ground considers cycles of care, control, and renewal that quietly shape the city.
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