Singapore Art Week 2025 – PHUNK@30:Expressions of Freedom in Collage Making

Learn about the many expressions of freedom in collage from an artist’s perspective. Explore collage making techniques and make your own.

Held in conjunction with PHUNK@30 Anniversary Exhibition, observe collages as an example of a technique (paper tearing) that is liberating. PHUNK‘s collage style is based on posters in public areas being torn off the wall and replaced with the next poster.

Collage artist Joanna Maneckji will share her personal experience of freedom offered by the art form of collage, reflecting on mindsets, techniques and competence. Then join the artist in a collage-making session and take home your own creation.

All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own saved paper collection if you wish. Magazines, photos, maps and brochures are all welcome.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭
JOANNA MANECKJI is an award-winning Singaporean author, educator and artist who transforms seemingly random pieces of paper into expressive works of art that challenge perceptions, spark joy, and promote self-understanding. Her collage work “That Blessed Mood” won her the Most Promising Artist of the Year prize at the 43th UOB Painting of the Year competition. This year, “A Place Far Away” has been exhibited at the traveling show “Postcards from Utopia” in Sarasota, Florida and at the Illustrators’ Gallery at NAFA in the Singapore Children’s Book Festival.