Get Up Close and Personal with Giant Insects at ArtScience Museum 

Insects: Microsculptures Magnified is making its Southeast Asia debut at ArtScience Museum on 17th January 2026, get up and personal with giant insects, with images towering up to 7 feet high. This exhibition showcases larger-than-life realm of insects, observe the beauty and intricacy of the insects forms far beyond what the naked eye can perceive.

“Insects: Microsculptures Magnified is ArtScience Museum’s first exhibition on insects. It invites audiences to reconsider these often-overlooked creatures as complex, beautifully structured, and essential to life on Earth. Created in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History and enriched by scientific research from Singapore institutions including Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore, and A*STAR, the exhibition brings global perspectives into dialogue with local discovery. The exhibition reveals how in Singapore’s forests and laboratories, scientists are making discoveries that sound almost unbelievable—beetles that clean ecosystems, cicadas that inspire futuristic materials, and bugs never before seen by science. The exhibition speaks directly to Singapore’s active nature and wildlife photography communities, inviting them to look more closely at the insect world,” said Honor Harger, Vice President of ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. 

Extraordinary Large-scale Insects Photography by Levon Biss

Through the lens of award-winning British photographer Levon Biss, visitors can observe the microscopic details of each insect, that are transformed into mind-blowing, eye-catching, and captivating visual up close counters with insects world. 

Widely regarded as one of the leading macro photographers of his generation, Levon Biss macro photography is known for his meticulous images of insects, seeds, fruits and botanical forms, life to monumental scale. By magnifying insect life to monumental scale, his photography works invites a renewed sense of attention to the intricacy of nature ecosystem that one often overlooks. 

His pioneering photographic technique captures what entomologists refer to as an insect’s “micro sculpture”, from the exterior armour of the insect, to its velvet-like textures and saw-toothed mandibles, to the finely pigmented scales that define the amazing diversity of the insect world.

“The opportunity to display Microsculpture at ArtScience Museum is without doubt a highlight for the project and one that I could never have imagined when photographing the first insect. It is hugely satisfying to see the images enjoyed by different audiences around the world and it is clear evidence of a public appreciation and curiosity for these incredible creatures,” said Levon Biss. 

“Each photograph is created from over 8,000 individual images using a bespoke photo rig and microscope lenses. This achieves extreme levels of detail, allowing visitors to experience and appreciate microscopic textures and adaptations that would otherwise be lost to the naked eye. It’s both a technical challenge and an opportunity to celebrate the ingenuity of life at a tiny scale, a mixture of entertainment and education. By bringing these minute forms to monumental size, the exhibition invites viewers to look closely, to wonder, and care about the beauty and significance of these ingenious creatures we share this planet with,” he added. 

Insects: Microsculptures Magnified

This exhibition is created in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, featuring 37 monumental, high-magnification portraits of insects from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History’s collection. The meticulous details of the insects world microscopic forms are the key spotlights, observe the breathtaking details and clarity, the textures and anatomical structures that are often remain invisible, even to close observers.

First presented at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in 2016, ArtScience Museum has expanded upon the original exhibition to incorporate specimens from local institutions, including Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum’s Zoological Reference Collection, Nanyang Technology University (NTU) Asian School of the Environment’s Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab and Blackcrow Taxidermy & Art.

Cutting-edge Scientific Research from Singapore

Insects: Microsculptures Magnified exhibition also features cutting-edge scientific research from Singapore, showcasing exciting new research from Singapore’s scientific community, revealing how insect discoveries here are shaping fields from ecology to engineering. 

Scientists from NTU School of the Environment’s Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab are pioneering fieldwork on native dung beetles, uncovering the hidden diversity and ecological roles of these insects and building foundational knowledge for conservation in tropical urban landscapes.

At A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, researchers are translating the remarkable nanoscale textures of cicada wings into cutting-edge self-cleaning, anti-microbial surfaces, showcasing how nature’s designs can inspire nex-generation materials. 

This show also showcases the discovery of a new species of plant bug, Campylomma Singapura, documented by researchers at the National University of Singapore, giving visitors a chance to see and learn about a species previously unknown to science. 

Get Up Close and Personal with Giant Insects at ArtScience Museum

If you are a fan of nature, flora and fauna, outdoors, and especially into insects, this special exhibition “Insects: Microsculptures Magnified” that is held at ArtScience Museum, dob’t miss it! For those who are into nature, wildlife, flora and fauna, that are not that into the insects world, I invite you to visit this exhibition, to get up close and personal with giant insects at ArtScience Museum.

Once you visit Insects: Microsculptures Magnified, this exhibition would let you learn a lot more about the insects world, its diversity, the key roles they play in nature’s ecosystem that many of us do not know and understand. 

Do also take your time to view photographs of the world of insects up close and personal, would you ever think about viewing insects from such different perspectives and angles, and they can look pretty good and nice, not scary and ugly, as some of us might have some bad vibes, feels and perceptions about the insect world?

It’s educational, enriching, as well as an visual eye-opener that would make you view the insects world from new and different perspectives.

Insects: Microsculptures Magnified Information

• Venue: ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands
• Date: 17th January to 19th April 2026

Ticketing ** Launch Privileges: Visits until 28th February 2026 **

Tickets can be purchased at all Marina Bay Sands box offices and online.

Opening hours:

Address

• 6 Bayfront Avenue
• Singapore 018974

For more information on the exhibition, please visit https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/exhibitions/insects.html 

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A quiet and low key Year of Dragon Lunar New Year 2024 celebrations

Year of Dragon Lunar New Year 2024 celebration was quiet and low key, not showing much on social media platforms. I had a few small gatherings, not many Lou Hei tossing and Lunar New Year dinners. This is probably due to feeling jaded and not having too much of a festive feel for Lunar New Year over the years gone by.   

The slowdown in content creation and publishing articles 

Why is there a slowdown in content creation and publishing articles? A key part of it is the hustle and bustle establishing photography business partnerships/assignments for year 2024 in January and February 2024.  

The month of January 2024 was also a time of spring cleaning that started from November/December 2023, together with inevitable replacement of spoilt/old items with new ones. Year of Dragon 2024 Lunar New Year spring cleaning for me was one of my more extensive/intensive till date, it was somehow deeply satisfying and therapeutic. 

Time to “Ignite” the fire and kickstart Year of Dragon 2024 visual storytelling adventures 

My yearly theme 2024 for my photography, travel, creative and heritage is “Ignite”. The time is now to “Ignite” the fire and kickstart Year of Dragon 2024 visual storytelling adventures. From commercial/business photography, to personal photography projects and heritage projects, this might be a special year 2024 for me on bringing those projects or ideas to life.

Year of Dragon theme personal project ideas

Year 2024 is the Year of the Dragon. An idea came into my mind to do Year of Dragon theme personal projects, revisiting my Dragon related projects in the history and heritage fields, adding on a modern Year of Dragon theme with my Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Lego. Here are some of my Year of Dragon theme personal project ideas: 

• Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Lego
• Dragon Playgrounds (Toa Payoh x 2, Ang Mo Kio)
• Dragon fountain (Whampoa) 
• Fire Dragon at Sar Kong Mun San Fook Tuck Chee Temple
• Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Lego with Jabra Elite 8
• Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Lego with SteelSeries 
• Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Lego + epic Sunset 
• Gan Eng Seng Dragon Scout Group

Personal heritage projects and ideas on the horizon

There are some personal heritage projects on my horizon, the first one is about tracing a segment of my extended maternal family tree history (maternal great grandparents era). I am unable to share more information and details as I need to do more research, understanding and interviews before I decide on my next course of action. 

I recently stumbled upon an interview video by Chronicles Research & Education on the history of Old Clementi. Through a short conversation with them since I had been staying in Clementi district for most of life, a Clementi Heritage Trail is a possibility, it would be nice to be involved or contribute to this project if it comes to life. 

Creative and cross-disciplinary projects 

I would love to produce more creative projects, one of my ideas is to bring out amateur writing, typing them out with typewriter on photographs from my collections, it can be post card style, 4R photo or notebook style.  

I am also exploring new zine / book projects for my visual storytelling adventures that I might undertake this year or from my ongoing personal projects. While I have some themes/ideas in mind, I might have to shortlist and choose 1-2 to work on, as much as I would love to publish more.

On the topic of cross-disciplinary projects with other creative artists from other fields, I always wanted to work on such projects since some years back. Let’s see whether the stars and ideas to align for this to come to life.

More updates along the way

Yes, I have kick-started my Year of Dragon 2024 visual storytelling adventures, that might be some ideas/thoughts that I didn’t manage to write and publish inside this article at that point in time. There would also be updates along the way as and when possible on the developments and stages of my visual storytelling adventures. 

I am also kickstarting Year of Dragon 2024 Technology and Personal Writing Adventures! Have a great Year of the Dragon 2024 ahead!   

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ARTAVERSE 1.0 (Hong Kong) took place in June 2022, they have successfully allowed visitors to experience an all-immersive exhibition. The event facilitated the exploration of multifarious interesting activities to interact with digital art exhibits, explore the blend of art and technology. The ARTAVERSE team is established by Right Grace Entertainment, Yiu Wing Live Co.Ltd and Bold Asia in 2022. ARTAVERSE, the first/largest outdoor NFT x Local Art Exhibition was hosted for the first time in June 2022, and is officially sponsored by Mastercard, whilst receiving strong support from more than 100 partners.

For ARTAVERSE 2.0 (Singapore) happening from 5th to 9th October 2022 in Marina Bay Sands, ARTAVERSE is officially partnering with local talent XD Media as co-organiser along with Dify and Emerge eSports as their Stage an Media partner. Through all these collaborations with local expertise, these would enable the ARTAVERSE 2.0 (Singapore) event to have a success level relative to the earlier ARTAVERSE 1.0 (Hong Kong) event which saw over 50,000 people in attendance.

Art x Tech @ ARTAVERSE

The core theme on ARTAVERSE is Art x Tech, the collaboration between Art and Technology, along with all its subsets. The Art-Tech aspect of the exhibition would broaden the focal point to include along Music related art, Voxel art, Local Art, Virtual economy and more. This would also assist in promoting the seamless integration between Art and Technology and also inspire more members of public to join along this evolution into the Art x Tech sphere. 

Through ARTAVERSE, the team also wishes to encourage a new generation of art fans and lovers to not only understand and comprehend the traditional and digital art – but also to educate them on the concept of Art appreciation and collection, even to the extent of creating some of these memorable art pieces. 

This seamless showcase of collaborations between Art and Tech, through ARTAVERSE, would also allow and enable the creation of a new community of fans – one that encompasses both the Artistic and the Technological aspect. This would open up a plethora of new opportunities to display the prowess of both sectors. 

ARTAVERSE 2.0 (Singapore)

For the Arts, NFT, photographers, creatives, Web3.0, entertainment and digital media fans in Singapore, an exciting list of programs and activities awaits you! ARTAVERSE Singapore initiative is three-pronged: Exhibition, Concert and EDM Party, catering to the local Singapore society.

Youngsters in Singapore into Arts x Technology would love this! These areas of focus will span across 4 days, from 11am to 3am, aptly suited toward the youngsters in recent times. The novel EDM Party will share similarities to ARTAVERSE prior concerts while having an added twist. With nightlife having finally returned to pre-COVID days, people will be able to let loose while interacting with exciting artworks during ARTAVERSE snazzy events. 

Spread this news to Arts x Technology friends!

This would be an ideal time for me to launch and go more in-depth into my NFT photography, NFT, digital arts adventure, a complement of Arts x Technology! Do spread this news to your fellow Web3.0, photographers, NFT, creatives and arts friends in Singapore!

For more information on ARTAVERSE, please visit

Website: https://www.artaverse.asia

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtaverseAsia/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artaverse.asia/ 

* Information and picture courtesy of ARTAVERSE and XD Media *

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Prior to her official launch, Apple Marina Bay Sands slowly revealed her final masterpiece in stages, attracting lots of curious eyes, photographers and attention. There were many photographs of Apple Marina Bay Sands store being shared on various social media platforms as she slowly unveiled her final puzzle, revealing her architecture and design.

While I have yet to visit Apple Marina Bay Sands, I just photographed from the sidelines over first two weeks of September 2020 and would continue to explore and photograph the interior of this iconic Apple Marina Bay Sands in the near future when I get the opportunity to visit Apple new store by Marina Bay, to explore, connect and hope to create something new with new Apple products. 

Apple Marina Bay Sands, a new icon added to the cityscape, skyline and architecture of Singapore’s cosmopolitan and dynamic Marina Bay district, forming part of my personal SingapoRediscovers photography and travel project.

A TGH Photography x Canon EOS RP Explorer Series Production  

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This exhibtion, Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes, is part of a three-year collaboration between Singapore Tourism Board and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia to bring unique and fun thematic events to Singapore. Tens years of Marvel Heroes is a milestone, what are some of the interesting statistics from the first ten years? Check out the infographic below!

What makes Marvel Heroes that special and unique, commanding a huge following and support around the world?

“Everything we do at Disney revolves around our content and providing audiences with the coolest experiences with their favorite Disney, MARVEL, STAR WARS stories and characters,” said Amit Malhotra, Country Head, The Walt Disney Company Singapore and Malaysia. “This Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes exhibition for Singapore celebrates ten incredible years of blockbuster entertainment from MARVEL and provides fans with a completely innovative, multi-platform experience which will reconnect them with their favorite MARVEL movie moments.”

Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes is developed by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and Beast Kingdom; organised by SPACElogic and supported by Singapore Tourism Board, ArtScience Museum and Victory Hill Exhibitions.

“We hope to build on the foundations of the extremely popular Marvel exhibitions and add brand-new technology and interactive elements to present a never-before-seen experience to the Singaporean attendees. In addition to unique exhibits, installations and interactive content, Beast Kingdom also provides the largest selection of top quality Marvel merchandise, including action figures, collectibles, clothing and accessories for all Marvel heroes. This will be the world’s most exciting and memorable experiences for all Marvel fans!” said KK Yang, CEO of Beast Kingdom Co., Ltd.

“The ardent fans in us regard this project as a personal commitment to ensure the most authentic and exhilarating experience. We draw upon multi-disciplinary solutions to recreate the themes to transport the audience into the World of Marvel Heroes.  We are looking forward to sharing this adventure with Marvel Heroes’ fans,” said Gregory Chia, Executive Director of SPACElogic.

There are 10 themed sections at Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. Come on! Let’s go inside! We are now beginning to enter into the Marvel world of Super Heroes!

Section 1 – Ten years of Heroes

Begin your journey into the world of Marvel Heroes, take a trip back in time, do you remember all the Marvel films released over the last decade?

Section 2 – Iron Man

Iron Man and Tony Stark, probbaly one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel Heroes world.  Enter Stark Tower and head into Tony Stark’s workshop, witness and be mesmerised by the evolution and transformation of Iron Man’s armours via projection mapping. Oh yes, you can’t miss the towering Iron Man there too!

Section 3 – Captain America

The First Avenger, Captain America, his story and iconic shields, can be viewed via 3D holograms. As you continue walking down, this huge flying carrier seen in Marvel’s The Avengers, the S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier ferries you into the world of Marvel Studio’s Thor: Ragnarok via Bifrost.

Section 4 – Thor and Hulk

Inside the Sakaar’s magnificent gladiator arena, you can be a part of the action, the battle between Thor and Hulk. Oh yes, Thor’s Mjølnir hammer is there too, would you like to try and pull it out too?

Section 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Board Yondu’s ship (featured in Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), can you spot Groot? Time for the children to have interative fun and dance with baby Groot via the digital screens.

Section 6 – Doctor Strange

Prior to reaching the New York Sanctum Sanctorum, the residence of Doctor Strange, you would be walking through a tunnel of changing images of Singapore. They are training and preparing your eyes to embrace the Doctor Strange’s light portal to discover the powerful relic known as the Eye of Agamotto.

Section 7 – Black Panther

Next up, is the futuristic world of Wakanda, a utopian world with advanced technology many decades ahead of anywhere else on Earth. It’s now time to begin your journey to explore Wakanda.

Section 8 – Ant-Man and The Wasp

Have you visited Hank Pym’s lab from the new Marvel Studios’ film Ant-Man and The Wasp? Are you able to shrink down and investigate Hank Pym’s laboratory for the Pym Particles inside their world of oversized laboratory equipment and microscopic world?

Section 9 – Thanos

A beautiful display of Infinity Stones, it’s time to rally and gather your family and friends, coming together to activate the Infinity Stones in an interactive display. Let’s all activate and light up Thanos’ infinity gauntlet!

Section 10 – Interactive AR Gallery and a short Marvel Heroes film animation

The final section, what do you see and what can you do? Experience the world of Augmented Reality (AR) technology with their favourite Super Hero before watching a short, special and heartwarming short film on the screen. What is this short film all about? I shall leave it as it is here, for you to visit Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes exhibition and watch it for yourself to experience it, Marvel Heroes fans would love it!

Last but not least, this is not the end! Before you leave the world of Marvel Heroes, this is one thing that you must/have to do! Take an individual or family photo with the Marvel Heroes family giant wall poster! There are also many Marvel Heroes gifts and soft toys that you might like a lot and want to buy for yourself or for your loved ones!

To all the Marvel Heroes fans! Who is your favourite Marvel Heroes character? For me personally, it’s a toss up between Iron Man and Captain America! This is a must visit for all Marvel Heroes fans, don’t miss it! More photos can be viewed here inside this Flickr photo album!

Sharing this quote,

“Heroes are made by the path they choose, not the power they are graced with.” – Iron Man

May Marvel Heroes be an insipiration to you, in becoming a Hero too, in the path that you choose.

Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes Exhibition Information and Ticket details

Venue: ArtScience Museum

Date: 9^th June to 30^th September 2018

For more information, please visit www.marvelexhibition.sg

* Information and infographic courtesy of ArtScience Museum and SPRG *

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