About The Artist
Alvin Ng is a Southeast Asian artist and educator based in Singapore, working in photography. Like a dreamweaver, Alvin straddles realms of reality and fantasy, crafting works whose ethereal presence echoes whispers of ancient myths and the hidden magic in the everyday. His art evokes an entrancing allure that transcends temporal boundaries, inviting viewers to embark on a voyage towards the wonders of worlds beyond this world.
His work has been exhibited and published internationally, including presentations at Foam Amsterdam (2026), the Royal Geographical Society as part of Earth Photo 2025, PhMuseum Days (2024), and Photo London (2023). His photographs have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Die Zeit, and Harper’s Magazine. Alvin’s practice has received international recognition through the LensCulture Critics’ Choice Awards (Top 10, 2022) and selection as a Foam Talent 2026/2027 finalist.
The Grove of Alernus | 2025
By Alvin Ng
Hahnemühle Photo Batrya | Edition 1/1 | 150 x 120cm | Unframed (Photo Print)
Framing option available to be arranged separately
There lies an ancient grove of Alernus by the Tiber
There a nymph was born, Cranaë, often sought by many suitors in vain. She used to roam the countryside, hunting wild beasts and stretching nets in the hollow valley.
If a young man spoke loving words, she replied, “This place has too much light, lead me to a darker cave and I'll follow.” But once he led the way, she hid among the bushes and was nowhere to be found.
Book of Days is a photographic journey that weaves celestial lore, mythology, and contemporary imagination. Inspired by Ovid’s Fasti, a poetic chronicle written during the poet’s exile, this project reinterprets ancient narratives through the lens of the present, creating a liminal world where time folds and weaves the past and present into a single entity, transforming ruins, forests, and surreal terrains into liminal constructs.
Each photographic work, hand-manipulated and re-photographed, acts as a form of visual alchemy, weaving together the physical reality of the present with the imagination of ancient mythologies. Ancient figures and places appear suspended between worlds, inviting viewers into a dreamlike realm defined by ritual, divinity, and whispers of antiquity. The series reflects on how myth continues to inhabit modern consciousness, invoking a meditation on continuity and wonder.
By Alvin Ng
Hahnemühle Photo Batrya | Edition 1/1 | 150 x 120cm | Unframed (Photo Print)
Framing option available to be arranged separately
There lies an ancient grove of Alernus by the Tiber
There a nymph was born, Cranaë, often sought by many suitors in vain. She used to roam the countryside, hunting wild beasts and stretching nets in the hollow valley.
If a young man spoke loving words, she replied, “This place has too much light, lead me to a darker cave and I'll follow.” But once he led the way, she hid among the bushes and was nowhere to be found.
Book of Days is a photographic journey that weaves celestial lore, mythology, and contemporary imagination. Inspired by Ovid’s Fasti, a poetic chronicle written during the poet’s exile, this project reinterprets ancient narratives through the lens of the present, creating a liminal world where time folds and weaves the past and present into a single entity, transforming ruins, forests, and surreal terrains into liminal constructs.
Each photographic work, hand-manipulated and re-photographed, acts as a form of visual alchemy, weaving together the physical reality of the present with the imagination of ancient mythologies. Ancient figures and places appear suspended between worlds, inviting viewers into a dreamlike realm defined by ritual, divinity, and whispers of antiquity. The series reflects on how myth continues to inhabit modern consciousness, invoking a meditation on continuity and wonder.