Today At Apple, Marina Bay, Singapore.
Finbarr is an architectural photographer, film maker and artist. He was educated at the Bartlett School of Architecture (BSc, MArch Architecture), obtaining the Bartlett School of Architecture Medal, and a RIBA Silver nomination for his thesis work. Upon graduating he founded his creative studio between Singapore and London.
His creative vision is informed by this diverse architectural background, with clients that include global architectural practices and brands, including Foster + Partners, Bjarke Ingels Studio (BIG), Gensler, Apple and Dyson.
He has been documenting the built environment through photography since his childhood and enjoys sharing this passion with the community, recently collaborating with Apple to deliver the Rediscover Iconic Singapore campaign and architectural Photo Walks. Recent interviews include conversations with Female Magazine and on the TV episode: The Art of Photography
He balances commercial photographic work with a wide ranging series of artistic works spanning long term photographic series and both digital and physical installation works. These works have been exhibited internationally, with recent showings at the ArtScience Museum, National Museum of Singapore, The Singapore Art Museum and Governors Island, New York.
He is the co-founder of the UNIT Project, an architectural research and publishing group, which tells the stories of cities through written word, images and film. The project’s recent self published book UNIT: A Glimpse into Singapore’s private 1970’s and 1980’s apartments has had two sold out print runs, as well as exhibitions in Singapore and New York.
Finbarr’s works have won awards including the Blueprint Architecture Photography Awards (Atrium People’s Choice), Landscape Photographer of the Year (Finalist) and Infrastructure Photographer of the Year (Finalist)
Exhibitions
2023 – UNIT. Golden Mile. Governors Island, New York, with Pratt Institute.
2023 – UNIT. Goodbye Golden Mile. Golden Mile, Singapore.
2022 – UNIT. Art Outreach, Gillman Barracks, Singapore.
2022 – Pluritopia. Headspace (Spacetime Studio)
2022 – Workshopables, Supernormal Gallery, Wet Weather Wanted.
2022 – Mundane Futures Pavilion, The Wrong Biennale no.5, Subterranean Singapore 2065.
2021 – Soft Realities – Goethe Institut, Singapore.
2021 – 3+3+3: On Condition – The Private Museum, Singapore, Flat Earth.
2021 – Ways of Seeing – Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, installation, Light to Night Festival.
2021 – I’m All Hands All Eyes – National Gallery Singapore, projection mapping, Light to Night Festival.
2020 – SUB/MERGED – Singapore Art Museum, Hoarding, AR & Web installation.
2019 – Singapore 2219, Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Subterranean Singapore 2065 installation.
2019 – Maritime Moments, Singapore Maritime Gallery.
2019 – Urban Mutations, Singapore Science Centre. Flora Phantasmagoria series.
2019 – Gif Fest, . Gillman Barracks, Singapore. Merlion Magic animation.
2018 – Beautiful Science, National Museum of Singapore. Flora Phantasmagoria series.
2018 – Too Young To Die: Singapore’s Modernist Icons. The Substation, Singapore: Selected photographs.
2017 – Archifest Singapore, solo exhibition: Envisioning Undergrounds / Subterranean Singapore 2065
2017 – Archifilmfest London, The Bargehouse. Group exhibition, Subterranean Singapore 2065.
2016 – Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at London Waterloo.
2016 – Infrastructure Photographer of the Year exhibition at RICS, Westminster, London.
2016 – RIBA Presidents Medals Exhibition: Subterranean Singapore
Awards
2023 – INDE Awards. The Photographer – Commercial. Shortlisted.
2019 – Winner Blueprint Architecture Photography Awards, Atrium People’s Choice.
2019 – Winner of Maritime Moments Photography Competition, Port Authority of Singapore.
2018 – Winner A*STAR Singapore Beautiful Science Competition.
2016 – Finalist, CGArchitect Best Student Animation: Subterranean Singapore 2065
2016 – Finalist, Landscape Photographer of the Year
2016 – Runner Up, Infrastructure Photographer of the Year.
2016 – Nominee, RIBA Presidents Medal Silver Medal.
2016 – Bartlett School of Architecture Medal.
2016 – Winner, The Guardian Big Picture: Architecture.
2011 – WIRED magazine ‘Best Viral Videos of 2011’ North Korea Party Rock
Education
2016 – Distinction MArch Architecture (Part 2) – The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
2013 – First Class Hons. BSc Architecture (Part 1) The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Contact
studio@finbarrfallon.com