Alvin Ng - Numen Inest, 2023

Inkjet print on Hahnemühle German Etching paper
50 x 40 cm
Edition of 5+1AP
Signed and numbered on a separate label

About the work
This work is part of the series Book of Days by Alvin Ng. 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.

About the photographer
Alvin Ng is a Singapore-based photographic artist and educator whose practice interweaves antiquity and modernity. Working primarily with photography, he hand-manipulates prints alongside mythic and philosophical narratives to construct imaginative, non-linear stories that move across time. Straddling reality and fantasy, his works carry an intimate, dreamlike quality, inviting reflection on relationships between humankind, nature, and time. His work has been recognised internationally, with presentations at institutions and festivals such as the Royal Geographical Society and BJP OpenWalls Arles, and featured in The New York Times, Die Zeit, and Harper’s Magazine, among others.  
Ng was selected as one of the Foam Talents in 2026. His work is part of the Foam Talent show, which is on display at Foam until 28 August 2026.

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