Quinn Lum Fu Loong (b.1993, Singapore) is a visual artist working across photography, moving image, and performance. A graduate of the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University (BFA Hons, 2018), his practice explores personal transformation, spirituality, and the unseen.
Drawing from Process Work, shamanic cosmology, and healing practices, Quinn explores art as a conduit for energetic transmission, space-holding, and witnessing. His work positions the artist as medium—one who channels, translates, and facilitates healing through the act of creation.
Rooted in autoethnography, his earlier practice examined social conditioning within a result-driven family. This inquiry has since expanded into spiritual realms, where he explores how personal healing mediates the tension between trauma and self.
He has exhibited in group shows such as the 9th Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call (2024) and Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us (2021). His awards include the Dominie Book Prize (SIPF Photobook Open Call, 2018), Second Prize in the NTU International Photography Awards (2017), and the Most Promising Young Artist Award (UOB Painting of the Year, 2010).
Exhibitions
UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition, Singapore, 2010
Montage Photography Exhibition 2011, Singapore, 2011
Infectious - NJC Grad Show 2011 Exhibition, Singapore, 2011
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Gatsby - A Retrospective 2012 Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Singapore Youth Festival Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2013
Buffel Art Project 2014 Exhibition, Ion Orchard, Singapore, 2014
Looking Closely at Things Exhibition - Latent Spaces, Singapore, 2014
China Pingyao International Photo Festival, China, 2015
Steidl Book Award: THE BOOKSHOW, Singapore, 2016
Auckland International Photo Festival, New Zealand, 2016
IN RELATION: an ND81 Photographic Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Victoria School 140th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Lines: Group Exhibition - The Private Museum, Singapore, 2017
Untapped Emerging Exhibition, Shophouse 5, Singapore, 2017
NTU International Photography Awards Exhibition, Singapore, 2017
NTU Uber - Vernacular Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
[Cat / Bird] - NTU ADM Grad Show Exhibition, National Library, 2018
Open Call 2.9: In Motion - Supernormal, Singapore, 2018
798946 : Lambeth Experiment Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
Power Station Art Market Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call Photobook Showcase, Singapore, 2018
Here and Nowadays, We are at the Moment Right Now - Sangnual Iap, Bangkok, 2018
Undescribed, DECK, Singapore, 2019
Bite/Hold/Release: The Bogeyman’s Hand, Supernormal, Singapore, 2019
Dali International Photography Exhibition, China, 2019
EATEN: A Capsule Museum for Future Possible Past Beings - Gillman Barracks, Singapore, 2019
Urbanscapes Festival, Triennial Malaysia-Singapore Cultural Showcase + Residency,
The Godown, Kuala Lumpur, 2019
Touch Me Touch Me Not - The Substation, Singapore, 2020
Streets of Hope - National Arts Council, Fullerton Road, Singapore, Jun - Sep 2020
It’s Complicated Somehow, The Substation, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Prelude Exhibition ), DECK, Singapore, 2020
Days – and Counting (Online Art Experience), OH! Open House. Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Full Exhibition ), 1 Neil Road, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Satellite Exhibition ), Temasek Shophouse, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Satellite Exhibition ), Library@Orchard, Singapore, 2021
Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us, Public Arts Trust, Seng Kang Riverside Park, Singapore, 2021
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre, Singapore, 2021
ThisConnect: What am I, If I am Not, 39A Duxton Hill, Singapore, 2021-2022
ThisConnect: What am I, If I am Not, Mint Museum of Toys, Singapore, 2021-2022
Masks of Singapore: Funan Mall, Jurong Regional Library, Leng Kee Community Centre, Audacity, Marine Parade Library, Bukit Panjang Library, SUTD, Woodlands Library, Tampines Regional Library, Paya Lebar Quarter, Waterway Point, Cathay, Heartbeat@Bedok, NorthSpine@NTU, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Fusionopolis, NUS, SMU, Singapore, 2021-2023
Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call Portfolio Showcase, Singapore, 2024
Montage Photography Exhibition 2011, Singapore, 2011
Infectious - NJC Grad Show 2011 Exhibition, Singapore, 2011
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Gatsby - A Retrospective 2012 Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Singapore Youth Festival Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Singapore, 2012
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2013
Buffel Art Project 2014 Exhibition, Ion Orchard, Singapore, 2014
Looking Closely at Things Exhibition - Latent Spaces, Singapore, 2014
China Pingyao International Photo Festival, China, 2015
Steidl Book Award: THE BOOKSHOW, Singapore, 2016
Auckland International Photo Festival, New Zealand, 2016
IN RELATION: an ND81 Photographic Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Victoria School 140th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Noise Singapore Exhibition, Singapore, 2016
Lines: Group Exhibition - The Private Museum, Singapore, 2017
Untapped Emerging Exhibition, Shophouse 5, Singapore, 2017
NTU International Photography Awards Exhibition, Singapore, 2017
NTU Uber - Vernacular Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
[Cat / Bird] - NTU ADM Grad Show Exhibition, National Library, 2018
Open Call 2.9: In Motion - Supernormal, Singapore, 2018
798946 : Lambeth Experiment Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
Power Station Art Market Exhibition, Singapore, 2018
Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call Photobook Showcase, Singapore, 2018
Here and Nowadays, We are at the Moment Right Now - Sangnual Iap, Bangkok, 2018
Undescribed, DECK, Singapore, 2019
Bite/Hold/Release: The Bogeyman’s Hand, Supernormal, Singapore, 2019
Dali International Photography Exhibition, China, 2019
EATEN: A Capsule Museum for Future Possible Past Beings - Gillman Barracks, Singapore, 2019
Urbanscapes Festival, Triennial Malaysia-Singapore Cultural Showcase + Residency,
The Godown, Kuala Lumpur, 2019
Touch Me Touch Me Not - The Substation, Singapore, 2020
Streets of Hope - National Arts Council, Fullerton Road, Singapore, Jun - Sep 2020
It’s Complicated Somehow, The Substation, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Prelude Exhibition ), DECK, Singapore, 2020
Days – and Counting (Online Art Experience), OH! Open House. Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Full Exhibition ), 1 Neil Road, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Satellite Exhibition ), Temasek Shophouse, Singapore, 2020
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds ( Satellite Exhibition ), Library@Orchard, Singapore, 2021
Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us, Public Arts Trust, Seng Kang Riverside Park, Singapore, 2021
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre, Singapore, 2021
ThisConnect: What am I, If I am Not, 39A Duxton Hill, Singapore, 2021-2022
ThisConnect: What am I, If I am Not, Mint Museum of Toys, Singapore, 2021-2022
Masks of Singapore: Funan Mall, Jurong Regional Library, Leng Kee Community Centre, Audacity, Marine Parade Library, Bukit Panjang Library, SUTD, Woodlands Library, Tampines Regional Library, Paya Lebar Quarter, Waterway Point, Cathay, Heartbeat@Bedok, NorthSpine@NTU, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Fusionopolis, NUS, SMU, Singapore, 2021-2023
Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call Portfolio Showcase, Singapore, 2024
Features
Obscured.sg: Storytelling through Photography, 2013
This is Not a Safety Barrier: Anthology of Poetry and Photography, 2016
Culturepush: No Real Roots, 2017
联合晚报, 2017
Teenage Magazine, 2017
FAKE Art Issue 01, 2019
Brack.sg: Mask Making as Making of Self, 2019
Business Times: Public Art Offers Hope and Refuge, 2020
Artitude: ThisConnect:Threading Worlds, 2020
The A list: Bringing Healing to the People through Art, 2021
Tatler Singapore: Change Agents: Social Artist Duo Hunny and Lummy Discuss Mental Health
Issues in Their Art, 2021
This is Not a Safety Barrier: Anthology of Poetry and Photography, 2016
Culturepush: No Real Roots, 2017
联合晚报, 2017
Teenage Magazine, 2017
FAKE Art Issue 01, 2019
Brack.sg: Mask Making as Making of Self, 2019
Business Times: Public Art Offers Hope and Refuge, 2020
Artitude: ThisConnect:Threading Worlds, 2020
The A list: Bringing Healing to the People through Art, 2021
Tatler Singapore: Change Agents: Social Artist Duo Hunny and Lummy Discuss Mental Health
Issues in Their Art, 2021
Accolades
Victoria Advisory Committee (VAC)- Ong Teong Pin Art Award 2010
UOB Painting of the Year 2010 - Most Promising Young Artist Award
Montage Photography Exhibition 2011 - Honourable Mention
SYF Arts and Crafts Exhibition 2012 - Gold With Honours
NTU International Photography Awards 2017 - Student Single, Second Prize
SIPF Open Call Photobook Showcase 2018 - Winner of Publishing Prize with Dominie Press
UOB Painting of the Year 2010 - Most Promising Young Artist Award
Montage Photography Exhibition 2011 - Honourable Mention
SYF Arts and Crafts Exhibition 2012 - Gold With Honours
NTU International Photography Awards 2017 - Student Single, Second Prize
SIPF Open Call Photobook Showcase 2018 - Winner of Publishing Prize with Dominie Press