Awards & Exhibitions
The Disappearing Hills (2015 - Present)
The Disappearing Hills investigates the aftermath of the 2013 Bertam Valley floods in Cameron Highlands, speaking to illegal farmers, workers, environmentalists and flood victims.
Exhibitions:
The Camera Museum, Georgetown (31 May 2015 - 31 June 2015)
KouGen Restaurant, Cameron Highlands (25 Dec 2015 - Present)
Library @ Orchard, Somerset 313 (March 2016 - June 2016)
Winner of the Special Jury Award
9th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2016
Singapore from Above (2015 - 2016)
Offering a look at Singapore From Above, this personal project highlights unusual glimpses of our island nation, from well-known icons, to our greening efforts and heartland hangouts. Kai Wen gives his take on how the environment has been shaped by nature and mankind within Singapore’s airspace.
Published on:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-from-above
Exhibitions:
The Singapore Botanic Gardens (2015)
URA Building (2016)
Also featured on BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-37116815/drone-s-eye-the-curious-shapes-of-singapore-from-the-sky
The Demon in the Water (2008)
Water has always been a source of life for the Khmer. Over three million people, or a quarter of the population, live on the liquid that flows from the largest freshwater lake in Southeastern Asia— the Tonlé Sap. The most abundant source of protein for the nation is fish. Over two-thirds of their typical diet is made up of fish from the lake. More than a million literally live on the water— on numerous floating villages scattered across the lake.
The Demon in the Water photographic exhibition at VivoCity featured photographs by Yeo Kai Wen and Lee Xian Jie, as a result of a media expedition with Lien Aid in September, 2008
Published on:
https://yeokaiwen.exposure.co/the-demon-in-the-water
Exhibition:
Vivocity (2008)
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
First Runner-Up, NatGeo Light/Life Photo Contest, 2015
First Prize, The Big Picture Photo Contest, 2014 (Week 11)
First Prize, Singapore Maritime Photo Contest, 2012
First Prize, Joby Photo Contest, 2011
Second Prize, Joe McNally Photo Competition, 2011
Second Runner-Up, This is My Singapore Photo Competition, 2011
Fourth Place, ISOMorphist Photo Competition, 2010
Finalist, National Library Board Stories Next Door Photo Competition, 2010
First Prize, LifeCanvas Singapore Photo Contest, 2010
Third Prize. NAC-Exxonmobil Concert in the Park Photo Competition, 2008
VIDEOGRAPHY AWARDS
First Prize, Singapore Management University Film Festival, 2009
Silver Medal, Cinematography, Crowbar Awards, 2009
Silver Medal, Editing. Crowbar Awards 2009
Silver Medal, Directing, Crowbar Awards 2009
Special Jury Award, Kuala Lumpur Eco-Film Festival 2016
EXHIBITIONS
The Demon in the Water, Vivocity, 2009
NUS Montage, Excite, Suntec City Convention Centre, 2009
Ngee Ann Photographic Exhibition, Ngee Ann Kongsi Library, 2010
The Disappearing Hills, The Camera Museum, Georgetown, Penang, 2015
The Disappearing Hills, Kougen Restaurant, Cameron Highlands, 2015
Singapore from Above, Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 2016
Singapore from Above, Orchard Library, Singapore, 2016