Kelly Janine (she/they) is a Singapore-based fashion writer and academic. A graduate of Nanyang Technological University (2024), Kelly holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Art History. Currently, Kelly is pursuing a master’s degree in Art History and Archeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies as a recipient of the Alphawood Foundation scholarship. She was previously a fashion intern at Vogue Singapore and continues her practice as a freelance journalist. Her writing has been published in print and on digital platforms such as a+ Singapore, FEMALE, Fashion & Market, and Grazia Singapore. Since 2022, Kelly also works on and off as a curatorial assistant and independent project manager. She has organised exhibitions in collaboration with The Artists Village (TAV) as part of Singapore Art Week (2022-2023), pioneer artist Goh Beng Kwan, and Supper House.

Image credit: Photograph by Angela Guo.

Recent Exhibition:

Beginning as police barracks during Singapore’s post-war years, 195 Pearl’s Hill terrace (195PHT) has organically grown into an independent creative hub that houses various start-up businesses and tattoo studios.

However, the longevity of this space is uncertain given that its lease tentatively expires at the end of March 2026. It may seem pre-emptive to contemplate 195PHT’s place 19 months ahead, but it offers us the luxury of time to consider this location’s implications and socio-historical significance.

This exhibition, Let It Linger is a group show that brings together textile, installation, and image-based works by six local artists: Agatha Lee, Crystal Lee, Liz Zhu, Kansh, Natalia Tan, and Veronyka Lau. Each artwork is a site-specific response to the final lines of Mikko Harvey’s poem “For M”, which serves as a thematic prompt to explore these questions: What is individually and collectively remembered about 195PHT? Do we sentimentally linger with nostalgia, leave to look towards alternative futures, or come back later for what is left behind?

Visitors are encouraged to explore the colonial building and reflect on our human tendency for sentimentality towards shared public spaces and art enclaves—especially since urban transformations in Singapore are inevitable.