Women in photography show at Objectifs looks at remedy for rage

1980s Chinese wedding banquet. PHOTO: LENNE CHAI
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SINGAPORE - A camp take on a 1980s Chinese wedding banquet by Singaporean photographer Lenne Chai will soon be on display at the Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film. These warm, fuzzy photos celebrating the union of two women feature a rich palette of gold, red and green, and may seem at once jubilant and wistful.

Chai, 28, who is bisexual and now lives in New York, says the shoot was "a simple wish-fulfilment exercise: If I ever got to marry a woman, would I be able to have a traditional Chinese wedding?"

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