For someone who has always been used to company, the idea of eating out a lone is one that had been entirely sublime to me. Not until in Oct 2009, I began a year long journey with photography, exploring the narratives of the people whom I chance upon having a solo meal.

"Table for One." is a photo-series that was conceived as a result, as the camera looks intimately into Singapore’s... [read more]

For someone who has always been used to company, the idea of eating out a lone is one that had been entirely sublime to me. Not until in Oct 2009, I began a year long journey with photography, exploring the narratives of the people whom I chance upon having a solo meal.

"Table for One." is a photo-series that was conceived as a result, as the camera looks intimately into Singapore’s eating-out culture, using restaurant interiors as backdrops for monologues of alienation, individuality, loneliness and independence. Just as much as space in the city informs social situations and urban planning charts out the dynamics of a city’s culture, “Table for One” uncovers moments of convergence where individuals negotiate their own private world in these public spaces and moments of chance that brings two people together.

Come October, what originally was a "Table for One.", will be shared with you at a "Table for Every-One".

Yours,
Samantha Tio