Public narratives are selective. In Singapore, we are often described through a familiar set of phrases — efficient, stable, prosperous, clean, safe. These descriptions are not false. But they are incomplete. Over time, repetition turns them into a “picture-perfect” perception of national life — one that can leave little room for complexity, tension, or discomfort. Picture Perfect Project exists to examine what sits just outside that frame.
This is an independent, interview-based journalism initiative focused on how dominant narratives shape what we see — and what we do not. Through interviews, analysis, and careful documentation, the project explores the lived consequences of structural decisions: how law, culture, politics, and economics shape society in uneven and often unseen ways.
The goal is not spectacle, outrage, or partisan positioning. It is to slow down the conversation. To ask harder questions. To surface perspectives that are frequently flattened, sidelined, or treated as secondary to the national story.
*Picture Perfect Project is non-partisan and does not engage in political advocacy. It is committed to respectful dialogue, analytical clarity, and intellectual honesty. This is not a project about dismantling Singapore’s strengths. It is about breaking the “picture-perfect” frame — so that a wider, more honest portrait can emerge.*
Reading Beyond The Picture.
Picture Perfect Project supports SDG 10 and SDG 16 by examining how inequality and justice are discussed — and obscured — in public life. Our work highlights the human consequences of policy, silence, and institutional narratives, with the aim of encouraging more thoughtful engagement with questions of fairness, justice, and accountability.
