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Fashion's Alchemists — Yuhan Wang

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Alchemists

Role
Project Founder, Director of Exhibition Production & Curation
A 150+ object exhibition and events program exploring hopeful futures for fashion — bringing together 50+ global designers at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore.
Location Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Duration 11/2023 — 01/2026
Ft Work: threeASFOUR
Ft Work: Jisoo Jang
Exhibition Rendering
Ft Work: Iga Węglińska
Ft Work: Bea Brücker
Exhibition Marketing Poster
Ft Work: Yuima Nakazato
Ft Work: Anujin Byambaa
Ft Designer: Scarlett Yang
Exhibition Trailer
Ft Designer: Patrick Garvey
Exhibition Rendering
Exhibition Exterior, Floral Fantasy
Banner Marketing
Gala Committee Meeting
Exhibition Room 2 Interior
Gardens by the Bay
Gala Committee Meeting
AbOut

Fashion's Alchemists was a 150+ object exhibition and events program that I co-created exploring hopeful futures for fashion. The exhibition brought together 50+ global designers and brands working across material innovation, emerging technologies, and sustainable practices.

Developed in collaboration with Gardens by the Bay, Singapore's most visited cultural destination, and backed by the Singapore Government, the project was contracted as a 3-year, annually recurring 5-month exhibition accompanied by a gala, summit, and public events series.

Venue
Gardens by the Bay
Floral Fantasy, Singapore
Scale
50+ Designers, 150+ Objects
20+ Site-Specific Commissions
5 Month Exhibition
Project
Exhibition Gala Events Creative Direction Curation Production Design & Branding
Exhibition Overview Click through presentation

My Role

What If Fabrics Were Redesigned In A Lab?
Featured artists grid
Fashion's Alchemists brand identity
Exhibition poster
Five exhibition chapters
Production spreadsheet — designer objects
Production overview — auxiliary displays
Singaporean Artist Baëlf — Growing Mushroom Dress
Special Projects — Time-Lapsed Growing Crystal Dress
Exhibition floor plan — Section 1 Alchemical
Fashion's Alchemists press release
Event details — venue, dates, media
Lab. Co—Creation Future Fashion
Baëlf — Growing Mushroom Dress
3 Year Growth Strategy — Local & Regional Benefits
01 — Creative Direction & Curation
I conceived of the project's concept & narrative. Over the 2+ years of the project's development, I led creative direction and curation.
  • Sourced, curated, and commissioned work from 50+ international artists including LVMH Prize winners and Met-featured designers
  • Conceived the curatorial framework across five thematic chapters and a 300+ page exhibition brief
  • Creative directed the branding, experience design, lighting, and visitor journey
  • Worked hand in hand with spatial and landscape designers to bring the vision to life
  • Commissioned and developed 20+ interactive installations with designers, technologists, and biologists
  • Authored the exhibition text, writing, decks, and creative briefs for designers and vendors
  • Directed all creative reviews across prototypes, content development, and spatial design
Curation Artist Management Exhibition Design Creative Briefs Spatial Design Experience Design
02 — Production
I led exhibition production across creative, technical, and operations – building the teams and systems required to turn experimental fashion into a feasible, accessible experience.
  • Led full production across creative, technical, and operations over a $3M budget
  • Managed vendor procurement, fabrication partners, AV, lighting, and creative technology vendors
  • Built production frameworks: briefs, schedules, run-of-show, and quality control systems
  • Led logistics strategy and cross-border shipping for 150+ objects from 50+ international artists
  • Coordinated compliance, permits, and government stakeholder approvals
Budget Management Vendor Procurement Logistics Fabrication Run-of-Show
03 — Founding & Strategy
I secured institutional backing and strategic partners with my co-founder, creating & delivering pitches and evolving the exhibition & events to align with the Singapore Government and Gardens by the Bay's priorities & KPIS.
  • Secured $3M in government-backed sponsorship as primary liaison to Gardens by the Bay and the Singapore Government
  • Created and pitched sponsorship decks to government bodies, corporate sponsors, and cultural institutions
  • Directed visual and graphic identity — branding, marketing collateral, press materials, and campaign assets
  • Supported production strategy and leadership decisions across summits, sponsor activations, gala events, and public programming
  • Developed partnerships with LaSalle College of the Arts and Singapore Fashion Council, including a design award and competition
Sponsorship Government Relations Brand Identity Pitch Decks Partnerships
Credits & Partners
Spatial Design
Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck
Graphic & Visual Design
Joshua Edward
Landscape Design
This Humid House
Curatorial Advisor
Karen Van Godtsenhoven
Executive Producer Gala & Partnerships
Jamie QQ Wu
Gala Committee
Ravi Thakran — Turmeric Capital Holdings (Co-Chair)
Heart Evangelista — (Co-Chair)
Yanina Novitskaya — CEO Cartier South East Asia & Oceania
David Wertheimer — 1686 Partners
Andrea Rosso — OTB Family
Alwyn Chong — Luxasia
Chayapa "Pink" Chutrakul — The Pink Lab / Directions Group
Seia Lee — Opera Singer & Philanthropist
Raline Shah — Philanthropist & Actress
Sharon Tan — DBS
Colleen Yu — Li & Fung Family
Marion Caunter — Entrepreneur & TV Personality
Partnerships
Christie's Auction House
Meida Partnership, Cartier Asia Pacific
Singapore Tourism Board
Singapore Fashion Council
LaSalle College of the Arts
Gift of Gardens Charity
Project Status

Although paused due to unforeseen funding constraints, Fashion's Alchemists is currently in conversation with major Chinese institutions for relaunch in 2026.

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