Reflective Blog

Visual media in Singapore comes in many forms. The most common ones we see come in the form of print, television and the internet.

These different forms of media allow us to view visual images of what other cultures and societies are like. Instead of being “kept in a box” and having the to see the same images of Singapore everyday, these media allow us to be a global audience and have different views and perceptions of what different cultures are like

However, not everyone will have the same definition of what Singapore culture is or should be. This is because everyone is different. We not only selectively view what we like; we also view different visual images from others, and perceive it differently. Therefore in my opinion, visual media has a very great influence on Singapore culture.

So firstly, what is Singapore culture? This is very interesting because I feel that we do not have a distinctly unique culture. This may because we are a multi- racial country with many different cultures mixed together already. But getting back to visual media’s influence, we can see that viewing other people’s cultures has influenced us so greatly that we follow their trends.

Be it following japans fashion trends, eating international cuisine, or watching Hollywood movies, all these has influenced and made what Singapore culture is today. Our culture is a mix of everything, anything and from everywhere.