Locus Amoenus, Latin for a "pleasant place" of dreamlike refuge and harmony, serves as the anchor for Ryan Villamael’s upcoming participatory project, Open the Box 2026: Pleasant Place, opening at 1/F, JC Contemporary within Tai Kwun, Hong Kong.

Silverlens is thrilled to announce that Stephanie Syjuco has been named the 2026 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography by Harvard University’s Peabody Museum. Endowed by the late acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert G. Gardner, this prestigious fellowship provides a $50,000 stipend to empower professional photography that documents the human condition and confronts complex historical legacies.