In what might be considered a durational cinematic gesture, I’m Coming Up is a filmic ascent of an entire public housing complex in Singapore, performed in a single
take. As the camera grinds through the building’s corridors and passes one apartment after another, each indistinguishable from the last, the incessant and oppressive homogeneity of the building’s character is laid bare.

Min-Wei Ting works with the moving image, exploring ideas of time, place, and transformation. The artist frequently focuses on sites holding historical, political, and social significance. Through protracted observation and slow movement, his work foregrounds the passage of time, while drawing attention to the structural and temporal dynamics of their settings. His work has been exhibited at major institutions and film festivals including the Singapore Art Museum, The Substation (Singapore), International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Singapore International Film Festival. He was shortlisted for the Berlin Art Prize in 2019.