Stefan Alvin Perera


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Stefan Perera (b. 1999, Singapore) is a polymathic artist specialising in mixed media with a fascination for eccentric expression and the exploration of witchcraft through spirituality and queerness. Stefan’s inspiration is derived from personal experiences and reflections of growing up as a queer kid in Singapore and the hardships he endured to fit in. Escaping into the world of art seeking self expression, identity and self worth as a way to ground himself and take back his individuality in the narratives he creates through his works. Working part-time as a florist, production assistant and junior art assistant in the film industry has had a big impact in Stefan’s personal identity and creative process. Influencing his most recent pieces of art and ongoing works and collaborations. 

Graduating with a Diploma in Design Communication from Lasalle College of the Arts in 2019, Stefan is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Fine Art at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of Arts London, class of 2026. His most recent work is a ritualistic performance piece titled “Transformation: Ritual of the Self” using the language of ritual to explore transformation and self-identity through repetition, embodied movement, and quiet acts of offering. It investigates how identity is continuously shaped by reflection, both literal and metaphorical and how the body becomes a vessel for transformation, becoming and reflecting respectively and was performed and presented at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in December 2025.My work centres on the interpersonal relationship with identity. Specifically, fascinations with Wiccan Witchcraft and eccentricity in Queer expression and Spirituality. I seek to find the idiosyncrasies of these themes that govern my person and how they interact and intersect with one another. As I progress with this in mind, developing my ideologies and gaining knowledge and experience along the way, I yearn for new connections between physical and mental frameworks searching to understand how this correlates to the people around me and myself. My practice explores these notions through various mixed media, unconventional materials and more. I aim to make visual bodies of work that lends a voice to these spoken and unspoken accounts. Consequently, providing some a chance to find solace, release and resonation. Fuelling my desire for story-telling and challenging my limits of self expression and spirituality through Wicca as a conduit. 



Title: Stefan Alvin Perera
Year: 2026
Medium: Performance / Video installation / Object relics (Bowl, Jars of Salt and Bell)
Statement:

Stefan’s practice explores the relationship between identity, queer embodiment and spirituality, drawing on Wiccan witchcraft and queer expression. His work examines the idiosyncrasies that shape the self, considering how these themes intersect and inform one another through research, lived experience and reflection. Working across mixed media, materials and performance, Stefan creates embodied forms that give voice to spoken and unspoken narratives, offering moments of solace, release, and resonance. Spirituality functions as a conduit for storytelling and self-expression. His current body of work investigates transformation and identity within ritualistic queer contexts. Using Wiccan-inspired gestures and symbolism, the floor becomes a ritual space where the bell, salt, and bowl operate as tools of initiation, purification and offering. Repetition positions the body as a vessel for renewal, change and becoming ongoing.