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February 2010

10/02/10

Matt Richards, the British artist sculptor has began his creation of the 2010 trophies. We photographed him in his tiny workspace mixing the resin gel and layering the mold with fibreglass.

January 2010

21/01/10

KL PHOTOAWARDS 2009 FLASHBACK!

In the run up to the KL PHOTOAWARDS 2010, we are proud to bring to you the KL PHOTOAWARDS 2009 FlashBack! – A reunion of the photographers who participated in last year’s competition, the finalists and the judges. The judges attending will be Beverly Yong, Majidah Hashim, Lim Chee Wah, and Pang Khee Teik.

The aim of this reunion is for everyone involved in KL PHOTOAWARDS 2009 to compare notes on the kinds of portrait photographs we received last year. What we liked. What we found funny. What we would really really really really really like to see more of. The KL PHOTOAWARDS 2009 FLASHBACK! will also be introducing a truly global (and scandalous!) project called ABUSIDARTE. Originated in Rome, Italy, ABUSIDARTE is based on the concept that if people won’t go to the art, then the art will go to the people! Kuala Lumpur will be the first city outside Rome to perform this project.

Come with questions. We like questions. Bring your camera. We like cameras. This is a public event and is open to everyone, especially you, yes you, thinking about participating in this year’s KL PHOTOAWARDS 2010.

http://www.abusidarte.org

Date : Saturday 6th February 2010, 3-6 pm

Venue : The Annexe Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

15/01/10

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November 2009

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?

KL PHOTOAWARDS wanted to know what the 2009 winners were up to so we sent an email to the 6 winners asking them to share their current projects if any.

NIKT WONG "doesn't have any visuals to illustrate what he has been up to for the moment but is doing lots of reading." "Books about contemporary art and technology, issues to do with capitalism and the finer details of Photoshop."

ALECIA NEO continues to work in the genre of Portraiture, both editorially and for her personal work. Her latest body of work, Home Visits has received a Honorable Mention in the 2009 Berenice Abbot Prize by juror Tim B. Wride, Curator of the Department of Photographs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Since the awards in May 2009, Alecia has also participated in 2 group shows. The Air Conditioned Recession, at Valentine Willie Fine Arts in Singapore, alongside established artists such as Amanda Heng, Jason Lim and Tang Da Wu and Paradise Lost: New Photo-Documentary Works. Curated by emerging photographer Robert Zhao, this exhibition feature the works of Alecia Neo, Ang Song Nian, Eiffel Chong, Liana Yang and Koh Yee Ling – young photographers from Singapore and the region brought together through an open call. Collectively, their works explore the relationship of time, space and light to the sense of ‘real-time’ continuity that characterises the category of documentary photography.


Ah Gu, 2009	Blk 160 Hunch Back Granny


Wendy and Mother	Blk 152 Hearing Aid Volunteer

WENDY CHUI is contemplating Life big time. She's in the midst of developing a body of work titled Life Un-compromised. She's exploring the issues surrounding the quality of her own lifestyle (and perhaps, many other Singaporeans) in Singapore. Wendy writes "It's ironic, that in such a fast paced and materialistic country, the quality of our lives would be compromised for better homes, better salaries, better reputations, and maybe better everything. The issue I'm exploring is whether I'm compromising my liberty for opinions from others, my time and passion for social standing, my morals for recognition or my dignity for acceptance? Am I truly striving for a better life?"

Candice 1 © Wendy Chui 2009

"I guess everyone is compromising one or more aspects of their life for something they think is better but in reality, it may not be so. What if we can be encouraged to live our lives un-compromised? If material acquisition will eventually hit a limit... there is only so much that we can have. If the intangible is a vastness of limitless boundary... then can we live unlimited? I wish I could better describe it using images but the pictures are not fully conceived yet. I don't really want to sound deep with big ideas, I just want to work out my thoughts... Attached is just a working sample of my project! The picture is a deliberation between the inner self and the public self. (The subject eventually takes a dip in the office pond.)

CARLO GIANFERRO Since May Carlo's been mainly involved in the realization of his book Gypsy Interiors focussing on Roma communities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, a project that won him 1st Prize at the World Press Photo Awards 2009. The book was edited this September by Italian Postcart in two languages, Italian and English.

Carlo writes "I've also started a long-term project on the aftermath of the terrible earthquake we had in Italy at l'Aquila city last April and also, I'm working for an imminent project on Israeli and Palestine. The images of Mozambique that won 2nd Prize at the KL Photoawards 2009 are still in my heart, I hope I will have the opportunity to go back to Africa in 2010 to continue the project."

Sarah Lim's winning portrait of her daughter continues to receive praise .."Sarah Lim's Make Believe was an alluring image of fantasy, spectacle and identity..." Eva McGovern, C-Arts magazine vol.10, but since then, she has also been trying her hand at some more active subjects.

"Since May life has been fairly chaotic so I haven't done any real projects as such. I did have a go at entering the Asia Without Borders competition but did not make the second round. One of the subjects was wildlife, so as I live in Sabah it was a good opportunity to try some animal and plant photography. I was also tempted to try bird photography but after sitting for 3 hours in a mangrove swamp and producing two out of focus images of a kingfisher, I decided to leave that to those who can carry the gigantic 600mm lenses! I have also been learning a lot on Photoshop. I use it only to enhance the photos, much as you would in a darkroom as I do not like the artificial look of some manipulated pictures. All this enthusiasm is thanks to entering the KLPA competition and I would advise anyone to have a go at the next one. It has raised my game considerably."

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