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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
We
are proud to announce a newest Media partner, LifeAndStyle.com.my.
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Content 'Channels' cover Wine & Dine, Entertainment,
Travel, Health
& Wellness, People and Style.
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.
©
2009 Alecia Neo : Home Visits series
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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.)
Self Portrait © Wendy
Chui 2009
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 Gianferro
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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