A contemporary photography exhibition in the context of youth and the future in Southeast Asia
we will have been young is a contemporary, visual-anthropological photography exhibition by 12 emerging Southeast Asian photographers examining the fragility of youth and the ambiguity and transience of the future. This body of work was developed over the span of 12 months through a SEA photography masterclass programme facilitated by German photographers Jörg Brüggemann and Tobias Kruse of the Ostkreuz Photographers’ Agency (Berlin) at the OBSCURA Festival of Photography between 2016 and 2017. The exhibition was launched in August 2017 in Penang, went on SEA tour to Singapore, Bandung, Jakarta as well as Manila and is now shown for the first time in Kuala Lumpur.
The works address themes of belonging, family, love, identity, mental health, history and oppression through a still-developing yet unique visual language from the Southeast Asian region. The book
we will have been young was designed by Calin Kruse and published by dienacht Publishing (Leipzig, Germany) and will be available at the ILHAM gift shop.
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WWHBY photobook 1
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WWHBY photobook 2
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WWHBY photobook 3
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WWHBY photobook 4
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WWHBY photobook 5
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WWHBY photobook 6
we will have been young - Artists
Alvin Lau "Is This What Love Is" (Malaysia)
Amrita Chandradas "All is Not Lost" (Singapore)
Muhammad Fadli "Vespa Warriors" (Indonesia)
Dennese Victoria "Day Spent with Pretend Family" (Philippines)
Dwi Asrul Fajar "A Stream Under the Table" (Indonesia)
Elliott Koon "Sons of the Soil" (Malaysia)
Geric Cruz "Eva" (Philippines)
Kanel Khiev "Before the Raze" (Cambodia)
Lee Chang Ming "Until Then" (Singapore)
Linh Pham "Behind Closed Doors" (Vietnam)
Watsamon Tri-yasakda "7465" (Thailand)
Yu Yu Myint Than "Memory Lane" (Myanmar)
CURATORIAL/ARTISTS' TOUR
20 OCT, 2018 at 4:00PM
The curatorial/artists' tour with Vignes Balasingam, Director of OBSCURA Festival of Photography, and artists Alvin Lau and Elliott Koon of Malaysia, Lee Chang Ming of Singapore and Watsamon Tri-yasakda of Thailand will provide insights into the
we will have been young exhibition.
ILHAM CONVERSATIONS
REPRESENTATION, AGENCY & CENSORSHIP IN PHOTOGRAPHY
21 OCT, 2018 at 3:00PM
Lee Chang Ming (Singapore) & Watsamon Tri-yasakda (Thailand) will speak about their works and will be joined later by Malaysian activist and photographer Pang Khee Teik to discuss the social and political importance of representing communities in photography, and the agency that comes with this ability to represent and be represented. The panel will also discuss the ethical and philosophical problems with censorship that exists in many Southeast Asian countries.
Moderator: Sharaad Kuttan
ILHAM CONVERSATIONS
WITH ALVIN LAU & ELLIOTT KOON
27 OCT, 2018 at 3:00PM
Malaysian photographers Alvin Lau and Elliott Koon will be discussing their work, processes and their experiences at the
we will have been young programme. This will be an overview of their individual projects, the programme process and reflections on the we will have been young photobook, the travelling exhibition, and on working together on this group show.
ILHAM CONVERSATIONS
AN OVERVIEW OF MALAYSIAN PHOTOBOOKS
3 NOV, 2018 at 3:00PM
This event will feature prominent independent photobook makers and photographers who will exhibit and speak about the importance of the photographic practice and the publishing of work. Speakers include Nadia J. Mahfix, Nik Adam and Hafiz Hamzah of Obscura Malaysia
For more information, please log on to
http://www.ilhamgallery.com/programmes/2018-aug-dec/we-will-have-been-young/
An Exhibition by OBSCURA Festival of Photography, in cooperation with Ostkreuz Agentur der Fotografen, the Goethe-Institut and presented at ILHAM Gallery.
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