Pameran dari Mata Lensa Safirah Rashid & Rakan rakan
- All Women Photography Exhibition -Memaparkan lebih 100 keping karya foto daripada 19 artis/fotografer wanita seluruh Malaysia dengan persembahan fotografi siri penceritaan dari sosia budaya, nostalgia, melara, alam macro dan hinggalah kealpaan masyarakat dengan telipon bimbit.
Pameran yg julung julung kalinya diadakan adalah anjuran bersama MaTiC & S2S Malaysia.
Tarikh : 15 - 31 Julai 2016
Venue : Galeri Seni MaTiC, Kuala Lumpur.
By Safirah Rashid
Smartphones and
the Death of Conversation - Images Of How Smartphones Take Over Our Lives
In this photo series, Death of a Conversation,
I captures people connection with their Smartphones rather than with each other…..
We are beginning to realize that since the
first iPhone in 2007 unleashed an unstoppable flood of smartphones, human
culture has begun to change. For many of us, our smartphone is now a
fundamental part of our existence. We check it immediately on waking and before
closing our eyes at night. We use it to email, communicate by text, take
photographs, read maps and engage in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and
whatever the latest cult app is.
From our smartphone comes our music, advice for
living, directions for driving, appointments and, increasingly, much of our
life. Smartphones have woven themselves inextricably into who we are and how we
live. We cannot imagine life without one. One particular aspect of concern is
the impact of smartphones on conversation. We’ve all seen the classic and sad
manifestation of this: the young couple sitting in a restaurant deeply
engrossed, not with each other but with their phones. But the problem occurs
more widely. How many of us have tried to have a serious discussion with
someone and failed because they seemed more interested in checking their phone?
This erosion of conversation is important because it is surely one of the
things that makes us human. The truly scary thing about the global smartphone
epidemic is not merely that we are losing the richness of conversation but we
may be losing the very ability to achieve it. In the beginning was indeed the
word but unless we take care to guard our use of technology in general, and
smartphones in particular, I fear that in the end we may no longer have the
word but a wreck in our relationships.
by Eva Chew
My passion for photography brought
me to the humble fishing hamlet of the indigenous Mah Meri or 'jungle' people'
in their tribal language. The Mah Meri are said to have been a nomadic tribe
before settling in villages on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. They
rely mainly on subsistence fishing supplemented by gathering marine products
such as seaweed and marine worms which are also known as 'pumpun' by the
locals.
Tribe in Ethiopia by Matsuda Mashimaru
Beauty vs
Self Expression
"Everything
has beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius. My photo series are
about women/ girls from different tribes in Omo Valley, Ethiopia dressed up to
express their beauty. They wore abundant of seed beads necklaces, silver and
copper arm bracelets, silver anklets and colourful earrings from seeds or
plastic coated copper wires.
Photo 1:
A lady from Konso tribe of Omo Valley, Ethiopia with her striking coloured
jewellery that looked contrast with her skin colour. A friendly lad, she caught
my attention as we were both curious about each other.
Photo 2:
A girl from Konso tribe of Omo Valley, Ethiopia but from a different village.
Still with the same choice of jewellery that looked contrast against her skin
colour. Her pretty eyes caught my attention. As I walk on the street of
Ethiopia, I noticed that Ethiopians has beautiful eyes.
Photo 3:
A young mother with her newborn baby from Karo tribe of Omo, Valley, Ethiopia.
They lived along the Omo River in South Ethiopia.
Photo 4:
A girl from Dessanech tribe of Omo Valley, Ethiopia posing with her brother and
her pet. Children will always be children.
Photo 5:
Young women from Konso tribe of Omo Valley, Ethiopia with their full set of
jewellery on display. Human almost always are craving for attention and self
expression, it is just our nature.
Trvel Series 'Mynmar' by Zanariah Salam
As I Work by Ivy Wong
Earning a living is ones
responsibility. But to make a living at old age is a greater responsibility.
Some may get lucky with nice and good work place but to some it’s the opposite.
This is what my series is
all about. Working at an old age with ‘the opposite’ kind of workplace. This is
where the heat, the smell, the dust and the dirt come as part of the butter and
bread of daily life.
Do they happy? Do they
satisfy with their life? Do they not? Well, happy is rhetorical. And God works
in a very mysterious way.
By Emma Stitch
Travel Series by Bijan M Baki
Opera by Adeline Lew
Teochew opera, or Teochew-hee – an amazing synthesis of
drama, music, singing, poetics, acrobatics, colourful costumes and folk art, is
the highest expression of the Teochew culture.
Goh
Hui Ling is the group leader of the Kim Giak Low Choon Teochew Opera Troupe. After four years of toil and triumph, the troupe
disbanded in mid-2013 due to financial
considerations.
Story about “Justice Bao Slays Chen Shimei” ~ Chen Shimei, a poor scholar who went
to sit for the imperial examinations and became a top scholar, and after which
he married the Emperor's sister despite already having a wife back home, by
hiding his marital status. When his wife Qin Xianglian came to the capital with
her children to look for Chen, the latter was afraid that his secret would be
exposed and hence hindering his career, therefore he decided to have his wife
killed. When Qin Xianglian realised that her husband had become a cold-blooded
and heartless man, she decided to report the case to Justice Bao, and with his
impartial stance, he had Chen Shimei tried and beheaded.
Kelulut by Fauziah Shariff
Some studies have indicated that bees are responsible for pollinating
one third of all flowers and food crops in the world. This set of
photographs focuses on the stingless bees/meliponine/kelulut species of
bees. These little beauties, generally measuring between 2mm to 8mm only,
comprises of about 500 different species world wide, while in Malaysia alone it
has been said that we have at least 50 species, a number of which are still to
be scientifically recognised and/or discovered. A few of the species of
stingless bees produces honey which are commercially viable. However, towards
this endeavour, rampant irresponsible tree cuttings/felling are happening in
our forest. This devastation of beautiful trees, to get the colony of
stingless bees, who make their home within the hollows of the tree's trunk,
regardless of what species they are, are being done without understanding that
only some species produces honey at a level that is commercially viable. The
photos here, captures the stingless bees in their daily activities such as
guarding the hive entrance to the colony, flying in after collecting pollen and
collecting nectar. It is hoped that greater awareness, identification and
appreciation of these important pollinators could be achieved and would
contribute towards greater responsible actions.
By Angel David
by Niney Azman
~SMALL MAGICAL WORLD THE SERIES~
The small
organisms living among us are extremely unique. The world through macro lens
allows us to capture extraordinary creatures of which we are not capable of
viewing with our set of eyes. Therefore, Small Magical World the Series will
amaze audiences as it captures the small lifeforms that seem to come about a
world of wonderland.
By Hanie Splaie
Pedophilia is
considered a paraphilia, an "abnormal or unnatural attraction."
Pedophilia is defined as the fantasy or act of sexual activity with
prepubescent children. Pedophiles are usually men, and can be attracted to
either or both sexes. How well they relate to adults of the opposite sex
varies.
The victims of
pedophilia have gone through the horror of seeing a loved one of theirs
committing a heinous assault on their sexuality, something has never been
revealed before in Malaysian history. In fact, sexual abuse case in Malaysia is
1:6, in every 6 kids, one is a victim of sexual abuse. Definitely by the one
they trust.
Those victims
could be saved from the most traumatic event (child sex abuse) if somebody
listen and believe them. Child sex abuse affects everyone involved, including
siblings of victims and pedophiles. Psychologically, it is a damage beyond the
repair.
My Family by DeQno
Blue Hour by Camilia Ng
Romance in the Mystical Hour - series
of photos which depict several scenes in Kuching, Sarawak which was taken
either in the early morning or late evening. The beauty of dawn and the blue
hour created the mystical hours which touch her heart to capture those moments.
by Jacqueline Loh
Series: Snow
Play, Hokkaido
February 2016. It was a very cold winter in Hokkaido.
It snowed and snowed. Sometimes, the snow fell in frantic flurries. Other times, it fell faintly from the heavens up above.
It settled thick on the sidewalks and the roofs of houses. It covered every twig on every tree. Like a thick white quilt, it blanketed everything. It was so thick yet so fluffy and light to the touch.
I was enchanted. Such was nature’s ecstasy. So pure, so serene, so beautiful.
February 2016. It was a very cold winter in Hokkaido.
It snowed and snowed. Sometimes, the snow fell in frantic flurries. Other times, it fell faintly from the heavens up above.
It settled thick on the sidewalks and the roofs of houses. It covered every twig on every tree. Like a thick white quilt, it blanketed everything. It was so thick yet so fluffy and light to the touch.
I was enchanted. Such was nature’s ecstasy. So pure, so serene, so beautiful.
Melara by Raihan Fozian
MELARA
Melara is a Malay term, meaning to
suffer because of sadness. Melara is
a series that depicts the struggle of being alone and depressed in this world.
Loneliness and depression are often denied as real problems. Society often
assumes loneliness and depression as just another phase in life that will
eventually fade away, with time. Unfortunately, it is not as simple as that.
Mostly, people who are lonely and depressed look normal from the outside but
the real struggle is in the inside. One can have dinner with their friends and
laugh all night long, but the moment they get back home, the suffering begins.
Battling their own demons and inner thoughts are unimaginable, but it is real.
Melara portrays the pain and
struggle of trying to stand up when you're alone and weak, and to stop denying
the pain. The only way to get out of loneliness and depression is to embrace
the pain and grow through the hard times. Because at the end of the day, you
are all you've got. No matter how broken you are, only you can heal yourself.
Akinabalu by Nur Hafdizah
Keretapi Sabah North Borneo by Maia Assan
By Annie Chan
My Childhood Memories.
It felt like it just happened yesterday. I remember vividly
my first ferry ride with my lovely late grandparents. I was amazed by the
people living in the flats busy with their daily chores. When I was little, I
felt that this island is like a little gem, full of surprises and wonders. And
now, I feel blessed to be here again, to share my childhood experiences with
you all through my lens.