🇲🇾 Book Exhibition 10/17-12/19 🇲🇾
The Invisible Future, Facing the Visible Past : Photobooks of Malaysia
🎉 Opening will be on this Saturday (10/17) 14:00-20:00, join us at Lightbox to see, taste and hear Malaysia.
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Through a collection of 20 photobooks, 100 extended works and 3 events, this exhibition invites its audience to dive into the intricate histories and diverse cultures of Malaysia. Following the path mapped by curators, the audience will see the changing of Malaysian society and landscape over the centuries, the situations of its people after independence, and the concerns of contemporary Malaysian artists for their country. Curated by Malaysian artists Jeffery Lim and Bernice Chauly, this is the very first international photobook exhibition Lightbox Photo Library co-hosts.
In the mid-twentieth century, Malaysia broke free from the British colonization and began the journey of recollecting its identity. How did Malaysians view themselves? What roles did photography play in the process of exploring, reflecting and presenting? With travel photography of early western explorers, images taken from the perspective of colonizers, and photography as art, propaganda and historical documentation, how can we, under the complicated context of history and ethnicity, find a way to face the past and imagine a future? Or, is there a way?
To answer these questions and to re-create the Malaysia in their mind, our curators have strived to collect a total of 120 photobooks, 20 of which have been highlighted as the main works of this exhibition, complemented by introductory texts penned by the curators. The remaining 100 books will also be exhibited as extended reading materials. Moreover, according to the content of the photobooks, this exhibition includes introductions to the society and history of Malaysia to help the audience get a clearer picture.
Who are we? What are the stories of our land that have shaped the society we live in and the people we are today? These are the questions that haunt all who wish to re-construct their self-identity. No matter how well or little you know about Malaysia, we sincerely invite you to participate in this rare event, to learn more about the southern neighbor of Taiwan, and to embark on a journey of discovery of self and the past through the photobooks of Malaysia.
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〖 About the book exhibition 〗
*Date: 2020/10/17-12/19
*Time: Every Tue-Sat 13:00-20:00 (except for 10/24)
*Venue: Lightbox Photo Library (19, Ln. 269, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei)
*Curator: Jeffrey Lim（林猷進）、Bernice Chauly
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〖 About the events 〗
🇲🇾 10/17 Sat. Opening day
*Time: 14:00-20:00
*Contents: Provide Malaysian snacks ,music and exhibition guide (for 1hr in Mandarin, please sign up to join.)
🇲🇾 10/17 Sat. Exhibition guide (in Mandarin)
*Time: 14:00-15:00
*Sign up: https://forms.gle/bNvggRXrijaak9JD6
We will reserve seats for those who signed up.
* The guide would be live broadcasted.
* Please wear a mask during the guide.
🇲🇾 11/14 Sat. Curator's talk (in English)
*Time: 14:30-17:00
*Speaker: Jeffrey Lim（林猷進）、Bernice Chauly
*Moderator: 鄭文琦
* The talk would be live broadcasted.
* Please wear a mask during the talk.
* We will announce more detailed informations later.
