Art for grabs: Book fest, Publika

#KantaPortraits floor setup, three cameras, #1interchange #4woodie #5elecamm. With new inclusion of #instudio25 artworks stall of prints & other produce. Assistant Bronz, and visit from the only other box camera practitioner in Malaysia @nurulhudamr. Managed to get a few shots of the booth before it gets chaotic #KantaBoxKamra raising funds for going to Taipei for proposal meetings & return to #KantaBorneo! thank you so many for the support! I lost count of f how many, maybe alot of misses, but a few good prints I hope.

IN THE NEWS: The Focus Widens

The Focus Widens (print 12 August 2017)
Photographer captures Sabah and Sarawak with an unusual camera (online 21 August 2017)
by Qishin Tariq, The Star Newspaper. I missed the article, thanks for pointing it out Huda.

http://www.star2.com/culture/arts/2017/08/21/jeffrey-lim-kanta-borneo-project/

#KantaBorneo Keningau– PHOAS program

Over the two day festivities, JOAS (Indigenous peoples network of Malaysia) organised workshops and programs for awareness and native land rights, empowerment. I've set up the camera and make instant portraits for the participants who come from all around East and West Malaysia.

Camera Setup

with Yusri

Tikio of Alab Lanas

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Welcoming dancers

official wear

Swear Stone, government's promise 

Instant Portrait Booth

chemical change

Display board, wth map and portrait prints

Portrait prints

Jessie Justin of Kampung Kiau

#KantaBorneo Keningau– Arrival– Village

Short flight over to Kota Kinabalu, volunteering my time for PHOAS, World Indigenous People Day Festival. on a national level being held at Keningau, Sabah. As part of the media team, documenting the events.

rare propellor flight, sunrise over Sabah

Gongs packing

Sarawak has arrived

Team Media

crossing the mountain range

Babi guling, smoked wild board belly

local highway stop

First stop at Tambunan will awaiting from other villages. Program and workshops

Kampung Rantai, Apin-Apin, Tambunan

Welcoming dancers, having their lunch

cooking crew

not without their fermented rice, day drink

welcoming dancers

Calos of Pacos Trust opening speech

#KantaBorneo Miri– Market, Wedding & Family dinner

Visit the local Tamu market, setup the camera to make some portraits. Invited to a long house wedding from a student and family dinner with Sarah Lasung.

Tamu market

Tamu market, main section

Street Tamu

Setup camera, portrait of Uraia Moceleka from Fiji

Handing out portrait to Wan Eng

Invited to attend a wedding at a longhouse

Welcoming party, shotgun

Newly wed

long house party

Family dinner with Sarah

local cuisines

Mama Lasung presents me a necklace

#KantaBorneo Miri – School Visit

Students from the photography club SMK Luar Bandar Miri, a boarding school too for rural communities. I've met outstanding dedication from the photography teacher and students in the interest of learning.

Demonstration and presentation on how light and photography work. Making portraits of a few of them. I wonder how they are doing now.

explaining the physics of light

experiment

demonstration

Students of the final year of school

Huda who was with Teach For Malaysia

School Headmistress

Moses Ding Anyi (right), hope to hear from you

Home schooling in Miri town

small group of students

demonstration

physics of light

experiments

4 groups of students build their own

cardbox cameras

Huda and Sarah Lasung from Teach for Malaysia