KANTA Portraits: Day 2

2018-07-20

Day 2– Fatáan

what was supposed to be a casual meetup with a village elder at a community centre, turned out to be an important community meeting, given an introduction to the elders of Fatáan community, then portrait session and interview later, exhausted from the day. It is only our 2nd day in the field!
1. Portrait of ilep, community elder & natural leader, craftswomen
2. Making her portrait
3. Important meeting, Tomu Futing speaking to important people of the community on the upcoming harvest festival
4. Having lunch with the elders. Downing beer (grandpa on right) #Apuku Kampai!
5. Setup a mini exhibition of Native portraits from Malaysia
6. Visit boat maker, actually it is a bowl, make from betelnut tree
7. Given boats, in love with grandmas, they are the sweetest
8. Mapping of course, looking for swim spots, hopefully next day will get a chance for a dip
9. Portrait session after community meet.
10. Portrait of a man from a shaman lineage
#KantaPortraits #BeyondBorders #EdgesofMalaysia

@intrepidcameraco #intrepidcamera casualty, I'm one film holder down. Even after extensive repair work, the side frame gave way, first from the bottom joint where the plywood is just routed too thin to hold its strength. But I would be able to glue it back, this time with epoxy.

1. Portrait of ilep

2. Making her portrait

3. Important meeting

4. Having lunch

6. Visit boat maker

5. Setup a mini exhibition

7. Given boats

8. Mapping

9. Portrait session

10. Portrait of a man from a shaman lineage

intrepid film holder, broken

Jeffrey JC Lim

Jeffrey Lim’s exploration into photography started with the family’s point & shoot film-camera and the stories behind their black & white photographs. It was later in art school that he discovered the magic of the darkroom and explored deeper into the craft of image-making & printing.

He started experimenting with self-made box cameras utilising pinhole and lenses, and also explored using century-old box cameras, crossing between different mediums and methods to producing an image. At the same time, he started researching his family’s roots through interviews and photographs.

After watching the Afghan Box Camera Project video in 2011, he was inspired to design and build variants of the Kamra. Starting the project Kanta Box Kamra, he built the first four prototypes. He then developed new techniques in reproduction & printing after visiting the exhibition Retrato Popular, Sesc Belenzinho, and studying the Lambe-Lambe cameras of Brasil, he built several other prototypes.

In 2017, he started Kanta Portraits to explore the concepts of identity and the national-construct. Travelling to different parts of the region and many different indigenous communities, he recorded their narratives and in return, gave instant portraits. He is currently archiving the portraits and reflecting on the journey in the hopes of producing an exhibition and publication.

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2018-07-20

Day 2– Fatáan