KANTA Portraits: Borneo

2018-08-09

Borneo– Day 4

#KantaBorneo [1] Pak from Sarawak (left early in the morning without collecting his portrait, will need to mail this to his village), [2] Yusof receiving his portrait, [3] Gam of #AIPP Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact with the exhibition of Taiwanese natives, [4] with Lily Li of #COAC who likes burungs. [5] Testing cameras #1interchange and [6] #8intrepid every session. [7] now able to fit 3 people to experience the #mobiledarkbox. [8] performance of the iban tribe [9] with @cath.milly and her portrait [10]. *Some pics from @jojo_lks and @kamiliarozlan
#KantaPortraits #BeyondBorders #EdgesofMalaysia

Perayaan Hari Orang Asal Sedunia 2018 #PHOAS2018 World Indigenous Peoples Day #worldindigenousday This excursion is mostly self-funded with some support from #JOAS and #CendanaMalaysia

[1] Pak from Sarawak

[2] Yusof receiving his portrait

[3] Gam of #AIPP Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

[4] Lily Li #COAC suka tengok burung

[5] Testing cameras

[6] #8intrepid

[7] fits 3 #mobiledarkbox

[8] iban tribe performance

[9] @cath.milly

[9] her portrait

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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2018-08-09

Borneo– Day 4