KANTA Portraits: Artitude

2018-09-21

Artitude

Last booth in September and probably 2018. Two cameras #1interchange & #8intrepid, with mini exhibit with maps and portraits from the field. *Will try to get my latest build camera ready for a trial run as well #4woodie. #KantaPortraits *prebook available Artitude - The School, Jaya One 3 days arts & crafts bazaar showcasing the young, independent and creative Malaysians. Sept 21 (Friday) to 23 (Sunday), 12- 8pm, at The School

Portrait booth during the weekend #artitude, fundraising September comes to a close. What the booth looks like Sept 2018, and packs down to a luggage. I'm completely exhausted from a market every weekend with private sessions. Fallen ill but it's been so great meeting so many. Thank you for the great support and friendship. Wishing everyone well, till we meet again #KantaPortraits

on 20+ year old expired paper

booth setup 2018

packs down to luggage

with GMBB sales team

framing the shot

session

best work so far

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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2018-09-21

Artitude