Kanta Malaysia Taiwan Exchange (KMTX) is a cross-cultural program exchange between Posak Jodian of Taiwan and selected indigenous communities in Malaysia. Organised jointly by Jeffrey Lim, Malaysia and COAC, Nusantara Archives of Taiwan. Scheduled from mid of April to mid May 2019.
Below were four locations visited,
i. Cunex village, Upper Perak (Temiar tribe) with a side visit to Dala village, Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula (RPS), a resettlement village
ii. Jemeri village, Rompin, Pahang (Jakun tribe)
iii. Bumbun village, Carey Island, Selangor (Mah Meri tribe)
iv. Desa Temuan, Bukit Lanjan, Selangor (Temuan tribe)
and additional locations
v. Sarok village, Dala, Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula (RPS)
vi. Broga village, Lenggeng, Negeri Sembilan (Temuan tribe)
vii. Jong village, Mercung, Pahang (Jakun tribe)
viii. Sg. Kurau village, Carey Island, Selangor (Mah Meri tribe)
ix. Gombak villages, 12 mile Gombak, Selangor (mix tribes)
Kanta Portraits is exploring the concepts of identity, travelling to different indigenous communities in the country, researching and documenting tribes, stateless,‘non-status’ people, living on the edge of Malaysia and the region. Using portraiture photography as a method to study how these communities negotiate and navigate their identities within their social circumstances, beyond the nationally-constructed identity. ‘Beyond Borders– a search for self’ is the title for this phase of the project and has concluded it last leg of study in May 2019.
