#48 is an experiment in pressure
photography, sleeplessness creativity and having the tenacity to just keep
shooting. 8 photographers, one mentor scoured the crowded streets and seedy
back alleys surrounding Bukit Bintang, some snatching a few minutes sleep here
and there, others catching none, all eventually descending into a hazy,
dreamlike state of shooting, with only their Whatsapp group and comical
Instagram pictures keeping them connected and fueled.
Bukit Bintang, alive at
all times of the day and night is an area where you can only begin to imagine
the unexpected. From markets to street sellers and women of the night through
to starkly contrasted high end luxury shops and bars, Bukit Bintang holds close
to its streets the secrets of all walks of life.
As the photographers trod its
pavement, navigated its back alleys and rested on its steps, Bukit Bintang
revealed itself piece by piece, unraveling it’s tales of destitution,
sometimes success, but mostly of lost opportunity and backward looks. And as
the printing began and the images became clearer under the red lamps of the
dark room each photographer’s small piece of Bukit Bintang came to life once
again, and it is this that #48 hopes to represent.
#48 runs from 6 July till 18
August 2013 at The Print Room. For more information, log on to http://theprintroomkl.com
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