Photographs taken by two residents are featured on a 9m-long panel at Maxwell MRT station. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The morning wet market and makeshift roadside stalls at night. Martial arts and puppetry street performances. An umbrella repairman surrounded by patiently waiting customers.
With the help of the community, about 30 of their photographs are featured on a 9m-long panel at Maxwell MRT station for a year. Their art will take everyone on a journey through time, from the 1970s to the 2010s, depicting the rapid development of Chinatown. Mr Lee, who used to sell garments at People’s Park Complex, was a prolific freelance photographer who also helped local Chinese media snap shots of visiting celebrities in the 1970s.
“People said I was a fool to invest and indulge in photography, which would not give me any returns,” he said. “But we only recognise the value of something after it is gone. Someone has to record these disappearing images before they go into history.”
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