JOHN CLANG

TWILIGHT DREAMS OF A PAPILIO DEMOLEUS

Using two cameras triggered in-synchronicity to capture one moment as a stereoscopic image, Twilight Dreams of a Papilio Demoleus delves into themes of personal identity, existence, and the twilight terrain they dwell in.

Partly inspired by Zhuang Zi's Butterfly Dream, a classic philosophical investigation of personal identity and reality, I have chosen the Lime Butterfly (Papilio Demoleus) commonly found in Singapore to symbolise myself.

The ambivalence of twilight has always fascinated me, making me feel vulnerable and empowered in turns. To me, twilight is the pause in the rhythm of life as the day gradually winds down, thus opening up a private space to contemplate life and also to fret over the uncertainties of tomorrow. I want to capture that fleeting feeling through these images - a sense of hope in the midst of vulnerability.

As this stereoscopic process greatly heightens the precision in capturing a single static moment, it 'freezes' time, creating a pause in this twilight dreamscape within which the elusive butterfly flutters about freely, appearing only on one side of the diptych.

Through these images, I want to open up to the audience a space for contemplation; a pause where one can reflect upon this universal theme of personal existence and identity; and a sense of its fragile beauty within our mundane world.


☁ JOHN CLANG
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EMILIE LE FELLIC

EMILIE LE FELLIC (aka emilie79*) has a Flickr account with great Polaroids. She also sells a book of her polaroids called simply: "A girl's Polaroid". I like these ones, with words on paper.


☁ EMILIE LE FELLIC's WORDS ON PAPER
☁ LINK TO HER BOOK

JOHN GRANT

I have received news from one of my favourite photographers (if you don,t remember his amazing Language of water video watch it here), pictures of a new series he has been working on. It is a new technique for JOHN GRANT that involves transferring ink jet images from film to paper. The effect is quite eerie.


☁ JOHN GRANT
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ANDREW BRODHEAD

ANDREW BRODHEAD /// FLOATING

Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, I worked at my parent’s health food store, and as a kid my daily job was to take out the recycling. Through the years I started to realize how much was not recyclable. I began to think about landfills and where everything goes. There are islands of plastic taking over the oceans, the earth is suffocating from plastic that never biodegrades, and our water and environment are leaching toxic estrogenic compounds. Visually, I want to convey the sacrifice we have made by our consumption and waste. The wrapped bodies represent invasive cocoons floating over vulnerable landscapes.


☁ ANDREW BRODHEAD

MARTIN KLIMAS

MARTIN KLIMAS

PORCELAIN FIGURES
From a height of three meters, porcelain figures are dropped on the ground and the sound they make when they hit trips the shutter release. The result: razor-sharp images of disturbing beauty - temporary sculptures made visible to the eye by high-speed photography technology.


☁ MARTIN KLIMAS