Bridging the Distance
Plenty of my friends had visited this exhibition in Publika. It featured photographs inspired by the recent national lockdown from COVID-19, and plenty of the snaps really struck home.
Making Us Stornger
Around 60 prints were on display, and available for purchase
Idlan was busy snapping away …
Jaafar Ismail of Fergana Art did a great job in curating this collection - called Bridging the Distance: Making Us Stronger. Most of the photos were simple but conveyed the feeling we had going through the MCO. Since the event was only running for a limited period - from the 13th to 30th of June - this was the last weekend for me to catch it. My photography buddies went there last weekend when I was in Port Dickson, so, I had to head there alone.
Luckily Anita and the boys also came along late Sunday in time for dinner later that day.
DG Hisham’s photo from the first day of Raya at Hospital Putrajaya by Harry Salzman
Photo by Mustaqim Khairuddin
I loved a couple of photos on show. The first was taken on Raya morning with DG Noor Hisham leaving Hospital Putrajaya after giving the place a visit, meeting frontlines who were on duties. It was captured by Harry Salzman of Bernama. The second one was taken by Mustaqim Khairuddin at Impiana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Taken from the outside of the windows of the hotel where quarantine was taking place. Those inside were serving their two-weeks mandatory observation period, all with there handphone lights on waving to the outside as a tribute to Kementerian Kesihatan (Ministry of Health).
Idlan was fascinated by it and took some snaps on his own before sending them to his friends.
Observing social distancing
Signing the. book …
From the upper floor
Hopefully, once the MCO period is over, a more comprehensive review of the events - in the form of a documentary or a book - would be welcomed. The work of our frontlines - not just nurses and doctors, but the other essential workers, food deliveries, cleaners and the lies - must be documented and acknowledged. They were the heroes in this once in a lifetime event. We as a society also contributed in our small ways, and all of us should celebrate together ... because the event has certainly made us stronger.
The photos on this entry were taken using my Leica M240