来啊来啊: Chennai Chutney

dear family and friends + other secret readers again,

some of my works from a workshop trip i was involved in last december will be part of an exhibition called Chennai Chutney that is opening

this tuesday 23rd feb 2010, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Objectifs (56A Arab Street).

as part of the workshop process, our instructor had a fair bit of control over what was finally selected from the pool of images we gathered over those 5 days in Chennai and Mahabalipuram so you might find that it’s a little different from what i would usually put together for a final selection but i am really also learning to learn from how others see and work with my pictures.

the pictures were selected in a manner that should tell you not only about Chennai but also clue you in on the personality and vision of each of the 8 photographers.

please drop by if you can, have a look and learn along with me!

do let me know if you are coming for the opening so that we can be well-stocked with enough food and drinks for you. :]

thanks and i hope to see you this tuesday!


yan wei


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You are invited to Chennai Chutney!



There is no Taj Mahal or Bollywood to capture the imagination of the would-be tourist to Chennai. In fact, one may at first glance conclude that Chennai is rather like chutney - a spicy vegetarian preparation that is merely an accompaniment to the main courses that are Agra and Mumbai. Looking beyond, however, the visitor is allowed the rare opportunity, amidst an intensely media-opinionated culture, to experience the city from a fresh perspective – his/her own.

Chennai Chutney features images by participants of the workshop led by US-based photo-essayist David H Wells. The photographers - Birgit Voogt, Eleanor Ng, Karen and Laurie Murrell, Duff Hughes, Ulla Gratton, Chia Yan Wei and Su Yen Chen – hailing from 6 different countries of origin and located across three continents - nevertheless blended incredibly well together in five days in December 2009.

From admiring ancient temples to ducking for cover from the unexpected heavy rains, the group got an unforgettable taste of the diverse flavours of daily life in Tamil Nadu state’s capital. It is hoped that the images in this exhibition likewise capture the spirit and soul of this sometimes sour, sometimes sweet, but always spicy city.

Photographers: Birgit Voogt, Eleanor Ng, Karen and Laurie Murrell, Duff Hughes, Ulla Gratton, Chia Yan Wei and Su Yen Chen

Opening reception: 23rd Feb 2010, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Exhibition will run from 24th Feb – 23rd March 2010
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11am - 7pm, Sat 12pm - 6pm

Venue:
Objectifs
56A Arab Street
Singapore 199573
t. +65 6293 9782
f. +65 6293 9723
e. info@objectifs.com.sg
w. http://www.objectifs.com.sg

For directions to Objectifs:
http://www.objectifs.com.sg/contact.htm

We hope to see you then!

"I won't be making much from this photo fair. Just come and see, and bring a print home you just might!"

hello family and friends and other secret readers,


i will be selling a selection of my work at the Affordable Photo Fair at Objectifs (56A Arab St) this saturday 21st nov from 11am to 7pm. most will be from the i would be happy to see you guys around so do come by if you can!

if you are unable to come by on saturday or would like a preview of the works that will be on sale, do let me know and I'll send a pdf catalogue over to you.

there will be 13 photographers selling work at this fair and all prints will be priced at $300 and below so it's a good chance to be inspired by a wide range of fresh works and perhaps even collect some!

do send some generous and interested eyes over too if you know any. :]

thanks and hope to see you this saturday!

and yep, i should really stop overdosing on the "i don't remember much about that holiday. just you and me, and that beautiful dappled light" sentence structure.

see you tomorrow!



yan wei


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You are invited to The 4th Affordable Photo Fair!

Look, learn and leave with local art!

Whether you are starting as a new collector or buying a gift for someone, the wide range of works you will find at the Affordable Photo Fair are original and unique. Best of all, it's a great chance to speak to the artist about his inspiration and how to care for the artwork.

Carefully selected by Objectifs, this small but exciting event promises a diverse variety of photography styles, from conceptual photography, to travel, documentary and fine art by both established and emerging photographers.

Participating Photographers include:
Angeline Tng // Phua Boon Wah // Dennis Ng // Jean Qingwen Loo // Choo Meng Foo // Nurul Huda // Philipp Aldrup // Sophie Jarry // Shaun Tan // Lim Swee Cheng // Ulla Gratton // Chia Yan Wei

. Date: Nov 21, Sat
. Time: 11am - 7pm
. Venue: Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Filmmaking (56A Arab Street, corner of Arab Street and Baghdad Street)

For more information, visit http://www.objectifs.com.sg/apf

Hope to see you then!

The Photographers' Stories "I don't remember much about that holiday. Just you and me, and that beautiful dappled light."

i will be having a little solo show very soon.

it is titled,

"I don't remember much about that holiday.
Just you and me, and that beautiful dappled light."

and yes, it is part of the continuing chapters of the story that began in june while i was not far, but quite away.

it will be at pasir ris library.

you will be able to catch it from monday the 5th of january until friday the 16th of january 2009.

2009! already! anyways..

it is happening as part of The Photographers' Stories, a collective of 24 solo shows by 24 photographers who will take turns over the next 3 months to show at 12 public libraries around the island.

warmest thanks to everyone big and small who helped to make this possible.

if you have the time, please do travel east and have a look at and have a feel of the show. do let me know if you'd like me to go to the far far east with you. if i am able to, i will be happy to accompany you.


useful fun facts about pasir ris library:

1 Pasir Ris Central St 3
#04-01/06 White Sands
Singapore 518457
Opening Hours:
Mon - Sun : 11.00am - 9.00pm


useful fun facts about The Photographers' Stories:

do refer to the facebook group for the full schedule of all 24 photographers.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52920233360&ref=ts

thank you and see you!

the remains of the may

oke here's a quickpick of the events i have been caught up with.... i really need to stop filling up my weeks with nonstop days but then again i am glad that i.....


....shot portraits of my classmates for our gradshow and gradbook. i think these were the more tame shots, haha to see more power ones please go get a copy of our gradbook or well, ask me lah. heh. and i also put together this contact sheet as a farewell thingy for our power thesis tutor who went back home to finland a few weeks back.


.........caught a concert that i have been waiting for for the longest time haha. suffice to say, he is one of my favourites.




............performed with our friends in the lindy hop club in school at the university cultural centre. it was a blast! thanks to all who came down to support us in our little two minute debut haha. and yeah also realised i should probably start learning to differentiate eye shadow from wood dust after feeling totally lost backstage during make-up time...


.....................and survived our grad show at Central. yeah we sleepover in studio, we also sleepover at our own shows. must jagah our stuff overnight marh.. and sorry that i didn't do my invitations for this very thoroughly cos i was just stuck in nonstop days the past month....i promise that all of you will get proper invites in advance for the next show i am involved in, whatever wherever it'll be when it does happen!


and somewhere amidst all the madness above we also managed to run the sundown marathon...oke so we ran the team challenge which was just 10.5km each lah but still it was quite a feat considering we hadn't run such lengths for a long time. running at night was a lot easier as compared to the realrun we ran in the morning at sentosa two years back though so heh maybe we'll go for the marathon next year..but that'll definitely need a lot of real training....


so thank God for the past month, the past years, the many moments and the life ahead and beyond that wouldn't happen at all without Him!

i will be doing some goingaways in june/july. this time not far, but away. first to a church camp in awana genting from the 9th to the 13th and then to taiwan with the IDiots tentatively from the 23rd to the 11th. so catch me if/while you can!