When I'm traveling, my basis for taking photos is if it will look good as my Mac's wallpaper.
But for other people, they take shots that not only look great - it tells a story, too.
One of them is German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski who traveled through Southeast Asia where he combined his own photographic investigations with workshops for young talents in Jakarta, Hanoi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Singapore.
The result was a "multifaceted kaleidoscope" of these six metropoles in the exhibit, "Mapping Invisible Cities".
The exhibit opens this Friday, October 17, 6pm at the 3rd floor, Shangri-La Plaza. It'll feature the work of immensely talented photographers, which includes the future NYC grantee Tammy David. (Yey Tammy!).
Photo by Tammy David
"The diverse themes and approaches in the 105 pieces, in addition to Peter Bialobrzeski’s work, are like fragments of the unseen and unnoticed ordinariness hidden in these 6 cities. When these fragments are joined in one single frame, like a map, they begin to show what was formerly invisible. In mapping them, these photographers have made their cities more obvious and bring to the surface what we do not (want to) see or notice. The works act as maps that show the organization of space, movement and people. Some also show how maps can be tied to the imagination and abstractions. Altogether, they serve as valuable insights to and experiences of Southeast Asia’s largest cities. They also give audiences the ability to see into the future of Southeast Asian photography."“Mapping Invisible Cities” will be on display until November 7. For more information, please call 8170978 or visit www.goethe.de/manila.
