Spaces of Discipline

We shape the city.

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The city shapes us.

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We create new possibilities.

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But there’re only so many paths you could choose to take.

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Sometimes the view surprises us.

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Sometimes it stops us from going further.

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We have to do the work of philosophy.

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To think about what we’re moving, and what moves us.

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Camera: Contax TVS II

Film: Kodak UltraMax 400

 

 

 

 

Urban Space in Singapore

We like to know where we are in urban space.

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We cannot help ourselves.

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We need to know where we are.

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We need space to frame ourselves.

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But space can speak for itself.

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Sometimes we’re simply compelled to look.

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And look again.

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Camera: Contax TVS II

Film: Kodak UltraMax 400

 

Spaces of Beauty

Whenever we’re in Singapore, my children get to attend school there. So they get to see their classmates in Singapore once a year, for a few weeks.

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This area is near my daughter’s school.

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The reds and greens interact nicely.

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So yes, it’s good to carry a film camera wherever I go.

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I spent a few mornings thinking about colours and composition.

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Things make sense here.

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This is everyday Singapore.

Camera: Contax TVS II

Film: Kodak UltraMax 400

 

Another Place in HK

Sometimes, we need to disappear into that rabbit hole.

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To an alternative Hong Kong.

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Where you could walk at your own pace and not worry about obstructing others on a crowded pavement.

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You could take your time (and not have it taken away from you).

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You could just stay put.

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Have some peace of mind.

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And mental space.

Camera: Contax TVS II

Film: Fuji Venus 800

Against a Wall

This has been done many times before.

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I really like this wall.

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There’s texture, brick by brick.

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The colour is luminous.

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The window is dark enough.

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I’m a fly on the wall.

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Nice door.

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There’s no end to the stream of individuals.

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All deep in thought.

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Conversing with their individual humanity.

Camera: Olympus XA 3

Film: Kodak UltraMax 400

Fare Well Occupy Central

All images were taken with one camera on a single roll of film on the same day.

Fare well, Occupy Central.

At Causeway Bay.

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Freedom under watch.

 

At Admiralty.

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Camera: Contax TVS II

Film: Kodak UltraMax 400