Catalogue published in conjunction with 'Unpack-Repack', a multi-faceted project on preserving and archiving the life and works of the late Malaysian photographer and educator, Ismail Hashim. An accompanying exhibition 'Unpack Repack: a Tribute to Ismail Hashim (1940-2013)' was held from June to August 2014 at the Whiteaways Arcade, Georgetown, Malaysia.
'Unpack-Repack is a nationally unprecedented effort to preserve, document, and critically examine Ismail’s life, methods, processes, and work. This presentation is the culmination of (to date) 6 months of documentation and preservation of works from his estate, as well as works-in-progress and studio material (with generous and open support from Ismail’s family). 18 writers were commissioned to write for the catalog, under the firm guidance of curator Wong Hoy Cheong.
The resulting documentation, analysis, and archival displays form the core of what we hope to be a publicly-accessible archive and research hub for both the artist and the photographic medium, a first for Malaysia. In doing so, we hope to unravel, reveal, and gain an understanding of a lifetime of productivity, engagement, and activism.' - excerpt from the publisher's website
In the 'Tributes' section, friends, colleagues, and students select a series of photographs by Ismail Hashim and share their experiences and memories with the artist in the accompanying essays.
Includes documentation of the exhibition and artist biography.
Onsite
English
2014
110
2
artist monograph,
catalogue
Unpack-Repack: How and Where does One Begin? - WONG Hoycheong, 黃海昌
Tribute Essays
Ismail Hashim—The Way He was - Azidi AMIN
And the Wooden Bed... - Cecil RAJENDRA
To Sir with Love - CHEW Winwin
Ismail Hashim, Aliran and Politics - Francis LOH
Ismail Hashim—The Larger-than-life God's Gift to Sungai Ara - Ishak HASHIM
In Search of Tok - Jaafar ISMAIL
Postboxes and Bananas - Khadijah KHALID
What You See is What You Get - LIEW Kung Yu
Ismail Hashim - Lillian TAY
Spoken a Week Earlier - ONG Liangching
Letter to Ismail Hashim - OOI Chengghee
The Messages in Ismail Hashim's Photographic Art - Rahim HASHIM
A Brief Appreciation of Ismail Hashim's Work Titled 'We Shall Overcome' - Safrizal SHAHIR
Notes by His Siblings
Ismail Hashim: Reflections on Humanity - Wairah MARZUKI
My Father's Daughter - Wanis Suwini Ismail
Unpack Repack: a Tribute to Ismail Hashim (1940-2013)
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