#mapkl_publika

This August, KLPA Events have lined up the following happenings in conjunction with the exhibition of winners and finalists of this year’s KLPA2016 Stillness & Distance competition. The venue is at WHITEBOX, MAP Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

SATURDAY 6 August

KLPA Exhibition opens. The exhibition runs to 17 August and the gallery is open from 10 am - 7pm daily. Free Entry. In addition, a side exhibition, FOCUSJAPAN - Concepts in Portrait Photography will also run concurrently.

[FOCUSJAPAN More here ]

5:30pm - 7:00pm  : KLPA AWARDS PRESENTATION

Awards and prizes will be presented to the Prizewinners at this event, all welcome to attend and to meet with the judges, winners and finalists.

8:30pm  - 10:30pm - Cocktail Reception for Winners & Finalists, guests - invitation only - The KL Journal Hotel Rooftop Pool level.

SUNDAY 7 August

2:00pm - 3:30pm : GALLERY WALKTHROUGH / Q&A with the winners - Free entry

The winners will share their experiences and methodologies about their winning portraits with the public, in a casual format. This is an invaluable session for all photographers and students to gain an insight into how photographers develop ideas, execute and finish their projects. Feel free to engage with them.

3:30pm - 4:30pm - TALK BY ALIA ALI - Free entry .

ALIA ALI, is a talented photographer combining multi-media to communicate her visual stories. Come and listen to Alia present her current series ‘Cast No Evil’ and share her experiences as a visual artist. More here.

FRIDAY 12 August (Note new date)

6:30pm - PRIVATE VIEW - VERNISSAGE : SHINYA MASUDA ‘KATSUKO’

A private view will take place at Artemis Art, Publika Shopping Centre.

As part of the FOCUSJAPAN exhibition, SHINYA MASUDA will be exhibiting 15 pieces of his graphically inspired ‘food’ portraits as a tribute to his mother and grandmother. This exhibition runs from 6 to 17 August.

SATURDAY 13 August

1:30pm - 4:00pm FOCUSJAPAN presentation by exhibiting photographers

Opening speech by NAOKO OHTA from KLEE Inc/ Director of Tokyo-Ga.org

Official Launch of KL-GA.org

Presentation by photographers of FOCUSJAPAN

MAYUMI SUZUKI

MITSU MAEDA

SHINYA MASUDA

WORKSHOP BY NADIRAH ZAKARIA

6, 13 & 14 August - Focussing on the KLPA2016 theme STILLNESS & DISTANCE, local creative photographer Nadirah Zakariya will lead a group of participants to shoot freely and creatively around this concept of the deadpan aesthetic, which stretches over 2 weekends. Nadirah will explore the works of famous portrait photographers, and guide participants to think and photograph outside personal boundaries. To sign up for this, send an email to : [email protected]

More here

For more information events please contact

Munira

[email protected]