Hi all....
Sorry for the brief lapse in communication.
And yes, we still hope to hold the exhibition.
Had a brief meeting with Wei Yong. He's unable to make it for SEED this wednesday, but i'll be able to.
What we've largely discussed today is the theme of the exhibition. We are thinking of something that is different from what we typically see all around us. Thinking of reflect the true, fearful and morbid side of SARS.
All we see on TV and the news are smiley faces of health care workers, hand in hand filled with determination to fight the disease; of singaporeans trying to get back to normality as much as possible. but is that we is truly going on behind the scenes? From a discussion with a friend today, i found out that behind the smiles, and strength and the hope lies a huge amount of fear, of frustrations, of loneliness, of tension...
...Of health workers fearing for their lives and for their family. Of suspected sars patients who know that the day they were wheeled into the hospital could be the very last day that they will ever see their family ever again. the fear and lonliness and frustration of people quarrantined... the elder generations worried that they will not get a proper burial and funeral when they pass on....
we do not want to be portraying what we commonly see on TV. we hope to bring people behind the scenes of sars... not physically or explicitly but to invoke their emotions, to get them to actually feel as if they could be the next one...
[Sorry, i not to creative especially with my words... i'm an economist by training...
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I'll be going down to SEED on wednesday... It's my first time so be gentle. I would be glad if people who would like to get involve in this project be able to come down and we'll do a bit of discussion...
Let's set the time: say 6pm at the food court issit? :rbounce:
By the way, Wei Yong has contact a fair bit of companies like Fuji, Panasonic and some others... Some were luke warm, some were interested... we'll see how the funding aspect goes. I would leave him to tell you guys more his side of the story...