“给人类一个永恒的吻——张美寅社会纪实摄影展” ONE KISS OF THE ETERNAL – SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY BY TEO BEE YEN

大凉山彝人

Yi People from Da Liang Mountain

镜头是人类心灵的眼睛，它反映生活的本质，帮助我们探寻世界的真实面目。镜头是美的天使，以光与影的橄榄枝为各族人民搭建和平友爱的桥梁。

著名华人摄影家张美寅，祖籍中国福建泉州，幼时随父母漂流下南洋，在马来亚时代的苦难生活环境中长大。成年后，孤身前往新加坡依靠苦力谋生，饱经世事沧桑与磨难，终于创下家业，自立于商界强人之列。早年苦难的人生经历，不但铸就了张美寅坚韧刚毅的性格，同时也赋予了他一颗悲天悯人的大爱情怀。而所有这一切，都真实而生动地融汇在了他的摄影作品之中。

The lens are the eyes of the human soul, it reflects the essence of life and explore the truth of the world. The lens are the angels of beauty; they are like the olive branch of light and shadow that builds a bridge of peace and friendship among people of different races.

Born in Quanzhou city, Fujian Province, China, renowned photographer Teo Bee Yen came by boat to Malaysia with his parent when he was little. He grew up in difficult conditions. When he was older, he went to Singapore to work as a labourer. After surmounting much hardship, he eventually started his own business and with much diligence he became a very successful businessman. The early difficulties and sufferings he had gone through in life moulded him to be tough and resolute; but at the same time, it also nurtured him into a compassionate and loving person. These qualities are vividly apparent in his photographic works.

这般孩子们真的很可爱，也让人感到怜惜。他们身上穿的衣服都是红十字会送的。
These children were so adorable. But on a closer look, you couldn’t help but sympathise with them as they were wearing clothes donated by the Red Cross.

寒冷的气候，羊儿们也要回到暖窝里去了
Sheep also wants to rush home for some warm in the cold weather.

生活在海上的巴瑶人
The Bajau Living on the Sea

这是个即传统又特别的捕鱼方式
This is a traditional but unique way of fishing

就是这一家人，他们都生活在这艘船上，无论是煮饭，睡觉，捕鱼，一切大小事务都在船上，简单来说这就是他们唯一的 “家”...
This boat is their only “home”, where they live,
cook, sleep, or fish - all done right here.

此次参展的全都是黑白作品，当中我们可以看到中国四川大凉山彝族姐弟倔强而自信的目光；尼泊尔加德满都路边简易菜摊小姐妹对美的渴望和追求；柬埔寨暹粒洞里萨吊脚屋里小商贩的怡然和悠闲；以及马来西亚沙巴仙本娜海上巴瑶人后代的淳朴和欢乐。

从这些作品中，不仅能看到生活在社会底层和恶劣生态环境下的弱势群体的贫穷和苦难，更能感受到他们那种安贫乐道崇尚自然的大道精神和人生态度。而这对于我们今天生活在现代都市的人来说，从中可以得到很多很好的人生启迪。

The photographs in this exhibition by Teo Bee Yen are presented in black and white. From the photos, we see the gaze of the unyielding and confident siblings of the Yi Tribe from Da-Liangshan Mountains; the pursuit of beauty by the little sisters at a roadside vegetable stall in Kathmandu; the contented and relaxed small traders at Tonle Sap attap house, as well as the honest and jovial descendants of the Bajau Tribe who live off the sea from Semporna, Sabah.

From this photographic exhibition, we see not only the poverty and adversity of the people from the lower rung of society who live in harsh environments, but we also witness their nature-loving and contented lives as well as their positive attitude despite being poor. This is something modern urbanites should ponder and learn from.  

洞里萨湖畔的高棉人
Cambodians Around the Tonle Sap Lake

这是是他们的交通工具。每一天，如要外出，他们都挤得满满的在一辆小型罗里上。
This is their means of transportation.
Everyday, they start their journey by cramming into a mini lorry.

生活艰苦，小小年纪的两姐妹需到很远的地方取木材，共家里使用。
Life is difficult and so two young sisters have to walk far and wide
to collect wood for use at home.

张美寅的作品在海内外获得众多奖项，包括英国皇家摄影协会和美国摄影学会等国际权威专业机构荣誉头衔。2004年，他荣获新加坡最高文化奖项——新加坡国家文化奖。
“给人类一个永恒的吻——张美寅社会纪实摄影展”将在霹雳两个地点做展览：

Teo Bee Yen had won numerous local and international awards, including honorary titles from the Royal Photographic Society and the Photographic Society of America, both are the international authority of the professional bodies. In 2004, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion, Singapore's highest cultural award. This exhibition will be held:

加德满都的流浪者
Refugees in Kathmandu

在屋外煮饭、吃；晚上就盖起帐篷睡觉，一切生活就是在这小小的范围。
照片中的妇女，她是残缺的，可那拼命活着的精神，值得大家学习。
They usually cook and dine outside the tent, and sleep within covered tents at night, hence, explaining their limited area of movement. The woman in this photo is physically challenged, but her spirit to carry on living is worth learning.

虽然过着贫穷的生活，但当这妈妈抱着孩子时，流露了母爱亲情与灿烂的笑容。
Despite living in poverty, this mother portrays motherly love and cheer while hugging her child.

11月7日至9日一连3天

7 ~ 9 November

SGM创价学会霹雳州分会

Soka Gakkai Malaysia-Perak Culture Centre

No.160, Jalan Pegoh, Taman Lapangan Ria, 31650 Ipoh, Perak. 
Tel: 05-3236588

7- 8 Nov 2014: 12 pm - 9 pm

    9 Nov 2014: 10 am - 9 pm

   (Opening Ceremony by Mr Foo Wan Thot @ 2 pm on Sat 8-11-14.)

&

11月14日至16日一连3天

14 ~ 16 November

SGM创价学会霹雳州(金宝地域会馆)

SGM-Perak (Kampar Centre)

2267, Jalan Hala Timah, Taman Bandar Baru Kampar, 31900 Kampar.
Contact Person: Chin Ling 017-5848096
                            Mr. Yong 012-5009090

           14 Nov 2014:   2 pm - 9 pm

     15 -16 Nov 2014: 10 am - 9 pm

      (Opening Ceremony @ 2pm-3.30pm on Sat 15-11-14.)

入场免费。

Free Admission. 

生命•时空——黎农生作品展 Heart & Soul•Time & Space – Works by Lai Loong Sung

“这一生,我能与艺术创作相遇，并以它作为终生志业，可说是一件‘绝处逢生’的幸运事”。此为画家黎农生发自内心的肺腑之言。黎农生，1944年诞生于雪兰莪叻思小镇。由于家境穷困，当他有机会进入正规美术学院就读时，已是一位进入职场的24岁青年。今年欣逢人生七十，艺术创作伴随了他半个世纪的人生。他50年如一日，踏实的奔驰于艺术创作的大道上，艺术创作已成为他人生的一种精神修炼。黎氏对自己有严厉的要求，除了强调在绘画技术上的掌控与淳熟，他更重视思想与内涵的提升。他从不为讨好众人眼目而创作，而是忠于生命奥底的真情流露，以至树立了具有强烈个性和富含表现主义的艺术内涵。他的创作泉源，来自人生的经历与对世间一切事物的观察与思考。他的画给予世人诸多提醒与反思，因为他道出了人与自然、人与世间的不二关系。欣赏他的作品，犹如阅读他的人生思路，从中体会他对人性与生命的关爱与重视。

　　此次个展将展示他从60年代开始创作至今的水墨画、油画、版画和速写作品，愿大家一同来欣赏他独具一格的艺术世界，走一趟感悟生命与时空的艺术之旅！

展览日期	2014年10月18日至11月2日
展览时间	上午11时至下午6时
展览地点	SGM综合文化中心1楼创价展览厅
开幕日期	2014年10月18日（星期六）
开幕时间	下午3时
开幕地点	SGM综合文化中心1楼创价展览厅
主办	马来西亚创价学会

“I feel fortunate to have encountered art and to make it my lifelong vocation. I feel fortunate as art has saved me from desperation.” These are the heartfelt words of Lai Loong Sung. Lai Loong Sung was born in 1944, in Rasa town, Selangor. He came from a poor family. He was already working at the age of 24 when he took up formal training at a school of fine arts. Now that he is seventy years old, artistic work has accompanied him for half a century. He persisted on the path of art creation, and it has become his life-long spiritual enhancement.

He is strict with himself when it comes to art creation. Painting skills is not his only concern, as he emphasises the development of his inner thoughts and meaning in his artworks. He never paints to please anyone. Instead, he upholds the principle to be true to his inner feelings, thereby establishing a strong personality and a unique style. His creative inspiration is derived from his life experience and his attention to current affairs of the world. His artworks depict the inseparable relationship between human beings and nature, and the society, that make one ponders and awakens to it. Appreciating his artworks is synonymous to studying his philosophy of life, realising his concern for the relationship between human and life.

In this exhibition, Lai Loong Sung will exhibit his works since 1960s, comprising of ink paintings, oil paintings, prints and sketches. Please join us in exploring his world of art. Let’s take a trip to discover our Heart and Soul through Time and Space.

Exhibition Date	18 October – 2 November 2014
Exhibition Hour	11.00am to 6.00pm
Exhibition Venue	Soka Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM
Opening Date	October 18, 2014 (Saturday)
Opening Time	3.00pm
Opening Venue	Soka Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM
Organiser	Soka Gakkai Malaysia