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YTL LIFE
"...stunning book that is pure poetry..."
By Eugene Ng |
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01-Jan-08 | The evocative photographs you see in this article first appeared in Malacca: Voices from the Street (2006), a 368-page labour of love documenting the history and the people of Malacca, and the impending loss of their heritage, culture and homes. The culmination of a collaborative effort between two architects, Malaysian Lim Huck Chin and Portuguese Fernando Jorge, what began in 1999 turned out to be a 5-year journey that took them to almost every street in old Malacca to listen to stories from the 'man-in-the-street', and to Singapore, The Hague, London and Lisbon in order to scour through archival records and any official documents on Malacca they could get their hands on. The result? This stunning book that is pure poetry, both in words and images, and more importantly, one which offers a detailed and informed perspective on the city's social and cultural history, and the perils which threaten to erase it today. The two authors have been active in preservation work in their respective countries for many years, and were part of a team which restored a Dutch-period Malaccan shophouse (8 Heeren Street) for use as a heritage resource centre prior to the publication of this book. |
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