Puah Chin Kok at his photography exhibition 'Family Pride' at Studio Setiawangsa in KL. He is standing beside a work titled 'Oan Seng Hua’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2015) which he hung in his mother's room when she lived with him. Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan
To a stranger, these might be little more than family photographs and school trophies and medals placed in a cupboard.
But to artist Puah Chin Kok’s mother, they meant the world.
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Puah Chin Kok at his photography exhibition 'Family Pride' at Studio Setiawangsa in KL. He is standing beside a work titled 'Oan Seng Hua’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2015) which he hung in his mother's room when she lived with him. Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan
Puah Chin Kok's 'Oan Seng Hua’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2015). Photo: Puah Chin Kok
One of the photographs Puah hung in his mother's room while she was recuperating from an illness in his home, showing him and his siblings' graduation photos. The work is titled 'Puah Hong Lim’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2015). Photo: Puah Chin Kok
Puah Chin Kok's 'Family Pride' photography exhibition pays tribute to his mother and the older generation's sacrifices for their family. Photo: Puah Chin Kok
Puah's 'Low Kim Hang’s Workshop. Kampung Pasir, Ulu Klang.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2021). Photo: Puah Chin Kok
The photographs in Puah's 'Family Pride' are familiar scenes that are relatable across generations, even if perspectives differ. Photo: Puah Chin Kok
Puah Chin Kok's 'Lim Ting Siong’s House. Kampung Tiang Dua.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2021). Photo: Puah Chin Kok
Puah's 'Wan Siang Bee’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2021). Photo: Puah Chin Kok
On the right, Puah Chin Kok's 'Puah Hong Lim’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2015), a photograph he placed in his mother's room when she lived with him. Left, Puah Chin Kok's 'Wan Siang Bee’s House. Site C, Sekinchan.' (Giclee print On Hahnemuhle German etching paper, 2021). Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan
Through speaking with other Malaysian-Chinese families who have endured similar hardships to secure their children’s future and education, Puah Chin Kok aims to pay tribute to the older generation through his photography exhibition 'Family Pride'. Photo: Puah Chin Kok
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