Lost of Third Spaces
Photographer
Adam Jay Robert
Country
Malaysia
Description
This image is of a tired shopper taking a break in a bookstore. Even though the person is a paying customer, the occupied space in the store is only temporary as it is a private property. The customer after fulfilling their roles in consumption will be forced to vacate the premises. Similar to the ever encroaching privatisation of the Commons, the ephemeral reflection of the customer reflects our vanishing rights in occupying shared physical spaces. This lost of Third Spaces for quick profit is near sighted and impoverishes the lives of future generations.
Short Bio
Blankmalaysia is a multidisciplinary artist who uses research-based art practices to re-examine sites where histories, memories and hegemonic narratives are entangled within the context of postcolonial Southeast Asia. Blank has taken part in a few exhibitions including Maybank Foundation Artists Fellowship Programme 2023 (Bali, 2023), ILHAM Art Show ( ILHAM Gallery: Kuala Lumpur. 2022), Kaleidoscope Japan (JFKL: Online Exhibition, 2022), Malaysian Emerging Artist Finalist 2019 (The White Box: Kuala Lumpur, 2019), Vice Versa 2 (ArtJog 2019: Jogjakarta, 2019) and Unknown Asia (Herbis Hall: Osaka, 2018). Blank has completed 2 solo exhibitions Landscapes Between Before and After (AFKL: Kuala Lumpur, 2022) and The Intolerable Interval (Titikmerah Gallery: Kuala Lumpur, 2019).