KLPA looks East for added programming


Japanese photographer Shinya Masuda’s exposition of human memory, using manipulated images of spoiled food and other organic matter, is the focus of the Katsuko exhibition at Artemis Art, which is collaborating with KLPA. — SHINYA MASUDA

The annual Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA) is set for big weekend with today’s welcome event for the FocusJapan: Concepts In Portraits Photography programme and the official launch of KL-Ga.org, a documentation platform of Kuala Lumpur, an extended chapter of the original Japanese project, Tokyo-Ga.

The six Japanese artists, chosen by KLPA director Steven Lee for FocusJapan, will highlight the different approaches to contemporary portraiture, covering documentary, conceptual and personal experimentation.

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