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.