Tuesday, July 14, 2009

生命在死亡前的旅途 - Life Before Death: Journeys

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我哭了。从未想过看摄影展会流眼泪,很不可思议。这就是 Deanna Ng 在《亚洲摄影之月》里的摄影展,Life Before Death: Journeys, "生命在死亡前的旅途"

Deanna在 LienFoundation 的委托下为临终者拍摄了一系列的 "Legacy Album" 或遗产相册。这相册把临终者过去和现在的照片,回忆,和他们在死亡前的生活记录下来, 永久的献给他们的家人。为了拍摄这个别的相册,Deanna 用了几个月的时间和临终者和他们的家人相处。她到他们的家中或医院病榻前, 了解和融入他们的生活,把临终者和他家人的关系,生活,挣扎都一一的记录下来。看着临终者的离去,这任务也对Deanna造成了某程度的影响。有些临终者还来不及拍摄,已离开人间.....

在影展读Deanna的前言时,在我内心最深处的那道伤痕已再次被触痛, 眼泪已装满了眼眶。她所讲的不就是我和家人所经历过的吗?我妈妈去年在癌症的摧残下离开了人世。再看下去的时候,眼泪一触即发。癌症病人内心的害怕与恐惧,家人无私的爱与奉献,历历在目。 在眼泪不听使唤的情况下,流着流着,感动的看完了整个展览。

在这展览里,Deanna 呈献了三个家庭的故事。

Mr Ng Wai Mun <==可点击放大来看Mr Ng 的故事)
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Madam Mariam <==可点击放大来看Madam Mariam的故事
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Mr Phua Hock Seng <==可点击放大来看Mr Phua 的故事 IMG_2392-Phua 1
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这几句简单的话,你对你关心的人说了吗?有话乘早说,不要等到没机会时才来后悔莫及。
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满满的签名与祝福。 希望他们能坚强的面对一切,勇敢的渡过每一天。
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Mr. Ng

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Madam Mariam

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Mr. Phua

制成后的Legacy Albums或遗产相册。

官方资讯:
In September 2008, Deanna Ng was commissioned by the Lien Foundation to celebrate the lives and legacies of the terminally ill for it's Life Before dearth campaign Legacy Albums initiatives. The Legacy Albums were produced for individuals who had been nominated by loved ones to receive a specially created album that put together past and present photographs, memories, anecdotes and their journey of life before death. Deanna has since documented three subjects and their families for this ongoing photo project : The late Mr Ng Wai Mun, a loving hubby and devoted father, was a true fighter till the end; Madam Mariam and her family who seem to face impossible situations in their lives, and Mr Phua Hock Seng, whose dance of life was cut short by the Lou Gehrig's disease. Her exhibition is the result pf her many months of engaging the subjects, capturing their family relationships and struggles, and the ups and down of a terminal illness. What one would imagined being pictures of gloom and fear, Deanna's photos instead reveal beauty, strength and love that rise above all odds. If death is a final destination in life, the families have chosen to celebrate their journey instead.

11 comments:

向希 said...

谢谢你分享了一个很有意义的摄影展,很可惜未能去看到。看了Legacy Albums,看到对于生命和生活的纪录,也看到一份爱在亲人之间,更感受到死亡的不简单。很真实,很感动...

Unknown said...

好看的攝影展,看那些你拍回來的照片,就已經感受到那份真實的情感.謝謝你的分享.

p/s:歡迎你連接我的部落格,七市我已經連接你很久了.哈!

venuskhoo said...

嗯嗯,感動~~

Zooooker said...

有很多话,我知道很难一时三刻让你明白。也只有你自己能够去面对。只希望你别把心门越来越紧闭。身为朋友的我们,除了能默默打气,在旁默默支持,借你耳朵....也只有你自己,真正知道自己的痛,语言上对痛的形容,旁人也只能大概猜测,但没办法真正感同身受。也只有你自己,能打开你的心,给与你自己爱,让别人进入你的内心爱你。

calvin_y said...

希,谢谢你的支持。的确很感动。

志强,哈,我现在才知道。谢啦。

zooooker,谢谢你的劝告但这和这篇文章没有关系。

天空里的一片云 said...

看到后面的那张---“简简单单的几句话”,顿时哽咽。。。因为我还没机会亲口对她说。。。

calvin_y said...

云,我也一样....:(

sandra said...

我们常用相机来捕捉美丽的一刻纪录某些事件
但这一次的Legacy Album纪录,
更是别具意义。
我想Deanna Ng在拍摄的这段期间
心理肯定不好过 佩服他的勇气。
感慨万千~

said...

会令观赏者(你)掉下男儿泪,这摄影展是绝对成功的。

calvin_y said...

Sandra, 这是给临终者家人最好的礼物。永远的留传下去。

雨,过来人嘛,感触特别深刻。

Anonymous said...

Wow....amazing exhibition!! Very touching : )
Calvin, thanks for sharing ya

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