𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨
𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮
𝙉𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙝
𝟬𝟱-𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗥𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗣𝗝
𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆
+𝟲𝟬𝟭𝟵-𝟯𝟯𝟯 𝟭𝟬𝟵𝟮 (𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮: 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀)
Dear friends,
The evocative world of Past Lives and Distant Voices beckons: a photography exhibition that explores the concept of anemoia —longing for a time one has never experienced firsthand. Through the lens of photographer Nirmala Karuppiah, one journeys through moments that blur the lines between past and present, reality and memory.
Guided by a red thread of emotion, Nirmala’s photographs weave together disparate places, times, and sentiments, offering glimpses into a collective yearning for the unseen. Feelings of déjà vu and sehnsucht will arise in the viewer through the exhibition, inviting reflection on their connections to the past and the echoes of histories within their souls.
The immersive power of nostalgia emanates from the haunting beauty of Past Lives and Distant Voices. Where every image shares a story of longing and introspection, inviting you to surrender to the profound sense of familiarity and yearning that lies within us all. This is that poignant journey through the realms of memory and imagination, where the past whispers and distant voices bring us home.
– Foo Chi Wei, exhibition curator
