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《東南亞攝影概論》莊吳斌
Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey
by Wubin Zhuang
新加坡策展人、藝術家莊吳斌多年來專注研究東南亞的攝影藝術及相關議題。他的近作《東南亞攝影概論》勾勒了攝影藝術在東南亞與南亞十國——汶萊、柬埔寨、印度、寮國、馬來西亞、緬甸、新加坡、泰國、菲律賓、越南——從殖民時代起發展的軌跡，檢視攝影做為紀錄媒介與藝術媒介的界線，同時介紹各地文化、社會、政治受到攝影創作影響的歷史，以及攝影工作者按下快門、實踐創作慾望瞬間的心情變動。
莊吳斌是一名撰稿人、策展人和藝術家，長期關注東南亞的攝影實踐，於2010年獲得阿姆斯特丹Prince Claus Fund的研究補助。莊吳斌也是美國Hampshire College和密西根大學學術出版社合編的《環亞攝影評論》的編輯委員。近期參與的駐村研究項目包括：印尼萬隆科技大學（2013年）和香港亞洲藝術文獻庫（2015年）。由新加坡國立大學出版社出版的《東南亞攝影概論》（2016年）耗時十年完成，是莊吳斌的第四本著作。
"Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey" is a comprehensive attempt to map the emergence and trajectories of photographic practices in Southeast Asia. The narrative begins in the colonial era, at the point when the transfer of photographic technology occurred between visiting practitioners and local photographers. With individual chapters dedicated to the countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam, the bulk of the book spans the post-WWII era to the contemporary, focusing on practitioners who operate with agency and autonomy. The relationship between art and photography, which has been defined very narrowly over the decades, is re-examined in the process. Photography also offers an entry point into the cultural and social practices of the region, and a prism into the personal desires and creative decisions of its practitioners.
ZHUANG Wubin is a writer, curator and artist. As a writer, Zhuang focuses on the photographic practices in Southeast Asia. A 2010 recipient of the research grant from Prince Claus Fund (Amsterdam), Zhuang is an editorial board member of "Trans-Asia Photography Review", a journal published by the Hampshire College and the University of Michigan Scholarly Publication Office.
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