Arty Farty

a friend and i went to an art exhibition. a photography exhibition to be precise. a pretty interesting exhibition by a pretty young lady. the place itself is already interesting, very un-singapore i shall say. we were welcomed by two big pictures from her collection. there were audio guide to guide *well, obviously* you through each and every photos, including the family christmas cards which i truly find interesting. at the end of the show was a slide displaying selected photographs of her families and friends while the audio guide plays james blunt's you're beautiful. very creative, very nice. we were then handed a book displaying photos which she told us was bits and pieces of her upcoming project. its like the evolution of mankind, so to speak. how your thoughts and dreams would change as you grow older. you will see photos of people's behaviours in different stage of life. a bit cynical. 'idealist tends to grow up being cynical', was her response when we expressed our view. true indeed. what i like about her collection is that they focus on normal people in their daily activities. it also made me look at photos in a different way. never had i thought that you can understand what's on people's mind based on the body language or pose shown in a photo. the audio guide really helps me in understanding each and every photos.
i have to say i admire her for knowing what she wants in life. for going a totally different direction. i for one, still unsure of what i really really REALLY want to do.
we then sat and chatted with her and another guy who was there just like us. from talking about how she ended up in this line, to a bit of palm reading *it appears that i am a creative person, well if imaginative is part of being creative, then yeah i guess i am*, her future plan, dragon boating, to the website which i think is like friendster called photobook (?). had a pretty interesting chat with the guy about indonesia, sulawesi in particular. i just knew there's an island called hobo (?) which is part of some reef conservation. imagine a foreigner knowing your country better than yourself, tsk tsk tsk.
her exhibition will end this sunday and bangkok will be her next destination. again kudos for a girl who really knows what she wants. and not only knowing, but goes all the way to achieve it.
*a big thanks to a lady who went all the way and guided us to the art gallery. very kind of you!