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8/9/2006

Another Asia

Fries Museum, Leeuwarden

Photography from South and Southeast Asia

South and South East Asia are rapidly becoming central actors on the world stage. The economic growth there overshadows that of Europe and the United States, and new Asian capital plays an increasingly important role in Western economies. Its economic success is accompanied by serious friction between modern and traditional social structures, and the great and long-standing contrasts in the political, economic, religious and social realms are becoming sharper. These changes impact radically on everyday life - and are reflected in the turbulent growth of photography.

Asia is generally associated with China, South Korea and Japan. For the first time, Another Asia is offering a comprehensive picture of the other Asia. In over 700 photos, from portraits to landscapes, from poetic to documentary, photographers from India, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines and other countries provide a surprising picture of this region, from the inside. They sketch the success story - and the stories that it hides.

Triptych Like Nazar, the ground-breaking 2004 exhibition on Arab photography, Another Asia forms a triptych:

Another Asia I > through Asian eyes Photographers from South and Southeast Asia giving a picture of their own society.

Another Asia II > through Western eyes Western photographers look behind the news and offer a nuanced picture of life in 'the other Asia'.

Another Asia III > looking to the past The history of the region comes to life in historic photos.

A full-color catalogue with essays by Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), Alex Supartono (Indonesia), Raghu Rai (India) and others will appear to accompany the exhibition.

Opening: 9 September 2006, 5:00 PM

Fries Museum - Leeuwarden

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