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A Common Faith: Steve McCurry’s Travels through the Muslim World
Date: 7 January 2010 - 8 April 2010
Category: Exhibition
Venue: Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur
People are what motivate Steve McCurry. His religious views have seldom been recorded but the faith that has surrounded him on his journeys is Islam. McCurry rarely gets close to the outwardly religious lives of Muslims. What we see is the less formalised expressions of devotion: a man at his food stall immersed in a book that is unmistakably the Qur’an, or a brick maker at prayer surrounded by his dusty production line. The backdrops do not conform to the usual images of Islam, nor do the subjects. Seldom are they just 'a Muslim'; they are always people, individuals going about their lives, typically in difficult situations. Although the shadow of war and adversity hangs over much of McCurry’s work, his views are far from hopeless. Most provide an uplifting insight into lives that are beset with problems and yet are normal for those living them. The resilience of the human spirit can be seen everywhere, as can the transcendent beauty of nature.
Steve McCurry’s Bio:
Steve McCurry, recognised universally as one of today’s finest imagemakers, has won many of photography’s top awards. Best known for his evocative colour photography, McCurry captures the human struggle and joy. He has searched for and found the unforgettable; many of his images have become modern icons. Born in Philadelphia, McCurry graduated from Pennsylvania State University. After working at a newspaper for two years, he left for India to freelance. It was in India that McCurry learned to watch and wait on life. If you wait, he realised, people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view. McCurry is driven by an innate sense of curiosity and wonder about the world and everyone in it. He has an uncanny ability to cross boundaries of language and culture to capture stories of human experience.
It's Carnival Time Again!
We are creating a colourful carnival atmosphere on 13 and 14 March - filled with fun, food and folks - to raise funds for our Klinik Derma SivaSantra, the community healthcare arm of TFA.
The carnival will have more than 30 stalls for food, games and jumble sale plus a stage, to fill the air with delicious aromas and foot-tapping rhythms.
Come andf help us raise RM 400,000 this year for the Klinik. We want to improve our free healthcare services as well as expand our fledgling specialist services - eyecare, gynaecology and endoctrinology. With the larger premises at 128, Jalan Berhala, our team of volunteer doctors plan to set up a dialysis centre to help meet this important need in the community.
Between 2000-2008, Klinik Derma SivaSantra has served more than 58,000 patients and is part of a network of free healthcare clinics in Malaysia that has provided free care to more than 130,000 patients in the last 20 years. Regular medical camps have been organized to reach out to the sick in rural areas.
Come, there is so much you can do by just having fun at our TFA Carnival! Coupons at RM 20 per book are available at TFA. If you are interested in contributing in any way to the carnival, please contact The Temple of Fine Arts at 603-22743709.
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