The idea for this exhibition struck me when I was getting my handphone repaired by the neighbourhood handphone store. The gentleman in question was, for lack of a better word, a perfect Ah Beng.
His clothes, his hair, his mannerisms, as well as that cocky, streetwise demeanour all exemplified a true Singaporean Ah Beng. How many more of these perfect character stereotypes exist, and are present around us now?
One of the many iconic Ah Bengs portrayed in Sui Yue: The Days, a local film directed by Boi Kwong. |
The Kacang Puteh Man, taken by ConnexionSG of Pininterest. |
A Mama Shop Owner, Photo by Gary Wang. |
PAP candidates Jessica Tan, Mohd Maliki Osman, Raymond Lim, Lim Swee Say and Lee Yi Shyan. |
If the entirety of Singapore's visual identity was to be represented by just fifty people, who would you pick? The Karang Guni man? Or perhaps our politician in white? Maybe we can find space to include our Mama Shop owner or our Summon Aunties!
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