How many of you actually read KLue magazine or visit their website? Well, I was at KL over the weekend just to attend this year’s Urbanscapes at KLpac, their first ever “user-generated festival”, on 28 June. What is user-generated, you may ask. Well, in the sense that they have collaborated with the general public, individuals, partners etc. to come up with their own works and hence making it a “truly diverse festival that represents the changes and trends that are happening right now in this city we call home” (quoting from the horse’s mouth!). And what a diverse festival it was!
(Photo I took)
Basically, we got lost while trying to get there. What a wonderful start to the day, right? The taxi driver didn’t know where KLpac (Performing Arts Center) was! We asked him if he knew where Sentul park was located, “Ya, tahu, tahu.” Of course he would say he knows ><. And yep, we were totally, irrevocably, lost. But thankfully we reached in one piece (Sentul park is HUGE!) and went straight into the hustle and bustle of it all! There were booths selling hand-made crafts and t-shirts under the hot sun, and various stages were set up in preparation of the performances that were held in the afternoon and at night.
(Photos by me!)
The main building where KLickr held the exhibition and the booth to get your tickets.
Do’s and Don’ts and the map in case you get lost.
We went straight into the main building and visited the Flickr group based in KL, called KLickr. They had an exhibition area on the top floor, featuring their special project called “24 Long-Photos”. The members got together and shot 24 1 hour worth of photos from different spots around KL, which is then stitched together into a video. Well, I can only say one thing when I saw it. Speechless! It was superb work! And then the next thing that popped into my mind was, “Can we introduce this idea to Singapore and get the guys there to do something similar?”. I mean, how many of you really know your city from inside out and at all times of the day (or night)? This project just opened my eyes to the real life and soul of KL, you can literally feel it beating strongly like a pulse through the videos and photos!
(Photo by saya la!)
Even though it was a long day that Saturday, I walked away from the event culturally richer, and more appreciative of KL (and I managed to buy a beautiful hand-made bag from one of the booths! Woot!). Can’t wait for the next Urbanscapes!
(Photo thanks to Ripi)
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