After nearly a year of research, including interviews with local
neighbors, shopkeepers, and heritage experts, he photographed over
70 shops and the families that have run them for generations. shops
and the families that have run them for generations. The
photographer often arrived unannounced, and used small street
cameras with natural light in order to observe and document daily
life. The result is a snapshot in time in the long and ever
evolving history of one of the world's fastest changing cities; a
lasting tribute to the shops, the merchants and the artisans. This
book contains 34 heritage shops, organized by geographic location,
and spanning the many different trades that collectively contribute
to the patchwork of Singapore's cultural identify. The work also
explores the themes of survival in the face of overwhelming and
constant change, and why Singapore's intangible cultural assets
must be saved. This book has been designed to be portable for those
who wish to explore the neighborhoods themselves and find the
shops.
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