In Ong Kim Seng’s ’sNight Calligrapher’, we see a man seated and presumably at work in a long alleyway. A lone female customer waits patiently by his side. Letter writers played the important role of helping Singapore’s migrant forefathers write letters to their loved ones in their city of birth. They also doubled as calligraphers for Chinese New Year couplets and ancestral altars. From this artwork, the story launches into the trade of letter writing. It brings us back to a time when the simple act of communicating to friends and family back in their home countries was no easy task. The narrative spurs an exploration into the past world of letters and airmails. What have we traded contemplative old-fashioned letter-writing for? Progress, convenience, or instant gratification? WATCH MORE A Frame In Time: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTY1cT43PwHVNuUxDpdyJ5iI ======= About the show: Helmed by Singaporean filmmaker Kelvin Tong, the second season of A Frame In Time paints an intimate portrait of days gone by in Singapore focusing on post-independence events. =============== #CNAInsider #CNAFrameInTime #SingaporeHistory #Calligraphy For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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