R FOR REPAIR LAUNCH
Why do we hold on to things that no longer work?
What makes us cherish and keep possessions?
Can repair add new meaning and value to an object?
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“I really love that the repair of the camera has been completed with the consideration of photography at the forefront. I love the mirrored aspect too as it enhances the idea of 'looking back' which is what photography is about as it is an item that captures and stores memories. The photos are incredible too!”
An analogue camera restored and modified using brass, acrylic, 3D-printed PLA and assorted mechanical and electrical components.
An analogue camera restored and modified using brass, acrylic, 3D-printed PLA and assorted mechanical and electrical components. This Taron Chic camera was originally released in Japan in 1961. It belonged to Rachael’s grandmother, who retired early to embark on a life of travel with her husband in a camper van from 1986-2008. Architect Syafiq Jubri mended the mechanical fault in the camera’s gear assembly. Challenging the idea of the camera as the ‘perfect translator of light’, he added a rotating mirror that captures blind spots and a feather that ‘tickles the light’ to give the photographs a more spontaneous character.
Curated by: Jane Withers Studio (UK) and Hans Tan Studio (SG)
Repaired by: Syafiq Jubri in Singapore
Exhibition Design: Nice Projects
Exhibition Graphics: Lee Curtis
Film and Photography: Zuketa Film Production
Presented by: Design Singapore, the National Design Centre and the Victoria & Albert Museum
