A traditional trade is a long-established way of conducting business, a living connection with our past. This community-driven exhibition showcased five traditional trades from the viewpoint of the tradespeople, the inter-personal relationship that each trade fosters, and how technology as an immersive tool can help to bridge our past, present & future.
Led by The Bendahari & University of Nottingham, Malaysia.
Exhibition Partner
University of Nottingham Malaysia
The University of Nottingham Malaysia was established 21 years ago. University of Nottingham UK is ranked 103 university in the world out of more than 1000 universities. The University takes pride in providing an environment for students that is conducive for learning, teaching and carrying out research through its campuses in Malaysia, China and the UK.
This exhibition is developed together with the Faculty of Computer Science, with the belief that both technology and history can co-exist together in order to stay relevant.
Documentation Partners
Image 37 Studio
Tang Zheng Xi 陈震栩
Zheng Xi (Xu) Graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006 with a major in film and TV. He returned to Malaysia in 2010 and has been creating and shooting ever since. A keen documentary film-maker he is passionate about community projects and his hometown, Melaka. Xu comes on board as the main documentation partner.
College of Creative Arts UiTM
Working with film students from UITM (University Technology MARA) to document the Sounds of Keronchong Melaka & The Art of Kasut Manek.
Volunteer Partners
The Museum of False Teeth
Presented With:
Lee Dental Laboratories, Manipal University College & Image 37
Lee Laboratories was a neighbourhood denture-making laboratory, that had operated for over 70 years. Unfortunately, due to health reasons, Albert Lee was forced to retire and close his practice.
This type of denture-making is no-longer practiced in modern day dentistry and this exhibit will showcase Mr Lee's actual dental-making laboratory shop as a museum setting.
Keronchong Malindo Band
The Music of Keronchong Melaka
Presented with:
Margaret Sarkissian, CCA-UiTM, Cassel Krishnan Melaka Classics, Keroncong Peranakan Melaka.
This exhibition is led by Cassel Krishnan, a young musician who also spearheads Melaka Classics.
Cassel will be introducing this musical form to today's generation through 'Keronchong Malindo,' an eclectic ensemble which was popular in the 1980s. He will be compiling interviews and memories of the fans, family members, and the band's sole surviving member. We will also be looking closer at the ways that the music influenced the community and how it became a household name in Melaka.
Fishing the Portuguese Way
Presented With:
Martin Theseira, Frits Van Walsem mataburung.com, SOS Melaka, SP Lee, Image 37, Dennis Ong Zhen Yue, Pay Fong School
Fishing was an integral part to livelihood in Melaka as a port-town. This exhibit aims to highlight one traditional method of sea-shore fishing adopted by the Portuguese community, seashore fishing of geragau (small shrimp), festivals surrounding the fishermen, and the impact of land reclamation on this intangible heritage.
Preserving The Art of Manek
Presented With:
T.S Lim Trading, CCA-UiTM
This exhibition looks at the art of the beaded shoe, that was and is still a treasured fashion item in Peranakan Chinese communities. Seen through the lens of Mr Lim Tian Seng, who has been operating his shop T.S Lim Trading since the 1980s. As he ages, he questions how he can leave this art-form as a legacy for the next generation.
Interview with Madam Lily Lee of Donald & Lily
Family Legacies & Street Food
Presented With:
Melissa Lee Juin Tze, Donald & Lily, Image 37
NUS-Tun Tan Cheng Lock Center, Happy Critters.
Keeping family legacies through food has been one of the more effective forms of keeping a traditional trade alive. This exhibition looks at Melakan family legacies through the lens of Donald and Lily &
Ta Chong Popiah, whose food businesess began from humble hawker origins.
Contribute to the map on Heritage Hawkers & Street Food Traders of Melaka.