Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke na Jesvin Yeo

ʻO Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke na Jesvin Yeo he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2022 A' Design Award Gula ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Paʻi a me Pāpaho Paʻi.

GulaPaʻi· 2022

Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke

na Jesvin Yeo

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Gula ma ka Māhele Paʻi

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Mea Lanakila i Hōʻoia ʻIa

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Kipa i ka Pūnaewele Nānā ma A' Design Award Hoʻolaha Nūhou Hōʻailona Makana

Nā Waihoʻoluʻu

Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke

Hoʻohana ka puke i ka 3D embossing e palapala a hōʻike i nā kikoʻī koʻikoʻi o nā hana i hana maikaʻi ʻia e nā mea akamai Singaporean, mai nā waʻa deragona pepa a me nā mea nani India a hiki i nā kāmaʻa beaded Peranakan. Hōʻike nā ʻaoʻao kala i ka piʻi ʻana a me ka hāʻule ʻana o nā hana hana kuʻuna, ʻoiai e hoʻomaka ana ka ʻoihana i kona wā ulu (ʻeleʻele) i kona mau makahiki gula (melemele) a mae mālie (keʻokeʻo). Hoʻopili ʻia kahi paʻakai pastel no ka poʻe heluhelu e malu ai i nā ʻaoʻao a ʻike i nā hana nalo o kēia hoʻoilina moʻomeheu intangible o Singapore, ʻoiai ʻo mākou wale nō nā kānaka e hiki ke pale, kākoʻo a hoʻihoʻi mai.

Ka Hoʻomaikai

E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Puke i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

ʻEke Nūhou

Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: What makes this book unique is the use of the 3D embossing technique, not just embossing, to highlight the intricate details of the works meticulously crafted by traditional Singaporean artisans, from dragon boats to Peranakan beaded shoes. With the pastel chalk, the book encourages reader engagement by colouring pages to discover the lost art of our ancestors, as only we humans can help safeguard, support and bring attention to the significance of this intangible cultural heritage.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Book Box: 145mm (width) x 305mm (height) x 52mm (thickness)
Book Box Sleeve: 540mm (width) x 220mm (height)
Book: 140mm (width) x 298mm (height) x 40mm (thickness)
Book Sleeve: 530mm (width) x 298mm (height)
Inside pages (accordion fold): 4350mm (width) x 290mm (height)
3 Hard Covers: Inside Cover, Front and Back Covers
Nā Lepili: Traditional Artisans, Traditional Crafts, Cultural Artifacts, Intangible Cultural Heritage
ʻEnehana Hana: The making of this book explores how to combine traditional book forms with new technologies, make traditional book forms more interesting through unusual structures and visual stimuli, and push the boundaries of book design. The book is of significance to the design field because it not only records the traditional crafts for future designers to explore and contribute to the local craft landscape but also examines book design as a form of vanishing traditional craft.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: The project challenges were facing the covid-19 pandemic and the difficulty of making 3D embossed plates. Production of the book was delayed for 6 months due to the intricateness of the artefacts and further halted for 8 months due to the spread of the coronavirus. The team worked closely with the production houses to ensure things could move forward smoothly, and we are grateful that all challenges were managed well in the end.
Noiʻi: Given the scarcity of available resources, the approach included analysing oral history data collected by the National Archives of Singapore under the Vanishing Trades project in the 1980s and conducting fieldwork with current and retired artisans to understand the current situation and future substantiate the findings. The aim of the project is to document Singapore lost or vanished traditional crafts so that future generations can learn about them even after they disappear.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: Working with traditional artisans, I learned that when our ancestors came to Singapore in the 19th century from Malaya, China and India, they brought their values and livelihoods with them. These livelihoods include various forms of traditional crafts that have largely enriched Singapore cultural heritage. Thus, it is essential to record these crafts, some of which have vanished or will vanish within the next 20 years, and trace their place to the roots of their meaningful beginnings.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The project started in May 2015 in Singapore and finished production in December 2021. The book is on sale from March 2022.
Kaʻina Hana: The colour pages of the book symbolize the rise and fall of traditional crafts, as the industry begins its developmental period (dull colour) to its golden age (yellow colour) and gradually fades (white colour). The pastel chalk is attached for readers to shade the pages and discover the lost arts of this intangible cultural heritage of Singapore.
Nā Palapala Kuleana: Copyrights belong to Jesvin Yeo, 2021
Nā Lālā Hui: Jesvin Yeo
Alvin Ng.
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: All images: Photographer Victor Gui, 2021 and 2022