Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi e Jesvin Yeo

O le mamanu Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi e Jesvin Yeo o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2022 A' Design Award Auro i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Lolomi.

AuroLolomi· 2022

Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi

na mamanuina e Jesvin Yeo

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Auro i le Vaega Lolomi

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Manumalo Fa'ailoga Fa'amaonia

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi

O lo'o fa'aogaina e le tusi le 3D embossing e fa'amaumauina ma fa'amamafa ai fa'amatalaga lavelave o galuega na faia ma le toto'a e tufuga Sigapoa fa'aleaganu'u, mai va'a tarako pepa ma mea teuteu a Initia e o'o atu i seevae pa'u Peranakan. O itulau lanu o lo'o fa'atusalia ai le tula'i mai ma le pa'u o tufuga fa'aleaganu'u, a'o amata e le alamanuia lona vaitau fa'atupuina (tumulu) i lona tausaga auro (samasama) ma fa'asolosolo malie (pa'epa'e). O loʻo faʻapipiʻi se penisina pastel mo le au faitau e faʻafefe ai itulau ma suʻesuʻe tufuga leiloa o lenei measina faʻale-aganuʻu a Sigapoa, aua naʻo tatou tagata e mafai ona puipuia, lagolagoina ma toe faʻafoʻi mai.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts Tusi e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: 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.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: 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
Fa'ailoga: Traditional Artisans, Traditional Crafts, Cultural Artifacts, Intangible Cultural Heritage
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: 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.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: 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.
Su'esu'ega: 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.
Fa'aosofia: 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.
Umi o le Poloketi: The project started in May 2015 in Singapore and finished production in December 2021. The book is on sale from March 2022.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: 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.
Pateni: Copyrights belong to Jesvin Yeo, 2021
Sui o le 'Au: Jesvin Yeo
Alvin Ng.
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: All images: Photographer Victor Gui, 2021 and 2022