SINGAPORE: Ten years ago, full-time photographer Tay Kay Chin set out on a personal project to photograph Singaporeans born on each National Day from 1965.
He is back again, and he is determined to complete the collection for Singapore’s Golden Jubilee. Close to his target with about 38 profiles after this weekend, Mr Tay is still on the hunt for August 9 babies born in the following years: 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2011.
His National Day Babies project came about after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) approached him three years ago to do a second rendition of his first. The portraits with an accompanying quote will be permanently installed at the Marina Bay station by the end of July.
“In celebration of Singapore’s 50th birthday, the LTA had planned for an Art In Transit artwork to feature photographs of 50 Singaporeans who were born on Aug 9 from 1965 to 2014,” said an LTA spokesperson TODAY spoke to. “We started working with Tay Kay Chin last year, since he had worked on similar projects in the past.”
In the past few months, Mr Tay has been interviewing and shooting various Singaporeans: Some he was meeting for the first time, and some he was meeting again after 10 years. Looking at how their lives have changed in the past 10 years, Mr Tay said most Singaporeans he interviewed again still talk about the challenges of living in Singapore, though some were more positive than others…….
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Photo: Tay Kay Chin