Home Away From Home
The land in Pulau Ubin was acquired by the State in 1993 to enhance the recreational facilities on the island. Throughout the years, many projects were carried out to allow more visitors to explore the island and enjoy its natural landscape. This results to some residents on Pulau Ubin to face resettlement to make way for future developments. While its population has dwindled over the decades to a mere 38 residents, Pulau Ubin remains socially connected to society at large and has its own small-scale local economy and culture. This series consists of portraits of those people who are attached to the culture, flavour and people of the island and those who felt that the space have the right to exists despite not being economically legible. Albeit the convenient and urbanised living condition in the mainland, they still have a sense of belonging to the rural village settlements.
