In the
category of photography, Hassnal Adam Raasalhague Sulaiman from Brunei Darussalam,
Borin Chhun from Cambodia, Kittisak Sommanivong from Lao PDR, Jane Ching Ai Nee
from Malaysia, Susan Zawwin from Myanmar and Nakrob Moolmanas from Thailand
were selected as winners. Additionally, for the digital media arts category, Patricia
Adele from Indonesia, Seung Min Jeong from Korea, Victor Villanueva from
Philippines, Allysa Sing Zhi Bing from Singapore and Ngoc Vo Thi Nhu from
Vietnam emerged as winners.
Ms. Suejin SHIN, the
Director and the jury of 2012 MMC, mentioned that many of the entries capture
the artist’s daily life including food, clothing, and shelter, and despite
their different nationalities, the perspectives of these youth, who share an
important developmental stage in their lives, are all genuine and earnest.
The winning
artworks and Honorable Mention artworks, which consist of 66 photographs and 8
videos, will be exhibited at the Seoul Museum of History from November 2-11,
2012. Simultaneously, online exhibition will also be held through the ASEAN-Korea
Centre’s cyber gallery at www.aseankorea.org/program/cyber/exhibitionList.jsp. The
winners residing in ASEAN Member States were invited to Korea to join the
Awards Ceremony and the Exhibition Opening Reception which was held on November
2, 2012 with the Ambassadors of ASEAN Member States joining the occasion to
congratulate the winners.
The
ASEAN-Korea Centre is an intergovernmental organization aiming to increase
trade volume, accelerate investment flow, invigorate tourism and enrich
cultural exchanges between the ASEAN Member States and the ROK. (Source:
Press Release- Seoul, Republic of Korea)