CHARCOAL FACTORY


  • Photographer
    GRACE HO PUI WAN
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    15.8.2018
  • Technical Info
    F8, 1/100, ISO 1250.

CHARCOAL FACTORY Series of a traditional charcoal factory which was the main source of fuel in Malaysia since the turn of last century. However, today Charcoal is only used for barbecue, natural health remedy, air fresher, water purifier and fertiliser additives. My assignment is to record how workers worked before this sunset business vanished forever. This particular factory is built beside Matang, a fishing village near the swamps for mangroves logs to be brought to the factory by small boats. Charcoal kilns are built by craftsman with knowledge passed down through generations of builders without any architecture drawings or designs. Charcoal production are still done manually without any modern machineries, hence, labored intensified. The slow demise of this trade is due to getting laborers to work at such dangerous, tough, dirty, high temperature and long working hours. Hopefully there will be an awareness study on how to prolong and preserve the lifespan of this amazing trade …

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"CHARCOAL FACTORY"

Series of a traditional charcoal factory which was the main source of fuel in Malaysia since the turn of last century. However, today Charcoal is only used for barbecue, natural health remedy, air fresher, water purifier and fertilizer additives.

My assignment is to record how workers worked before this sunset business vanished forever.

This particular factory is built beside Matang, a fishing village near the swamps for mangroves logs to be brought to the factory by small boats. Charcoal kilns are built by craftsman with knowledge passed down through generations of builders without any architecture drawings or designs. Charcoal production are still done manually without any modern machineries, hence, labored intensified.

The slow demise of this trade is due to getting laborers to work at such dangerous, tough, dirty, high temperature and long working hours.

Hopefully there will be an awareness study on how to prolong and preserve the lifespan of this amazing trade …

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