Masjid (mosque).

  • Chow, Calvin
Date:
2019
Reference:
3321157i
Part of:
Blindness of the sea.
  • Pictures

About this work

Description

The upper level of a mosque, partially destroyed and submerged by the sea. Children are sitting on the sea wall in the background.

Publication/Creation

Jakarta : Calvin Chow, 2019.

Physical description

1 photograph : colour digital print ; 70 x 56 cm

Edition

Number 1 in an edition of 3.

Notes

Title provided by the artist.
"Masjid Wal Adhuna, now popularly known as Masjid Tenggelam (drowning Mosque) lies beyond the wall, existing with the sea. It was between the years of 2008 - 2009 that the Mosque was left behind, after the construction of the 5-meter high wall."--Calvin Chow
"A giant seawall north of Jakarta, Indonesia defends the land from water. Stretching beyond what the eye can see, it reveals a dichotomy between nature and progress, as the sea rises amidst an economic boom. At the same time, the land shielded by the wall sinks rapidly as reliance on wells and groundwater undermines the very foundation of life. One-third of the capital city is expected to be submerged by 2050 and grand plans for a new capital in Nusantara have already been unveiled. But before a new city is constructed from scratch, it is the lives of fishermen and those who reside precariously near the seawall that face the greatest challenge."--Calvin Chow, from the project description

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3321157i

Terms of use

Copyright: All rights reserved

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in Being Human, Wellcome Collection, London
Exhibition caption for Being Human, Wellcome Collection: "On Indonesia's north coast, rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten people's lives and livelihoods. A giant sea wall was built to protect the city of Jakarta from high tides. Calvin Chow's photographs show the everyday impacts of climate change for communities living by the wall. A mosque is abandoned to the sea. Fishermen need homemade ladders to catch fish and are pushed further out to sea to make a living."

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