Final Project Research — Construction

Hi there!

My topic of Documentary was on Construction. These are my research materials that I manage to source online. Starting with mainstream ideas of what construction is about.

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Then I went on to find pictures of construction workers in Singapore. The reason for the dormitory photo in the middle depicts the environment these workers live in so that they can bring us beautifully built HDB flats, pave out the roads and work on our transport systems.

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These images in squares are photos that were taken by me while I was out finding ideas to draw. The first page is construction works happening around my neighborhood.

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Some of the ones below are also taken near my neighborhood and some were near pioneer MRT.

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Remember the middle photo of the dormitory that I mention of above? That dormitory is called Blue Star Dormitory. It is located a few bus stops away from Pioneer MRT. In June 2016, this was the first dormitory that was being fined for housing too many foreign workers.

I decided to make a trip down to find out about their living spaces and perhaps be able to get more inspirations for my drawings. Although due to security reasons, I was not allowed in to the dormitory area, but I was allowed to take pictures of the exterior of the place. Met some of the workers and got them to pose for me. They were really spontaneous and really nice people.

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Here are some more photos of the place. There is even a canteen! The helmet and the boots are the ones that I drew for one of my final pieces!

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Links to photos found on the net:

http://asiahawk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Construction-Project.jpg http://designspiration.net/image/20054975158160/

http://theblacksnapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Construction-Projects.jpg.pagespeed.ce.dOk_qLuKhX.jpg

https://a2ua.com/construction/construction-017.jpg

http://designspiration.net/image/30386217395781/

http://news.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/original_images/Jan2014/20140109-construction.jpg

http://www.aquatemp.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/00444.jpg

http://singapore.coconuts.co/sites/singapore.coconuts.co/files/field/image/migrantworkerssgp-afp543.jpg

http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image_lightbox/public/17475674_0.JPG?itok=Jpv82kX7