-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Project Summary:
My brother leaves his possessions all around the house and invades my room from time to time. I finally understand why. Giving up half a bedroom to Grandpa, sharing a study room with our Ma, he has no place to call his own. He gave up his comfort for someone else. Whenever I see a mess, I see the perfect brother. Instead of getting frustrated, I remember what he gave up.
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Description:
4 November, 2013
Subject's name: Paul Ho
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 001- My brother is one that brings life to a party. He is outspoken in speed and loud in his dressing. I told him to do a funny pose and he stuck out his hips and chest out and stared at nothing, with his eyes wide looking like a goldfish. He was willing to do anything I instructed him to do, even if it was embarrassing himself, just so that I could get good photo.
-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Description:
4 November, 2013
Subject's name: -
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 002- I found a pair of colourful shorts my brother wore, hanging on the door knob of the store room that was beside his room. It was the image that sparked off me noticing that he was leaving his belongings every else except his room.
-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Description:
4 November, 2013
Subject's name: -
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 003- In the living room, near the main door of the house lay another pair of pants laying around other than in his own room. The hints of my brother's presence around the house were subtle but collectively, it felt like every space in my house was being invaded with his belongings.
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-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Description:
6 November, 2013
Subject's name:-
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 004- The more I noticed how much of his belongings were not where they belonged, the more frustrated I got. One day, it finally dawned on me that my brother was not only leaving his belongings around the house, actually living in my room space. We both have our own rooms but he was taking up one bed space in my room and I had to fumble over pillows and bolsters to get to another part of my room.
-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Description:
7 November, 2013
Subject's name: Paul Ho
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 005- Looking at my brother's hair, you might think it's a different person from the series but in fact, it is the same brother. He shaved all his hair off. He shaved it off to show support to a friend that was just entering Basic Military Training, who also needed to shave off his hair. He didn't have to shave his hair to show a friend support but he did! After taking this photo and looking at my brother, I realised that he was a person of much sacrifice. Sacrificing what is precious for another person was second nature to him.
-Photographer:
Ho Shi Ning, Sara
Description:
8 November, 2013
Subject's name:-
Location: My home, Singapore
Image 006- My brother was in the midst of completing his design publication project for school and he was completing it in my room. The table space that should have only laptop now had a laptop, test prints, magazines and books that didn't belong to me. As I shot this photo, I realised how selfish I had been through out the documentation of my brother's habits. I was so protective of my space but what my brother was doing was giving up his for someone else.