by simonsoon | Aug 10, 2019 | Penang, Malaysia, Photo(s) or Illustration(s), Textual Note
It didn’t take very long to figure out that since joining Site and Space, I already had an inkling that Penang would be a research topic that I am going to focus on for the long haul. Unlike my other two field director colleagues, this is not my area of...
by pnguyen | Jun 5, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam, Photo(s) or Illustration(s), Textual Note
I stepped into the ocean, the water was nice and cool, the sand was so smooth and soft. I lied down, letting the gentle waves washing over me. Strangely, I had never before felt so connected to this city, nor to the country I call home. I was surprised it had never...
by Roger Nelson | May 21, 2019 | Field Note - Yangon, Photo(s) or Illustration(s)
Description One of the nicest experiences of any research, for me, is being distracted by chance discoveries. These may not relate directly to the main project or topic of investigation, but often point to exciting rabbit-holes and tangents. This image comes from a...
by ftainturier | Mar 13, 2019 | Field Note - Yangon, Photo(s) or Illustration(s)
Description Although the site of Yangon (formerly Rangoon) emerged in very early times as a pilgrimage center and port along the trade routes of the Gulf of Bengal, it is really in the aftermath of the Annexation of Lower Burma under the British Indian authorities...
by tnpatton | Mar 12, 2019 | Field Note - Yangon, Photo(s) or Illustration(s)
Description The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end when I came across these life-sized wax statues of these wizard-monks who lived in the early half of the 20th century. I had come to this temple complex to find magical diagrams that had been copied from 18th...
by Hedren Sum | Sep 20, 2018 | Field Note, Field Note - Hue, Photo(s) or Illustration(s)
Description Visiting old Times Giac houses and a house from colonial time renovated by the French Senat with local guides… Geotagged Location Bao ving Embed Code display-frm-data id=1564 filter=limited entry_id=83 Copy to clipboard For signed-in users, copy and...
