"When Aung Chan Thar was 25, he was selected to represent Myanmar as part of Asean Centre for Biodiversity's (ACB) Young Asean Storytellers programme. A cohort of 20 young artists and writers visited Asean Heritage Parks in their own countries to tell stories of biodiversity, nature and culture. Aung first travelled to Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, known for its floating gardens, in 2022."
"He has now travelled to Inlay Lake 10 times; it takes about a day on a bus from his home town of Hpa-an. He took this image there in 2023 using his mobile phone. I staged it to focus on the importance of this traditional cultural occupation. I wanted to show that Myanmar people strive to be productive even in the most difficult times. Displaying the cloth like this, on the water, showed its true beauty and vibrancy."
Aung Chan Thar was selected at 25 to represent Myanmar in the Asean Centre for Biodiversity's Young Asean Storytellers programme. A cohort of 20 young artists and writers visited Asean Heritage Parks to tell stories of biodiversity, nature and culture. Aung first travelled to Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in 2022, where the Intha people build floating bamboo houses on stilts and sustain livelihoods through fishing and colourful cloth production. In 2023 ACB funded Aung to create the Conservation Photography Workshop for Myanmar Youth. He has travelled to Inlay Lake ten times, staged a 2023 mobile-phone image to highlight traditional cloth-making on the water, and plans to continue nurturing young photography enthusiasts while expressing pride in his citizenship amid weak local development.
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