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Ouwehand, Liesbeth
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Hidden narratives; Personal albums from the KITLV collection and their captions Ouwehand, Liesbeth
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia Vol. 20, No. 1
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This article examines captions found in the various personal albums in the KITLV photo collection (Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies). The article shows that two types of captions can be distinguished: descriptive or identifying and commentary or refective captions. These captions are an important part of the albums’ materiality and composition. Hence, captions turn the albums into autobiographical objects for both compiler and intended audiences. It is argued that photo albums and their image content should not be read separately from the captions either physically or digitally in image databases.
Chinese photographers and their clientele in the Netherlands Indies, 1890-1940 Ouwehand, Liesbeth
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia Vol. 18, No. 2
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This article examines the position of Chinese photographers in the visual colonial landscape. The Chinese toekang potret were involved in both commissioned photographs and the production of commercial images, but the latter was less widespread. Contrary to the image that Chinese photographers' clients were from the lower strata of society, this article shows that they were commissioned by the European, Chinese and Javanese elite. The image materiality of the portraits reveals the visual traces of circulation and exchange. Hence, the Chinese photographers were indirectly involved in these elite networks as well.
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