Morrow shows 1999 election snaps

Morrow shows 1999 election snaps

YOGYAKARTA: Australian photographer-cum-lawyer and artist Bill
Morrow is exhibiting until Feb. 17 at the French Cultural Center
(CCF) 32 black-and-white photos of Indonesian election
campaigning activities documented during the 1999 general
elections.

The exhibition, entitled "Return of the Tourist Party", refers
to an fictional non-contestant party he once created to help
maintain a neutral stance in documenting the campaign.

It is the second solo exhibition Morrow has held in Indonesia.
His first exhibition, "Yogyakarta Through the Lens of Bill
Morrow", was held in 1995 and featured 84 black-and-white photos
of Yogyakarta.

Among the photos in his current exhibition are the 1999
campaign activities of the United Development Party (PPP) on May
13, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on June 1
and the National Mandate Party (PAN) on June 2. -- JP