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