Photo expo at Antara gallery

Photo expo at Antara gallery

JAKARTA (JP): Antara Journalism Photo Gallery in Central
Jakarta is hosting an exhibition of photos by Kompas daily
photojournalist Eddy Hasby, which will be open to the public on
Wednesday through to May 24.

The exhibition is titled Sugarcane Blues, featuring the
situation at Colomadu sugar factory in Karang Anyar, Central
Java, which has been abandoned for the past two years due to the
monetary crisis.

Eddy observed the factory for almost a year, and produced 40
black-and-white pictures which clearly documented the complex
problems gripping sugarcane farmers.

The exhibition will be opened on Tuesday night by Antara news
agency chief Mohamad Sobari and Kompas chief editor Suryopratomo.

The exhibition, the 68th ever held by the gallery, will also
host a seminar featuring Eddy and sugarcane farming observers. It
will discuss the problems of the sugar industry in the country
which supports the livelihood of some nine million farmers. (hdn)