Summary
- The exhibition combines documentary photography and paintings on war, landmines and cluster munitions.
- It highlights how civilians can suffer long after fighting ends.
- Professor Lin was appointed a special ambassador on landmine and cluster munition issues in Malaysia and Singapore.
- Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said art and photography can preserve truth and build public awareness.
GEORGE TOWN, September 10 — The “Scars of War” international photography and art exhibition opened in Penang on Thursday, highlighting the lasting human impact of conflict, including landmines and unexploded weapons.
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the works were more than art, describing them as records of lives changed by war. The exhibition features documentary photographs alongside paintings by Professor Lin.
Focusing on civilians and communities affected by conflict. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition said such weapons can continue killing.
And injuring civilians decades after fighting ends. Professor Lin was also appointed the organisations’ special ambassador for Malaysia and Singapore.
