More often than not, media portrays the athletes of Singapore as the warriors of this Garden City, showcasing the glory of all victories.
However beyond the glamour and all things bright and colourful in the society today, there is so much more that is shunned away from the public eyes. One has never seen the blood, sweat, tears and numerous injuries that plagues these athletes with their daily trainings. The amount of handwork and time that they have put in preparation for the a team to perform at a international platform are usually undermined.
In the game of netball, a decision has to be made within 3 seconds and in that, so many things can happen. The National Netball players go through an intensive and rigorous training daily to perform at the highest level; to be able to make the ‘right’ decision within 3 seconds of attacking play.
This photographic documentation, 3 Seconds, hopes to construct a narrative to show the parallel stories between the Netball players of the National team in Singapore, their love for the sport and to shed light on the Singapore sports scene. With many juggling with being part-time athletes and holding a day job, 3 Seconds delves underneath the surface of a netball player where there lies much more that are untold and unseen.
Explored through the medium of photography, 3 seconds seeks to express the complexity of story telling through a vision of the seen and unseen. By creating images to build a series, it allows audiences to form their own composite interpretation according to their own understanding.
