d:CON 4_05 Papan Transcript 1.0

On 9 February, after taking 3 hours of journey from KL, we arrived at Papan, a small town which well know for tin mine in the early 20th century. Papan is also noted for being the home of war-time heroine Sybil Kathigasu, and today was called "dead town" due to the Papan Riot and Japanese Occupation. Half of the town lies in ruins but still has many memories to cherish. It is quite and peaceful, what is left is old people and some activities still going on. At the moment entering this abandoned town, a strong impression of walking in time came to me. This town is pretty much dead, with rows of shophouse on both sides of road, one primary school, few houses, and an Istana Billah.










I have the opportunity to visit No.74 in the main street of Papan, which used to be Sybil Kathigasu's house and clinic during WWII. I almost cannot describe with words to express my feeling while walking into the houses. I walked into the spaces of time, experienced how Sybil healed and gave medical aid to the people as well as how Sybil hide the Josephine into the holes. While at night, I try to put down the light to experience Sybil's life as she always worked in dark to prevent attract the attention of Japanese during WWII.





The shrubbery and moss have nearly eaten the entire table to the point where it's no longer visible.



After experienced all the corner of Papan, the site I picked for my design project was the road before the main street of Papan, covered from the first shophouses saw in Papan to the kopitiam. The impact of walking into the history is extremely strong and unforgotten when passing the road I picked for my site.

The 50 years old kopitiam is Papan's residents gathering spot during the morning and teatime.

The main road to Papan.
 Scene of the site - The entrance of Papan Village 
 Site Context
Yen Hin Kopitiam - the gather spot of local villagers.





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