Sikkim
Dublin Core
Title
Sikkim
Shelfmark - 321.SC/DOC.HA
Subject
Documentary
Description
Sikkim is the photobook, a series of photos of young skateboarders in northeast India around the Himalayas.
I first met the kids on the rooftop of a popular market building. They skate there everyday, calling it “Terrace”. It was packed with a diversity of characters.
There were masala chai ladies, homeless, and those that were simply hanging out after shopping. The kids seemed completely oblivious of all the distractions that I see, as they were completely absorbed in skating.
I had planned to stay just for a few days in the beginning, but then I bumped into the kids and didn’t leave until one month later.
In this series, I wanted to show an evolution of intimacy with the kids. I wanted the audience to follow the path as I got to know them and got close to them, as the series of a journey.
I first met the kids on the rooftop of a popular market building. They skate there everyday, calling it “Terrace”. It was packed with a diversity of characters.
There were masala chai ladies, homeless, and those that were simply hanging out after shopping. The kids seemed completely oblivious of all the distractions that I see, as they were completely absorbed in skating.
I had planned to stay just for a few days in the beginning, but then I bumped into the kids and didn’t leave until one month later.
In this series, I wanted to show an evolution of intimacy with the kids. I wanted the audience to follow the path as I got to know them and got close to them, as the series of a journey.
Creator
Taemin Ha
Publisher
Taemin Ha
Date
December, 2020
Format
Hardcover / Munken Polar 120g
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
Size : 220mm(w) x 260mm(h) x 130mm(d)
Number of Pages
88 pages
Number of images
69 images
Edition Size
300
Designer
Graphicaburary
Editor
Taemin Ha
Printer
Hanyoung printshop, Seoul
ISBN
None
Website
None
URL Link to project
None
Where to buy
Iransun, photobook shop in Seoul, https://www.instagram.com/irasun_official/
Collection
Citation
Taemin Ha, “Sikkim,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/321.