- Readership: Readers who are interested in the story of the Bali Field Trip and who wish to find out more about Singapore's pioneer artists.
- Book Material: Hardcover
- Book Pages: 312
 
In 1953, four China-born artists who had made their home in Singapore held an exhibition titled 
Bali
. It was a sensation. The works were inspired by their sketching trip to Java and Bali in June and July the previous year. While the exhibition is recognised as a major milestone in Singapore's art history, few details of the trip have ever been revealed. Thanks to the discovery of over 1,000 photographs taken by Liu Kang during the seven-week adventure, the chronicle of their travels can now be told. With over 250 black-and-white photographs, fleshed out by Liu Kang's private diary, letters to his wife and other archival sources, this book tells the story of an inspiring journey that left a lasting legacy on Singapore's art history. With an artist's eye, Liu Kang focused his lens on landscapes, architecture and scenes of daily life that preserve a moment in time, and captured the dignity of individuals in portraits. The painterly photographs are a time capsule of Indonesian history.
 
Book Contents:
- Foreword
- Forgotten Photographs
- Bali Beckons
- Java Adventures
- Bali First Impressions
- Le Mayeur & Ni Pollok
- Life Drawing
- Picturing the Everyday
- Sightseeing
- Homeward Bound
- The 1953 Exhibition & Beyond
- Letters Home
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author