This is a rare hand-tinted gelatin silver print by Malaysian photographer Ismail Hashim. He is one of the few artists who have helped change the public's perception towards photography and elevate the status of photography as a form of fine art in Malaysia. Ismail's works seek to capture the hidden beauty in the simplicity and uniqueness of everyday scenes and objects. Using a form of realism that emphasise in evoking atmospheric recollections in the viewer, Ismail presents his photographs as close to reality as possible without idealising the subject matter. His poignant pictures induce nostalgia in the viewer and prompt contemplation on seemingly mundane imagery that are vanishing and forgotten as a consequence of rapid change. From The Barber Chair Series depicts an old swivelling barber chair within a run-down wooden hut. From the torn calendar in the background, traces of hair at the footrest, to the worn electrical standing fan that majority Malaysians would have come across, Ismail masterfully bridges the viewer's memory of a barber haircut experience to the artist's own personal encounter, presenting a complex layering of time and space. By tinting the lush greeneries peering through the window, Ismail may be alluding to the fact that these ordinary yet significant culture and way of life that define our sense of belonging and identity may be overlooked and taken for granted.