FMT in partnership with The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) brings you a Covid-19 “healer” from Taiwan.
Kevin Chen, 31, is a pilot for EVA Air and has worked for the international airline for seven years, flying both Boeing 777-300ER and 777F aircraft.
Although Taiwan never went into full lockdown, Chen still spent most of his time in quarantine.
Due to Taiwan’s strict quarantine regulations, pilots who transited at foreign cities were required to quarantine when they returned to Taiwan.
This meant that for every flight Chen piloted, he had to spend 14 days undergoing home isolation at a hotel. This led to him only working two or three flights a month at the time.
As a result, he spent most of his time away from his wife and two-year-old son.
While it was a very trying period for the pilot, Chen still took immense pride in delivering loads of medical equipment throughout Asia.
He and his crew were more than happy to play a part in helping others in their hour of need.
Naomi Goddard and Minsik Jung are a Taiwan based photography duo that co-founded Minim Photographic Studio. Naomi Goddard is a British photographer whose personal work takes a documentary approach with a focus on travel, culture and social issues. Her interest in visual anthropology fuels her curiosity in the human being and the way contemporary society impacts on how people are positioned within an environment. Graduating with a first class BA degree in Photography, she is a Magnum Showcase Competition winner and most recently was selected for The British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Humanity 2020 Shortlist. View her profile here.
Minsik Jung is originally from South Korea, his fine art practice is diverse, combining his passion for photography, poetry, and Chinese calligraphy. His images often capture the delicacy of life and, whether it is nature or the human form, he portrays incidental, quiet and fleeting moments that catch his eye. He is fascinated by the mechanical and technical side of photography, testing new cameras to understand how different products and equipment work. In addition, he loves the film development process and develops his own black and white film in Minim Studio’s darkroom. View his profile here.
‘The Other Hundred Healers’ is an initiative by the non-profit organisation GIFT. The 240-page, full-colour, hardcover book can be purchased here at US$40 per copy for a minimum order of 20 copies.
