Sim Chi Yin A flotilla of sand barges wait to unload their mounds of sand in the straits between Singapore and Malaysia. They are depositing their loads at the Forest City development — a joint venture between
(...) a China developer with the state government and Sultan of Johor. The ambitious project plans to make four artificial islands out of the sea. One has so far been made, with a hotel, residential and commercial complex built on it. It is sold as a development that is green and a model of future urban planning, but has displaced aboriginals and disrupted traditional fishing grounds and eco life. Gelang Patah, Johor, Malaysia. 2017. From "Shifting Sands", 2017— on-going. © Sim Chi Yin | Magnum Photos
