▁photograph ▁of ▁which ▁Y ip ▁was ▁very ▁fond ▁shows ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁looking ▁straight ▁into ▁the ▁camera ▁with ▁his ▁hands ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁wooden ▁beam . ▁His ▁brother ▁stood ▁behind ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁held ▁tight ly ▁onto ▁the ▁wooden ▁be ams ▁as ▁well . ▁“ 4 ▁hands ▁and ▁ 2 ▁eyes ▁are ▁all ▁in ▁one ▁row ,” ▁Y ip ▁said ▁while ▁touch ing ▁this ▁pre cious ▁piece ▁of ▁photograph , ▁“ what ▁is ▁most ▁out standing ▁is ▁the ▁child ’ s ▁eyes .” ▁ ▁Although ▁Y ip ▁did ▁not ▁reve al ▁his ▁feelings ▁towards ▁this ▁photograph , ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁a ▁wooden ▁beam ▁that ▁created ▁distance ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁hands ▁tight ly ▁holding ▁on ▁to ▁it ▁that ▁created ▁t ension ▁suggested ▁some ▁of ▁Y ip ' s ▁thoughts ▁of ▁child hood . ▁Indeed , ▁Andrew ▁Y ip , ▁a ▁psych ologist , ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ' s ▁work ▁on ▁child ▁portrait ure ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁his ▁early ▁child hood , ▁which ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁his ▁mem ories ▁of ▁fle eing ▁from ▁flo ods , ▁fam ine ▁and ▁wars ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁difficult ▁time ▁living ▁in ▁Singapore ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁The ▁photograph ▁“ A ▁Father ’ s ▁Care ”, ▁where ▁a ▁man ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁daughter ▁to ▁get ▁down ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁piece ▁of ▁rock , ▁is ▁deeply ▁moving ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁Y ip ▁was ▁four ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Br idget ▁T racy ▁Tan , ▁Director ▁of ▁Gallery ▁and ▁Theatre