The first story for ‘In The Land That Never Was Dry’, my illustrated journalism project about water issues in Malaysia is now published on Poskod.my. It’s about my trip to Sabah with Lightup Borneo, an NGO working to bring micro hydro electricity to rural areas. ‘I found an inexplicable beauty in this most practical, and… Read more
You can read the essay version of the talk I gave here. An audio visual presentation and conversation featuring Sharon Chin, Shika Corona, Sharaad Kuttan and Edwin Sumun, moderated by Thilaga, founder of Justice for Sisters, that will explore femininity, masculinity, gender performativity and the diverse expressions and manifestations of gender through art and performance. Read more
I donated two handsewn banners for this exhibition in support of SEED, who run a community centre for the urban poor and marginalized of Chow Kit. The government cut their funding cut late last year. The exhibition is over, but they are still very much in need of donations. You can contribute by banking in directly… Read more
My linocut illustrations for Zedeck Siew’s LOCAL FAUNA stories are part of this exhibition about public and private space. There are ten stories, each telling of a fictional animal endemic to Southeast Asia. They’re presented in English and Malay, with Burmese translations by Myanmar-born poet/artist Maung Day. We pasted posters of these stories and their illustrations… Read more
Some of my older works (like the above ‘Killing Jars series‘, 2005) will be part of For The Imaginary Space: Selected Sculptures and Installations from the Pakhruddin and Fatimah Sulaiman Collection. The group exhibition will be up from 19 Nov – 19 Dec 2014 at The Edge Galerie, Mont Kiara. I have not laid eyes on these… Read more
I will be taking part in this year’s Beyond Pressure Public Art Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. I’ll present two performances as part of the performance art programme. This will be my third time at Beyond Pressure – you can read about my experiences there in 2008 and 2009. I’m excited to be back. —- In… Read more
(Photo by Poskod.my) I’m happy to announce that I’ve been awarded a grant by the Krishen Jit ASTRO Fund for ‘In The Land That Never Was Dry’, my comics journalism project about water issues in Malaysia. This is the second time I’ve received the grant – the first was for ‘Sensors: Banned Books and Other… Read more
I will be doing a performance piece alongside fellow artists Aisyah Baharuddin and Intan Rafiza at Art in the Park this Sun, 19 Oct 2014, 6.30pm. This is in collaboration with Gerak Gerai Seni by Lost Generation Space. Performance art! Outdoors! See you there.
