Nazmi Anuar’s “Background, Frame, Platform”
By CLARISSA LIM “Background, Frame, Platform” are familiar terms percolating in the field of design. Three generic words. Abstract enough to be applicable to many …
Haziq Syawal’s solo exhibition at Segaris Art Center is an invitation to be still
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE Segaris Art Center just turned 10. Not an easy feat for a gallery. The persistence and continual growth is testament …
‘Copy / Paste / Displace’ at The Backroom KL challenges conceptions
By CLARISSA LIM Copy / Paste / Displace are three actions I use on a daily basis as a designer. The familiar buttons of CTRL+C …
Orang Orang Art Farm hopes to nurture collectively
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE As performances, exhibitions, concerts and showcases all stopped with a screeching halt in early 2020, Orang Orang Drum Theatre reflected …
The Geography of Corporeality
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE for Lensa Seni A common sight in South-East Asia is a crowded pasar pagi or morning market. Shuffling bodies intersect …
Hypnotherapy and video images in Dipali Gupta’s ‘Uncertain Relaxation’ installation provoke thought about man, machine and the in between
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE for Lensa Seni As I step foot into a grey zone, shades of white, grey and blue wash over my …
The In-between: Shifting towards the Virtual
“A reflection upon the virtual is what guides our understanding of the real (or actual), while also retroactively affecting – and hence illuminating – the antecedents and the necessary preconditions of that reality” (Lefebvre 1991, p219)
Mass against Mass: Conversation about the current collective crisis
“You just got to say to yourself, ‘I’m a free man in here’”- he tapped his forehead – “and you’re all right.” – George Orwell
The Geography of Corporeality
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE A common sight in South-East Asia is a crowded pasar pagi or morning market. Shuffling bodies intersecting with sprays of …