Lee Mok Yee dan Mark Tan menafsir kehidupan di bandar dalam Rudiments
Oleh DANIAL FUAD Rudiments membawa pengertian fakta ringkas dan asas berkenaan sesuatu perkara. Lee Mok Yee dan Mark Tan merupakan dua seniman muda yang berkongsi …
‘A Notional History’ looks back in order to inch forward
By NABILA AZLAN On June 24, 2022, I went to see Five Arts Centre’s critically-acclaimed documentary performance, A Notional History – semi-cold. Although I did …
Ulasan filem ‘Mat Kilau’
Oleh AZUWAN AHMAD Filem Mat Kilau menjadi bualan segenap masyarakat terutama di kalangan penonton Melayu akhir-akhir ini. Filem yang menemui penonton di pawagam semenjak 24 …
Memory & Rebirth reflects artist Megan Wonowidjoyo’s life
By DANIAL FUAD Women play a vital role in most families, and especially in Asian contexts, many are bound to being homemakers – spending a …
Metaphysical menggandingkan muzik dan catan
Oleh DANIAL FUAD Sebelum kehadiran seniman-seniman surealisme pada tahun 1920an yang sering menghasilkan karya-karya yang berimaginasi tinggi, terdapat sebuah gerakan seni yang telah menerajuinya terlebih …
‘Anggota’ embodies hidden, familiar emotions
By NABILA AZLAN First things first: contemporary dances (usually) scare me. Those involving audience participation would literally throw me off a ledge. I understand how …
Discovering some hidden reads at the Kuala Lumpur Alternative Bookfest 2022
Story and photos by JAYSON HO KHIN WY for LENSA SENI I’ve always had a fondness for visiting book fairs. Even as a kid, there …
Zedeck Siew reinvents Malaysian folklore
By SYAZA NORAZHARUDDIN for LENSA SENI Malaysia’s folklore culture runs deep, like roots beneath the fog of the urban landscape. These stories are just as …
Mengimbau kenangan Mekah & Madinah ketika Pemerintahan Uthmaniyah
Oleh DANIAL FUAD Mekah dan Madinah merupakan kota suci bagi umat Islam kerana ia penuh dengan sejarah perkembangan Islam. Di sini terdapat dua daripada tiga …
‘The Reason I Jump’ is a moving look into the minds of people with autism
Review by CHIN JIAN WEI How does it feel to be able to see everything, hear everything, but be unable to express yourself? That is …