Soliloquy creators talk about art in quarantine
By LIM JACK KIN Recently, I had the chance to talk to a few of the creators behind Soliloquy: A Dance Film, a short but …
Hana Zamri keeps her creativity alive
By HAMIDAH ABD RAHMAN Malaysia’s Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) has impacted the arts sector, with many facing losses. People all over the country are …
Dari Kertas Ke Pentas – Antara Kemelut, Kebangkitan dan Impian Seni Mosyuki (Bahagian II)
FAZRINA JASMINA Tiga anak muda. Seorang memetik gitar akustik, salah seorang lagi bermain gitar bass. Sosok tubuh yang ketiga sedang duduk berjuntai di atas bangku tinggi di …
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)
Keringat, Kenangan dan Pengajaran Di Sebalik Mural Gergasi Miey Ali
FAZRINA JASMIN Tuah ayam nampak di kaki, tuah manusia siapa yang tahu. Daripada contengan vandalisme yang kemudian dengan gahnya diubah menjadi mural gergasi bagi mengabadikan …
Dari Kertas Ke Pentas – Antara Kemelut, Kebangkitan dan Impian Seni Mosyuki
FAZRINA JASMIN “Pendam, luahkan. Pendam, luahkan. Pendam, luahkan.” “Kita adalah orang-orang yang tak pernah kalah, cuma jatuhnya di tempat yang salah.” Susunan kata dituturkan berselang-seli …
Modern myth-making by Zedeck Siew and Sharon Chin
By FARAH DIANPUTRI When was the last time you had an unpleasant encounter with a perennial cockroach living in your kitchen? What does a lac …
Curatorial meanderings in Fergana Art’s Se{SUMPAH}
By ELLEN LEE “Sesumpah” means “chameleon” in Malay, but in Se{SUMPAH}, a group exhibition which recently had a run at the Black Box MAPKL in …
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 …
CMCO Nadirah: A Review
By LIM JACK KIN for Lensa Seni Nadirah, written in 2009 by acclaimed Singaporean-Malay playwright and poet Alfian Sa’At, has long been a critical darling, …