Conversations

YOU ARE NOT YOUR HANDS: A CONVERSATION WITH FLUX28

Reading Time: 7 minutes Exploring the ideation behind how your hands can be your enemy, the duo has created a narrated styled short film, resonating in the same tune of a BBC Planet documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough. You Are Not Your Hands is a simple and unnerving descent into a horrifying reality of things.

REPURPOSING OLD SPACES INTO NEW ONES: SHUANG XI

Reading Time: 5 minutes Situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Pasar Seni, Shuang Xi is a collective and creative space. In this interview, Mula speaks to the founder, Jin about the collective, nostalgia, and the act of housing modern initiatives in historical sites.

TRANSCULTURAL LULLABIES: ROHINGYA AND MALAY FOLKSONGS

Reading Time: 6 minutes Transcultural Lullabies is an audio-visual project by Rohingya poet Mayyu Ali and Malaysian artist Sharon Chin, pairing Rohingya and Malay folksongs unified with a patterned artwork in an effort to bridge the two cultures.

Anak Dara: Azzah Sultan

Reading Time: 2 minutes Azzah Sultan is a Malaysian-born artist based in New York. “Anak Dara” is a special exhibition showcasing Sultan’s heritage and culture as a Malaysian Muslim woman.”

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS: LUNADIRA

Reading Time: 5 minutes You may know her as Lunadira, cover artist turned indie it-girl who makes sad girls feel #seen. However, when I think about Nadira a few things come to mind. She reminds me of sunsets and earthy colours, of 2017, of beautifully structured sentences and sincere heart-to-hearts. Here’s the conversation.

CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS: AIMAN AND PAALAN

Reading Time: 7 minutes “I tried to capture the pair of oddballs in all their obnoxious queer glory looking out-of-place in contrast to that distinct quaint quality you find in old terraced houses of PJ neighbourhoods -by doing this I also got the chance to immortalise my own relationship to that house which acted as my safe space for the past year; MAJOR BONUS.” Natasha Pea on Aiman and Paalan