Conversations
Asian Fashion Archive – An Approach to Identity, Culture &
At its heart is Faith Cooper, whose work with the Asian Fashion Archive (AFA) goes beyond preservation to delve into identity, culture, and personal stories. The narrative presented on the platform skillfully interlaces the archivist’s professional endeavors alongside her journey while underlining the supporting pillar behind it – her mother.
In Conversation with Portals of Longing
I ask Salem if his mother has seen the artwork – “Actually I didn’t show her the artwork because if she sees it she will cry much more,” he replies.
In the Light of Now by Wan Adam
Penned down in the aughts of the pandemic, contributor Wan Adam unclogs a stream of conciousness in the wake of loss, isolation and finding a means to make sense of things in the absence of self.
Protecting the Flame
Writer Julia Merican Unleashes a Stream of Conciousness, Reflecting on Her Childhood & What It Means to Find Comfort in Tradition & Family
All Things Beautiful; PwincesssDiaries on The Gritty, Being Women &
The camera's flash goes off somewhere in the corner of my eye. Temporarily I am blinded. When I come to, four girls were sitting before me, black and brown-haired, smiling. I think we were all nervous. The PwincesssDiaries girls smiled back anyway.
Lidia Chatura is the Regenerated Girl
“OMG, I’m nervous!” screams out of a Bose headphone set, retells Anisha Khemlani in an interview with up-and-coming trans model, Lidia Chatura
An insight of memorabilia and milestones with Eff Hakim
Eff navigates the scaling staircase of Ruang Irama with easy familiarity. Saluted by a red door that swung open upon two knocks and one key through a door lock, Ruang Irama presents itself as an instant friend.
An insider interview of music, movement, and moments with Syukri
“Now it’s called Bukit Jelutong Eco Community Park but it was named and re-named a few times. Growing up here though, people I knew just called it ‘Dua Alam’”, Syukri remarks. Binti pens down her conversation with Syukri A. Rahim.
Tragikomedi Unveiled: Feminism, and the Empowering Journey of Saluting Sisterhood
Having commissioned seven local female creatives to mold works of art that revolve around what “Salute Sisterhood”, means to each of them, seven creators have birthed resounding bodies of work that invoke their understanding of the theme whilst interweaving their personal styles of art into the seams of their creations.
