Conversations
The Manual To View Art: Prof Jailani Abu Hassan
Located at his open and welcoming studio Jalak, we were more than delighted to have the opportunity to have a little chat about how one can grasp the fluidity that defines the workings of art, and why at the end of the day it is important to stay true to yourself in your expressions.
On Finishing What You Started
I-SKY seeks to fulfill this human desire in the time he spends creating with or for a fellow artist.
A Sense of Urgency by Alyssa Krista
Writer Alyssa Krista looks deep within, coming to terms with herself in an exploration of what feels most urgent to her.
Artist Adam Ummar’s Works is in Colour
After working various different jobs from retail to f&b, art was where Adam found his heart and home.
Art in Times of Crisis by LingJie Tuang
Albeit heavily criticised for questionable methodology and an unrepresentative sample size of 1000, Singapore’s The Straits Times published an infographic back in June that revealed what the general public perceives as essential or non-essential roles. Photo by Edvard Munch (Norsk, 1863–1944)
Senjamachine
Transcending and calm, grounding, and chaotic. Both these bands debuted into the Malaysian music scene around the same time within the first six months of 2018 and have been active with their own progress together, and individually since. On Saturday, February 22, I attended Down To Riot! at Panggung Asia and sat down with the…
Satu Peggy Di Goala Lumpur
I’ll take you back to November 30, 2019. It was a sweaty party that I arrived too early for. One claypot chicken rice, two Family Mart trips and three dead phones later, the whole of REX KL was housing the likes of party go-ers and anti-socialites crooning lullabies to themselves in corners. Peggy Gou by…
keJOHNtanan
"Before I was an editor, I used to write. A lot. Then I fell in love with films. The reason I went into editing was because I thought that understanding how to edit a film would give me the extra mileage in telling a great story. I feel that it does. And, from this experience…
RANTI-NG
The 19th of October 2019, like every other day, happens differently for everyone. For me, it was the day I shook hands with Jason Ranti, an Indonesian born and based creator who came to Malaysia to perform his work. This was his debut staging outside of his home country. The event, organized by Mendam Rasso,…
