Exhibition

’Lanna’, the exhibition, is online!

Rippling surface of peace, Lim Siang Jin, print on canvas, May 2025, 75cm H x 75cm W

THE FOLLOWING will provide viewers with all the background information on the exhibition. It will be updated throughout the show to bring you the latest posts. There will 20-parts:

Introduction: Land of contrasts and connections (click here to read)

Foreword by Wattana Wattanapun (click here)

My journeys to Lanna (click here)

Acknowledgments (click here)

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Part 2: Layers of peace and inclusivity (click here)

Part 1: Whispers and wonders: A temple spectrum (click here)

For more information, click on links: Stephen Menon, O Art Space Gallery, Lim Siang Jin and his art, here and here. For a detailed acknowledgment, click here

Concept and programme for ‘Lanna’, my third solo: An international online exhibition

THIS “LANNA” show is another completely different experience for me. It was created in close consultation with my curator Stephen Menon who has a wealth of experience in putting together exhibitions — in Malaysia and abroad. On my part, in addition to my art, I threw in my experience as a

Miroesque?

SOMEONE asked me if I was influenced by Joan Miró. I said he was one of my favourite artists: Many of his forms are abstract and playful; he used bold, primary colours; there are surreal, dreamlike elements in his pieces; and whimsical lines and organic shapes form a major part

The Stoic, the Absurd and the Whimsy

AS I HAVE mentioned, I enjoy the whimsical (read here on “Whimsical Why Not” and here). In art, it manifests as forms like the surrealist portraits in this project. There was no grand intent at the start—just a quick sketch of abstract facial features within a 1:3 rectangle

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