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On curating “Southern Xinjiang: Allure of Harmony in Diversity”

On curating “Southern Xinjiang: Allure of Harmony in Diversity”

WHEN one of my best friends, Lam Yoong Koy, showed me some photos of his trip to Southern Xinjiang last October-November, I thought they were excellent documentary evidence of a region that has engendered much curiosity. I asked if there were more. And indeed there were – some 10,000 of

Publishing & art: The Edge & my ‘Durian series’

Publishing & art: The Edge & my ‘Durian series’

EARLY this year, when curator Stephen Menon invited me to take part in ArtVoice’s collaborative project with Universiti Malaya called ART+EDUCATION, I quickly agreed. It would be an opportunity for me to put together and share my ideas on two aspects of my life, art and publishing. The

Can traditional story telling be incorporated into art?

Can traditional story telling be incorporated into art?

WALTER BENJAMIN, in his essay The Story Teller, bemoaned the decline of traditional storytelling in the modern era. The ancient art of oral storytelling, rooted in direct experience and communal interaction, he believed, was all but gone. Telling stories in his days (1892-1940) was dominated by written literature, especially mechanically-produced