Seeing patriarchy as the root of social injustice, Yante Ismail fights against it through her bold nude women paintings and…
Category: Artist Feature
Pictures worth a thousand words: Penang through Sherwynd Kessler’s lens
Sherwynd Rylan Kessler has travelled far and wide as a photographer with multiple specialisations—from wedding to lifestyle photography—but Penang still…
Putting thoughts into things: Ono Kang on object collection as an art form.
At thirteen, Ono Kang dropped out of school to travel the world. On his return, he figured out a way…
Choong Guey Syuen: Spotlight 2021 Winner Finds Charm Through the Passage of Time
Artist Choong Guey Syuen beckons a closer look at the allure of the past, present, and future. By Miriam Devaprasana…
Finding Communities’ Voices through Arts Education with Wong Hoy Cheong
Do community-engaged arts do any good to the community? Wong Hoy Cheong set out on a quest to find out,…
The Curious Case of Patricia Piccinini: Rediscovering Connection at the Intersection of Art and Science
Patricia Piccinini believes that emotional connections go beyond the known frontiers. She shows us through her hyper-realistic art that humanity…
On Being “the Magical Publishing Fairy”: Anton Hur on Literary Translation
The award-winning writer and translator Anton Hur, who will appear on two panels during the George Town Literary Festival 2022,…
Luvenia Kalia on immersive art and preserving the heritage of Penang
Luvenia Kalia is a classically-trained dancer who works in XR. We catch up with her to understand how performance art…
Hindsight is 20/20: Joshua Kam on his journey from aspiring writer to debut author
Two years on, Epigram Prize winner Joshua Kam looks back on his first novel’s publication journey and the radicality of…