Stories from Malaysia
No Man’s Land is an installation featuring two series of photographs; The first are fleeting glimpses of the icy landscape at dawn, and the latter monochromatic portraits of remnants from the whaling era on Deception Island, an active volcanic caldera. How ironic that beautiful landscape should only last for a brief moment, and symbols of …
In 2017 I was invited by the National Art Gallery to exhibit a body of work under the theme 'heritage' or warisan. I decided to create a new work based on material and experience documenting the history of the railways. A statement about the work is appended below. 222km is the distance between the railway …
The Monsoon At the end of the every year, the monsoon arrives like clockwork, carrying with it heavy waves of rain that crashed against the east coast of peninsula Malaysia. Life comes to a halt as a sign of respect, and the world falls silent. Fishermen would mend their nets while staring at the horizon, …
Mahen Bala 