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November 2025

๐Ÿ“ฎ 5 Nov > "Matters of Address: Sharon Chin and Carlos Quijon, Jr. in Conversation" > a great interview for post, the Museum of Modern Artโ€™s online resource devoted to art and the history of modernism and the contemporary in a global context.

October 2025

๐Ÿž 23 Oct > 'A place as a medium to create meaning' - Haeju Kim writes about my work "Portal" for Seoul Museum of Art's site SeMA Coral (in Korean).

๐ŸŒŠ 14 Oct > 'The flames shimmered on the shallow pools, and together with the traced paths we recreated the magic of the circling fish.' - Jin Tee reflects on her participation in the "Portal" beach performance in Port Dickson, earlier this year.

๐Ÿซ€ 4 Oct > 'Nothing matters in art more than stamina and persistence.' - Interview in the NST about being one of the first grant recipients of The Krishen Jit Fund, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

September 2025

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ My works "Creatures on the Move (In the Death of Night)" (2022/2024), "Country Muzik: Movements #1 - 20" (2020) and "In the Skin of A Tiger: Monument to What We Want (Tugu Kita)" (2019) are now part of the permanent collection of National Gallery Singapore.

August 2025

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ "You taught me language" > Stratford to Subang, a research project about Shakespeare in Malaysia, reflects on the meaning of Merdeka through a work of mine.

๐Ÿšš 28 June - 23 Aug > Skola Gambar Ilham mobile truck exhibition features my 2021 work "Big Law in This Place: Moon Phases and Tides for December 2021, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan / Perintah Agung Tempat Ini: Fasa Bulan dan Pasang-Surut untuk Disember 2021, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan". The truck is parked outside ILHAM Building and touring various venues around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

July 2025

๐Ÿ  "That Longing to Belong" > a book review by Anna Tan, published on Singapore Unbound, is illustrated with images of my work "Inner Continents/Benua Dalam" (2005) and "Body of Water (Malaysian Exercise Book)" (2010).

๐ŸŒผ 27 July > "Rintisan Ria", closing ceremony performance for Temu Pasor, Pasar Besar Ipoh, 5pm

๐Ÿ“‚ 25 - 27 July > Shrineshare / Kongsi Keramat, exhibition at Temu Pasor, Pasar Besar Ipoh. Organized by Kinta Zine Club.

June 2025

๐Ÿงต 15 June > "ๅพž็ธซ็ด‰้–‹ๅง‹, ๅฑ•้–‹513็š„ๅฐ่ฉฑ (From the act of sewing, a conversation about 513 begins)", coverage about Kehidpuan Seterusnya: Sejarah Lisan 13 Mei in Sin Chew Daily

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ง 12 - 14 June > Traditional Japanese Baren Making Workshop by Yoshisuke FUNASAKA, organized by Japan Foundation KL

๐Ÿ’ซ 6 - 15 June > Shrineshare at Art Week Exeter. Organized by David Blandy, co-hosted by Exeter Phoenix and Positive Light Projects

May 2025

๐Ÿง  "Culture is endurance" > interview with Prince Claus Fund about art and activism

๐Ÿ”ฅ 24 - 25 May > Shrineshare: Section 17, PJ exhibition & gathering, co-hosted by RogueArt and 293

๐Ÿ“• 25 May, 12 - 1pm > Kehidupan Seterusnya: Sejarah Lisan 13 Mei book launch at KL International Book Fair