NUSA - National permanent Collection Exhibition


Kedai Kopi Sungai Jarom, oil on linen, 2011


My work 'Kedai Kopi Sungai Jarom' is included in NUSA - National Permanent Collection Exhibition and currently showing at National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.


Introduction notes taken from exhibition: 


The National Art Gallery's exhibition this time will take the audience to view its permanent collection in the context of the Southeast, highlighting the validity, the interpretation and the fiction, as well as tracing the essence of social and cultural structures that form the tapestry of Southeastern in the region. Southeast here refers to the countries

within the topology of Southeast Asia.


Nusa in Malay maybe translated as motherland or homeland in English. In constructing the narrative, eight segments have been created. Exploring Stories and Connecting World will look from the point of view of historiography, international relations and economic activities that have taken place. Searching for the Essence and things under Symbols, Fonts/ Language, Coding and Charm/ Divination will look from the point of view of understanding a perspective and decoding symbols, language through writing, codes, amulets and rituals. Mobility, Diaspora, Longing and Vibe the Verve, Escalating Geist will look at the question of identity within the superdiversity which has been created by migration, and at monuments and works of art that give voice or shape to the spirit. Solicitude Culture and Sowing Inner Characteristic will look from the point of view of lifestyle and national unity as well as visual language and cultural symbols.


All in all, the exhibition showcases a selection of works from the National Collection that respond to the narratives of the featured segments from the viewpoints of history and mythology, questions and quests of identity, and ideas and proposals that support the notion of the Southeast that this exhibition tries to exemplify.

 




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