the 23rd stone, ulu langat...

They ask why i make my home in the mountain forest,

And i smile, and am silent, and even my soul remains quiet :

It lives in the other world which no one owns.

The durian trees blossom. The water flows.

sculpture : a group exhibition [ 16th sept ~ 16th oct ]

SCULPTURE : i have always been fascinated by it, as long as i can remember. when i was 8 or 9, i'll build something from my kampung's lawn. Surrounded by nature, i used the readily available branch, stone, dried leaves and pretty much of whatever there is. I have no idea there's a word to describe the stuff that i build, lost in my own world and imagination...i just enjoy watching the stuff that i build, dramatically at odd with its surrounding. Tho' i know by the next day our herd of goats might ruin it, or the night downpour might wash it away...i just love to find out what happen next, how long will it last, what shape will it be. To see it 'grow'. Thank god, i was pretty much all by myself back then, otherwise my schoolmate would have think that what a freak i am. So..you see, i was a closet sculptor.

Even till today, i'm pretty much still intrigued by a SCULPTURE. An art form that is to me very sexy for being delicate, generous for being touchable, raw for being honest. As you can see, it is very difficult for me to explain my love affair with the art form that SCULPTURE is, that i was in love with despite not knowing its existence. And so, i'm humbly inviting you all to this latest show..hoping that you might understand why is it that i'm so in love with SCULPTURE.(hoping that it catches on)

This group exhibition is a joint effort of 16 artists, my idol (Professor Ramlan Abdullah) also in it...so you see..i can't hardly contain my excitement! joint by his protege and peers, all 16 artists developed their own distinctive style using myriad of objects as their medium. Ranging from light installation, clay, granite, concrete, driftwood, molten steel, deconstruct crystal...it sure is mind boggling. So please, enjoy the ride..

*participating artists are:

ABDUL LATIFF, AHMAD FAUZI, AZAHARI KHALIP, DIANA IBRAHIM, KHAIRUL AZMIR AKA MEME, MOHAMAD HAFIZ, MOHAMAD RADZI, MOHAMAT NAJIB, MOHD FAIRUL RIZAM, MOHD SAFWAN, RAMLAN ABDULLAH, ROZANA MUSA, SAHARUDDIN SUPAR, SHARMIZA ABU HASSAN, UMI BAIZURAH ISMAIL AND YUHANIS IBRAHIM.

please visit www.gemarimba.com for more info

taking time to just be

nobody sees a flower -

really -

it is so small -

we haven't the time -

and to see

takes time

like to have

a friend

takes time.

georgia o'keeffe (1887-1986)


i was tired from flight and hungry and the house is in a mess, and che mie and gang are coming for dinner! just manage to buy drinks and desert, luckily everythingelse was brought by che mie. we had fun playing psychiatrist over dinner under the half moon and clear sky. thank you also che mie for the beautiful book . thank you mokciknab, alia, papa khalid and ijam for the good company.