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Photobookclub Kuala Lumpur: "A photobook is a statement that indulges the audience with a personal level of intimacy"
In conjunction with Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day, Zontiga is holding the first ever Malaysian Photobook Exhibition, from 26 August to 18 September at Zontiga, Taman Paramount. This is also the start of the Malaysian Photobook Archive, an online record of photobooks across the country. With the aim to promote the love for photobooks, this event is in collaboration with the Photobookclub Kuala Lumpur... -
Joy Chan: "Art offers perspectives to observe our own existence, to point out and clarify the neglected and the unnoticed"
Joy Chan is a Malaysian visual artist working among documentary, video art and installation. Her upcoming show, ‘The Outfall: A Wasteland of Mud', will run from 7th to 24th January 2022 at Zontiga. In this exhibition, Chan pushes viewers to think about resources, infrastructure, social processes and the failing system; raising awareness on the structural corruption and environmental pollution that is happening around us. -
“The soul has no colour”: Fitri Jalil on racial identity and his upcoming exhibition
Fitri Jalil is an engineer turned photographer. In his works, he explores his racial identity and invites us to reflect on what we know about our own, prompting us to see others beyond the skin colour, beyond the idea and rules of any race and religion. This interview serves as a deeper look into the works of Fitri Jalil and his exhibition ‘The Malay’.
