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Dhan Illiani Yusof
ยฉ
What are your intentions with me?
sheโs 29
and by Allahโs grace,
felt cute so far
although my entire life felt like it broke down at 15 when i lost mom, went into depression as so did dad, struggled with school, didnt have proper guidance or supervision growing up, financially money went to mumโs cancer treatments, it wasnโt in the books to pursue an education + was deeply insecure since i was slower or struggled with practical things if not common sense, as well as having a weaker immune system, managed a diploma but was saddened i couldnโt further a degree, but she decided to work to find ways to learn.
despite unknowingly being autistic and being tremendously naive about the world, I followed the threads to fuel my many curiosities, no other reason than It all opened its arms to me. Felt like I had to negotiate ways everyday to feel okay at being at odds with the entire world at times. Was really hard on myself since I missed social cues, couldnt do well in social environments without it effecting my health after, which I had no explanation for before, never imagine Iโd be able to meet my own needs now, have the capacity to extend myself further. I thank you for the chance to various communities, abang2 kakak2 who provided a place for me to learn. The pass year, has been a huge change,
all the kindness of those who helped along the way despite my many shortcomings,
Terima kasih for letting me be punk with life with my very sensitive soul
- dhani
and by Allahโs grace,
felt cute so far
although my entire life felt like it broke down at 15 when i lost mom, went into depression as so did dad, struggled with school, didnt have proper guidance or supervision growing up, financially money went to mumโs cancer treatments, it wasnโt in the books to pursue an education + was deeply insecure since i was slower or struggled with practical things if not common sense, as well as having a weaker immune system, managed a diploma but was saddened i couldnโt further a degree, but she decided to work to find ways to learn.
despite unknowingly being autistic and being tremendously naive about the world, I followed the threads to fuel my many curiosities, no other reason than It all opened its arms to me. Felt like I had to negotiate ways everyday to feel okay at being at odds with the entire world at times. Was really hard on myself since I missed social cues, couldnt do well in social environments without it effecting my health after, which I had no explanation for before, never imagine Iโd be able to meet my own needs now, have the capacity to extend myself further. I thank you for the chance to various communities, abang2 kakak2 who provided a place for me to learn. The pass year, has been a huge change,
all the kindness of those who helped along the way despite my many shortcomings,
Terima kasih for letting me be punk with life with my very sensitive soul
- dhani
A few years back, shooting commissioned by instagram
doadia ~ diadoa
Archives
Obor-obor in love with brown muddy waters,
This was perhaps one of my first experiment with conceptual photography when I was 19 or 20 used mydin printed batiks to test out teratai like hijabs. with baby @thezulvanny and @definitelyefi ๐๐ค
This was perhaps one of my first experiment with conceptual photography when I was 19 or 20 used mydin printed batiks to test out teratai like hijabs. with baby @thezulvanny and @definitelyefi ๐๐ค
DIY looking at MR. DIYโs first international art exhibition at Mid Valley โ
Whatโs Art for, but to look lama sikit
@mrdiy2u
#mrdiy #mrdiycares #mrdiyartcompetition #identityanddiversity
Whatโs Art for, but to look lama sikit
@mrdiy2u
#mrdiy #mrdiycares #mrdiyartcompetition #identityanddiversity
Circling back to the Visual poetry film
โKobis Merahโ in 2019
The confusing cycle that entails female puberty, through the vivid redโs silent coming of age. The short presents the experience and the inner secretive world for adolescent girls in Malaysia during highschool. The piece emulates the awkward, confusing and at times frustrating process navigating puberty, conveyed through the reddening of a cabbage that comes to resemble a rose.
Kobis Merah was directed to start the conversation on body and menstruation, with much of the topic on the female body muted in conservative countries. The taboo and the absence of sex education in schools and at home, leaves young girls clueless, unequipped with the knowledge on their body and changes other than the biological comprehension on menstruation and pregnancy, but none covering on health related to the functions of their sexual organs and normal hormonal processes. This shapes coming generations to feel ashamed to talk of topics related to their body viewing it as sensual rather than a matter of health, leaving them vulnerable to potential complications and the undetected changes or developments in the lifetime of their health.
Showed in @gudskul Jakarta & @kersanartfoundation Yogyakarta
Directed/Creative direction by Dhan Illiani Yusof
Videographer @yazeidoshinji Safwan khalid
Color Grading @shahazman Sound @unaaz99
Assists @laiciboi @aminnnnnnnnnnnnnn
#ArusBinti #Arusbintikobismerah
โKobis Merahโ in 2019
The confusing cycle that entails female puberty, through the vivid redโs silent coming of age. The short presents the experience and the inner secretive world for adolescent girls in Malaysia during highschool. The piece emulates the awkward, confusing and at times frustrating process navigating puberty, conveyed through the reddening of a cabbage that comes to resemble a rose.
Kobis Merah was directed to start the conversation on body and menstruation, with much of the topic on the female body muted in conservative countries. The taboo and the absence of sex education in schools and at home, leaves young girls clueless, unequipped with the knowledge on their body and changes other than the biological comprehension on menstruation and pregnancy, but none covering on health related to the functions of their sexual organs and normal hormonal processes. This shapes coming generations to feel ashamed to talk of topics related to their body viewing it as sensual rather than a matter of health, leaving them vulnerable to potential complications and the undetected changes or developments in the lifetime of their health.
Showed in @gudskul Jakarta & @kersanartfoundation Yogyakarta
Directed/Creative direction by Dhan Illiani Yusof
Videographer @yazeidoshinji Safwan khalid
Color Grading @shahazman Sound @unaaz99
Assists @laiciboi @aminnnnnnnnnnnnnn
#ArusBinti #Arusbintikobismerah
Konfrontasi study
the absurd, exhausted, holy, and defiant
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
the absurd, exhausted, holy, and defiant
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
Violence is ordinary
Its bred, nurtured, normalised, cultivated, even cared for.
And no, I donโt mean the boys.
I mean a culture,
rife with collective complicity.
Why do we pretend to be in shock
at the rise in femicide, assault, and rape
of young women and girls?
Have you not heard your sister say,
itโs almost a rite of passage for women.
Your aunt say,
we all go through it.
Your mother say,
itโs part of being a woman.
A nationโs nawaitu
missed its nyawa itu.
our ordinary is violence here.
Muse: @eridiata
Its bred, nurtured, normalised, cultivated, even cared for.
And no, I donโt mean the boys.
I mean a culture,
rife with collective complicity.
Why do we pretend to be in shock
at the rise in femicide, assault, and rape
of young women and girls?
Have you not heard your sister say,
itโs almost a rite of passage for women.
Your aunt say,
we all go through it.
Your mother say,
itโs part of being a woman.
A nationโs nawaitu
missed its nyawa itu.
our ordinary is violence here.
Muse: @eridiata
The on-going exploration of Iman Alternative,
of modern Malay femininity
absurd, exhausted, holy, and defiant.
The mysticism of the Malay woman in collision with devotion, set against the extractive nature of modern structures.
Yayyyyyyyyy updated the websiteeeeeee
https://www.dhanillianiyusof.com/blog
Also my Merpati Putih is cute here (My Myvi carโs pet name of 9 years)
@dayanayahaya
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
of modern Malay femininity
absurd, exhausted, holy, and defiant.
The mysticism of the Malay woman in collision with devotion, set against the extractive nature of modern structures.
Yayyyyyyyyy updated the websiteeeeeee
https://www.dhanillianiyusof.com/blog
Also my Merpati Putih is cute here (My Myvi carโs pet name of 9 years)
@dayanayahaya
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
Seam & Seamlessness
Fabric of Exchange: Intersectionality of Arts, Fashion & Tradition
Thank you @cult_gallery, panelist all best best ๐
for having me, and to my fellow panelists @john.ang.771 @suryani_senja with the conversation so gracefully held by @fitribad. ๐
learned just as much as I shared,
Happy two of my fabric works have found a home.
Fabric of Exchange: Intersectionality of Arts, Fashion & Tradition
Thank you @cult_gallery, panelist all best best ๐
for having me, and to my fellow panelists @john.ang.771 @suryani_senja with the conversation so gracefully held by @fitribad. ๐
learned just as much as I shared,
Happy two of my fabric works have found a home.
Iman Alternative
@dayanayahaya
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
@dayanayahaya
@irinedaris
@insyirahiszarizal
@eridiata
@nebularbabe
Shooting Team:
@whoisshiyan
@aidan.at
@highkeyflair
The other evening we circled around in Fashion X Art first get together to know what it means to be in a young art scene that still feels suspended across decades. We talked about gaps, between the generations, between industries and creatives, and you only get to know things in fragments - almost like oral history, passed word of mouth: how to get things, who to talk to. It makes visible a whole landscape of barriers for sustaining growth even more challenging for continuity . And in the bigger picture, it points to a gap in archiving our current creative landscape. Culture is so often viewed only as the past, but we fail to encompass its continuity, the people who are making it now too in art, culture, fashion, design. Whether itโs subculture, pop, music etc
the missing pieces of supply chains, the lack of resources. We asked if creative gig jobs could ever be listed with transparent pay, if local services could be mapped out, if guidance could actually be accessible for creatives outside of school. Also that creatives learn admin, mediation, the boring but necessary parts of business so weโre less vulnerable in ventures. All of it came down to one thing: how to bridge the gap, how to mobilise together for something better. All these conversations arenโt new, itโs been around in many collectives and in conversations, still burning through finding ways, so that community and ecosystem donโt just stay as words
Thank you to everyone who was present that day! my sister @haidayusof for co facilitating this together
Thank you especially to our kind host Nash Browning for providing us space and some foodies ๐๐ป๐ค
the missing pieces of supply chains, the lack of resources. We asked if creative gig jobs could ever be listed with transparent pay, if local services could be mapped out, if guidance could actually be accessible for creatives outside of school. Also that creatives learn admin, mediation, the boring but necessary parts of business so weโre less vulnerable in ventures. All of it came down to one thing: how to bridge the gap, how to mobilise together for something better. All these conversations arenโt new, itโs been around in many collectives and in conversations, still burning through finding ways, so that community and ecosystem donโt just stay as words
Thank you to everyone who was present that day! my sister @haidayusof for co facilitating this together
Thank you especially to our kind host Nash Browning for providing us space and some foodies ๐๐ป๐ค
โshe, in apostrophe, hyper-read yet profoundly unreadโ
what you read in me,
will always be incomplete,
shooting team
@highkeyflair
@aidan.at
what you read in me,
will always be incomplete,
shooting team
@highkeyflair
@aidan.at
2/6 of my graduateโs collection from 2018
in 2018 I made an ode to my late motherโs memory ( one of many ) of the little things she taught me growing up,
on sewing, pressing flowers within Atlas and encyclopedia books, lessons on gardening and its life cycles and its gift of memberi,
so naturally I pressed a number of malaysian grown flowers and encased them in between the thinnest layers of silk fabric and sewn the edges into place, completed by a branch from one of my favourite evening walks by the taman.
A kind of autopsy of her bones, the beribu- (ibu) that i feel is around me in anything green, reminiscent of her green nature and fingers
As pressed flowers lose their vibrancy - the colour faded, yet the fragility and presence remained. A soft monument to time, memory, deep grief and what is passed down through fabric, care, and decay. Echoing as well the pain of seeing her hide her cancer in the last few months.
itโs been 7 years since i created this piece and yet this work still hangs over adjacent to my bed has lasted longer than what I expected. Fragility frozen in its own time.
It was named different before in a show, but changed it later to
โTinggal Beribuโ - on whats left yet stays, whats given yet taken and what is a thousand mothers experienced within them
on sewing, pressing flowers within Atlas and encyclopedia books, lessons on gardening and its life cycles and its gift of memberi,
so naturally I pressed a number of malaysian grown flowers and encased them in between the thinnest layers of silk fabric and sewn the edges into place, completed by a branch from one of my favourite evening walks by the taman.
A kind of autopsy of her bones, the beribu- (ibu) that i feel is around me in anything green, reminiscent of her green nature and fingers
As pressed flowers lose their vibrancy - the colour faded, yet the fragility and presence remained. A soft monument to time, memory, deep grief and what is passed down through fabric, care, and decay. Echoing as well the pain of seeing her hide her cancer in the last few months.
itโs been 7 years since i created this piece and yet this work still hangs over adjacent to my bed has lasted longer than what I expected. Fragility frozen in its own time.
It was named different before in a show, but changed it later to
โTinggal Beribuโ - on whats left yet stays, whats given yet taken and what is a thousand mothers experienced within them
Sights of Kerala, South India
The hypnotic sound of weaving, Nehru Trophy Boat Race for the Onam festival by the namada lake in Alappuzha, ayurvedic treatments, the drumming sound of Chenda, A picture with the mythical King of Bahubali of Kerala, a pool table with people from 4 different countries, a moto ride around
The hypnotic sound of weaving, Nehru Trophy Boat Race for the Onam festival by the namada lake in Alappuzha, ayurvedic treatments, the drumming sound of Chenda, A picture with the mythical King of Bahubali of Kerala, a pool table with people from 4 different countries, a moto ride around
Showing some textile works from my residency time in Indonesia in 2019, come come. @cult_gallery
In collaboration with @samyama.by.johnang , ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐จ: ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ traces the shared cultural threads of ASEAN nations through contemporary artistic expressions and historical textiles. Contemporary works curated by @cult_gallery are placed in dialogue with antique and vintage textiles and objects from the collection of @samyama.by.johnang , set in the charming space of @yapahshakhouse
Anchoring this yearโs ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the exhibition highlights regional continuities and tensions through material histories and artistic practices.
The poster features artwork by @dhanilliani presented by Cult, alongside a Kelantanese silk screen by Mohamed Yusof from the Samyama collection.
In collaboration with @samyama.by.johnang , ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐จ: ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ traces the shared cultural threads of ASEAN nations through contemporary artistic expressions and historical textiles. Contemporary works curated by @cult_gallery are placed in dialogue with antique and vintage textiles and objects from the collection of @samyama.by.johnang , set in the charming space of @yapahshakhouse
Anchoring this yearโs ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the exhibition highlights regional continuities and tensions through material histories and artistic practices.
The poster features artwork by @dhanilliani presented by Cult, alongside a Kelantanese silk screen by Mohamed Yusof from the Samyama collection.
Was in Jakarta for a shortwhile for the hectic fun of sourcing items and materials to art direct for Tidur Lambakโs immersive set installation and show directed by my friends @tahalong @freezforshort under @tapirstudio.my at the Jakarta International Theater Platform @d_teaterplatform love all the sleeping tapirs who joined in the nap session, Thank you to the DITP Crew for smoothly managing the teamโs whole trip, Thank you Indonesia ๐ค๐ค๐ป
just like the axolotl failing evolution
@photovogue,
Terima Kasih @alessiaglaviano ๐๐ป was in a daze wondering how its possible to be part of the final 150 out of the 100k submissions worldwide, the little girl in me is ecstatic to see a glimpse of someone she wishes to see more of in the world.
hereโs to my friends and the girls ive worked with across in my art practice for trusting me to realize my visions together, entah how but life is diy always
Terima Kasih @alessiaglaviano ๐๐ป was in a daze wondering how its possible to be part of the final 150 out of the 100k submissions worldwide, the little girl in me is ecstatic to see a glimpse of someone she wishes to see more of in the world.
hereโs to my friends and the girls ive worked with across in my art practice for trusting me to realize my visions together, entah how but life is diy always
that perempuan life, xoxo
Hijrah (2022)
ayer
kata katapillar - berkurung -berchrysalis
๐
Setting up the studio again next week for all my niyat niyat selvesโบ๏ธ
icing a head covering, a cat in kurung.
Chutchutchut @dinsabah @spacepatblas Move & Show Masterclass
Chutchutchut @dinsabah @spacepatblas Move & Show Masterclass
๐๐๐๐๐
An oracle, but it all leads to kuih
Feeling Anxtsy
Pearl Sugar, Print on Acrylic Glass
Pearl Sugar, Print on Acrylic Glass
Well anyway,
always hopeful things shift for us artists and creatives, the smallest things are worth the biggest celebrations, and the bigger things are worth not to be taken too seriously. ๐
Happy to be sharing this space with friends, also goes out to the original gang who helped work on Arus binti ๐ซก
always hopeful things shift for us artists and creatives, the smallest things are worth the biggest celebrations, and the bigger things are worth not to be taken too seriously. ๐
Happy to be sharing this space with friends, also goes out to the original gang who helped work on Arus binti ๐ซก
Throwback to designing the Kelambu Roti tissue like installation set for Tidur Lambakโs immersive experience for the sleepy heads around town at @kongsikl for @tapirstudio.my ๐ด
May many many may,
carried vibes in Jaotim
recitationโs not really my thing
just good friends and soulful strings
with my borneon babies
@lauramunan @definitelyefi @bbsingsong
set up a girl trap,
project is community,
playful art scheming,
@highkeyflair @aidan.at @insyirahiszarizal @dayanayahaya @eridiata @irinebalqis @nebularbabe @whoisshiyan
Thank you ladies for joining
Beraya at @binfilem @irisaizm
although virtually in Osaka Expo 2025
Found sister threads in
Kak Nik Marhammah and @ninimarini_
Admiring in spirit, A Tugu of legacies and textiles
A portrait from little Daneen to Dhani,
Uncannily exactly Dhani
carried vibes in Jaotim
recitationโs not really my thing
just good friends and soulful strings
with my borneon babies
@lauramunan @definitelyefi @bbsingsong
set up a girl trap,
project is community,
playful art scheming,
@highkeyflair @aidan.at @insyirahiszarizal @dayanayahaya @eridiata @irinebalqis @nebularbabe @whoisshiyan
Thank you ladies for joining
Beraya at @binfilem @irisaizm
although virtually in Osaka Expo 2025
Found sister threads in
Kak Nik Marhammah and @ninimarini_
Admiring in spirit, A Tugu of legacies and textiles
A portrait from little Daneen to Dhani,
Uncannily exactly Dhani
ikan pari more than any other pari pari
#before I go back into the cycle of work to make more kerja art - work , enslaved to the reality but also part of the magic is somehow making it look effortless.
so many versions of who others assume me to be out in the world, that sometimes I wear them only to be confused that its anything but what fits me.
credits to the @buromalaysia team last march
#before I go back into the cycle of work to make more kerja art - work , enslaved to the reality but also part of the magic is somehow making it look effortless.
so many versions of who others assume me to be out in the world, that sometimes I wear them only to be confused that its anything but what fits me.
credits to the @buromalaysia team last march
A memory like clothing with textures
1. Went back to my hometown Penang as a family unit after more than a decade to touch base with late momโs side for raya, brought up remnants of the past, and what it means for the very young me at the time, and with recollection what it presents to be now
2. In my collection of textiles, some vintage, some kamdar + sisโs personal creation at Armenian street against the decadent Baba- Nyonya tiles
3. Cult with friends for a final discussion on Poesy before it heads of to its new home, a museum by Dr Tan of Urmu in Port Dickson
4. Me as a worm for a reading roomโs workshop at tintabudi on exploring sound
5. Kelingkan embroidering, feeling at home and thinking about Kak Nikโs perserverance and attentiveness in the craft
6. My very handsome Pakistani - Pashtun Babaji ( Tok / Grandfather )
7. Apom hunting in Penang, followed by antique works in leroyโs family shop
8. Reading Roger Scrutonโs views and ideas on โBeautyโ while being reminded of how Im most at home with the trees and the wind behind my back that I grew up with in Bagan Lalang Beach
1. Went back to my hometown Penang as a family unit after more than a decade to touch base with late momโs side for raya, brought up remnants of the past, and what it means for the very young me at the time, and with recollection what it presents to be now
2. In my collection of textiles, some vintage, some kamdar + sisโs personal creation at Armenian street against the decadent Baba- Nyonya tiles
3. Cult with friends for a final discussion on Poesy before it heads of to its new home, a museum by Dr Tan of Urmu in Port Dickson
4. Me as a worm for a reading roomโs workshop at tintabudi on exploring sound
5. Kelingkan embroidering, feeling at home and thinking about Kak Nikโs perserverance and attentiveness in the craft
6. My very handsome Pakistani - Pashtun Babaji ( Tok / Grandfather )
7. Apom hunting in Penang, followed by antique works in leroyโs family shop
8. Reading Roger Scrutonโs views and ideas on โBeautyโ while being reminded of how Im most at home with the trees and the wind behind my back that I grew up with in Bagan Lalang Beach
A harvest of rambutans,
rage is a hairy itchy thing
seru - seru kerangga.
(Call forth the weaver ants)
From (Per) empuan series (2019)
Canvas fabric & aluminium foil, fabric installation
Exhibited at @gudskul in 2019 Jakarta & @kersanartfoundation Jogjakarta
Photo courtesy of @carloskhu ๐ค๐๐ป
rage is a hairy itchy thing
seru - seru kerangga.
(Call forth the weaver ants)
From (Per) empuan series (2019)
Canvas fabric & aluminium foil, fabric installation
Exhibited at @gudskul in 2019 Jakarta & @kersanartfoundation Jogjakarta
Photo courtesy of @carloskhu ๐ค๐๐ป
Went to a Silver Smithing workshop with my sister, by the talented @leroyluar when we were back in our hometown. We both through the years had worn some of his beautiful pieces,
it was an in depth experience learning the processes involved โ from the sawing, filling, burnishing - polishing, firing, doming, soildering, stippling, boiling ettccccc
my piece (me being creatively ambitious) was very stubborn in the making, it didnโt want to conform ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธleroy said at times even with the right metrics and methods, the pieces would have their own air and semangat, imbued by the makers. It makes one think about the finesse in exercising brute strength โ while negotiating a sense gentleness too with the pieces to mold accordingly, so the end piece is attentively halus.
a treat to have made custom made pendants while in my hometown in Penang. If youโre ever in town, drop by Chulia where his studio is located within his family run antique shop and give the workshop a try.
it was an in depth experience learning the processes involved โ from the sawing, filling, burnishing - polishing, firing, doming, soildering, stippling, boiling ettccccc
my piece (me being creatively ambitious) was very stubborn in the making, it didnโt want to conform ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธleroy said at times even with the right metrics and methods, the pieces would have their own air and semangat, imbued by the makers. It makes one think about the finesse in exercising brute strength โ while negotiating a sense gentleness too with the pieces to mold accordingly, so the end piece is attentively halus.
a treat to have made custom made pendants while in my hometown in Penang. If youโre ever in town, drop by Chulia where his studio is located within his family run antique shop and give the workshop a try.
Conceptual Photography - Fabric Print and Color Test from 2019
Baju Opah, Batik
Baju Opah, Batik
Selamat Hari Raya ๐ Eid Mubarak
๐ all sorts of things, all sorts of saints, all sorts all sorts,
of ways growing.
1. Eye-ing books at Kinokuniya, especially Poor Artists by @thewhitepube
2. @john.ang.771 Gracing us with his extensive knowledge on textiles, โ on kebaya, batik motifs and social occurences during the time period that seeped into becoming popular culture/motives
3. A chat with Artist Niranjan who came back from Canada with his lovely wife Jane for a sharing session at ilhamgallery
4. @anissa_raz Reminding us the badest of us are the ones who wake up for sahur
5. Meniscus tear girl ๐คญ couldnโt tell my doctor it was from walking โ not an injury I got from ice hockey
6. Global Girls Game 2025 = Free hockey game = Unknowingly playing with a meniscus tear (Gotta do it for the girls)
7. Birthday hangout became a book club hangout @tahalong @freezforshort @serimizani
of ways growing.
1. Eye-ing books at Kinokuniya, especially Poor Artists by @thewhitepube
2. @john.ang.771 Gracing us with his extensive knowledge on textiles, โ on kebaya, batik motifs and social occurences during the time period that seeped into becoming popular culture/motives
3. A chat with Artist Niranjan who came back from Canada with his lovely wife Jane for a sharing session at ilhamgallery
4. @anissa_raz Reminding us the badest of us are the ones who wake up for sahur
5. Meniscus tear girl ๐คญ couldnโt tell my doctor it was from walking โ not an injury I got from ice hockey
6. Global Girls Game 2025 = Free hockey game = Unknowingly playing with a meniscus tear (Gotta do it for the girls)
7. Birthday hangout became a book club hangout @tahalong @freezforshort @serimizani
World Poetry Day 2025
Excerpt from my piece - Arus binti (2019)
visual poetry - short film
Excerpt from my piece - Arus binti (2019)
visual poetry - short film
Niyat Berat (Weighted Intentions) 2024
10 ft x 16 ft Installation,
Acrylic on Concrete Tiles
10 ft x 16 ft Installation,
Acrylic on Concrete Tiles
Poesy (2025)
Conceptual Photography printed on Chiffon, Voile, Cotton Fabric, Light beaded embellishments , Text Embroidery
200 x 105cm
โPoesyโ, a reversal in cloth styling and the many layers of a womanโs prayer dress. The piece plays with the meaning and materiality in fabric and act of wearing. The four fabric layersโ likened to pages of a bookโ each carry a different fragment of the same image, revealing and concealing in harmony, presenting a balance between concealment and exposure, performing the nature of ambiguity in poetry. The gentle shifts in fabric and form explore the intimacy and fluidity of devotion.
The show runs from 8 March onwards.
#BerseriKandi #CULTGallery #WomenInArt #InternationalWomensDay2025 #IWD2025CULT
Berseri Kandi @cult_gallery
Conceptual Photography printed on Chiffon, Voile, Cotton Fabric, Light beaded embellishments , Text Embroidery
200 x 105cm
โPoesyโ, a reversal in cloth styling and the many layers of a womanโs prayer dress. The piece plays with the meaning and materiality in fabric and act of wearing. The four fabric layersโ likened to pages of a bookโ each carry a different fragment of the same image, revealing and concealing in harmony, presenting a balance between concealment and exposure, performing the nature of ambiguity in poetry. The gentle shifts in fabric and form explore the intimacy and fluidity of devotion.
The show runs from 8 March onwards.
#BerseriKandi #CULTGallery #WomenInArt #InternationalWomensDay2025 #IWD2025CULT
Berseri Kandi @cult_gallery
Always eager to push my love of ice hockey ๐ the @womensicehockeymy to see the limelight of day
on National Tv
@tv3_nona thank you for the feature!
Part 1
on National Tv
@tv3_nona thank you for the feature!
Part 1
๐ mari mari on the 8th to @cult_gallery
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐พ, an all-women group exhibition who is unapologetic, bold, and brilliant. Inspired by the wordplay of โ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ชโ and โ๐ด๐ณ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ชโ, the show celebrates resilience and defiance in all its formsโone that radiates and nurtures its surroundings.
In a world that continues to confine women to specific roles, this exhibition is about women existing authentically.
โจ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐โจ reflects on identity, autonomy, and the evolving perceptions of womanhood in a rapidly changing world.
โAs the legendary warrior pulls on the strings of her bow, the tensions between progress and lingering inequalities sharpen her aim.โ
Join us for Opening Night for a special gathering and ๐๐ง๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ข, prepared specially by Dukun Kebun. We will also have a dedicated room for ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ต, so you can comfortably observe your prayers.
Letโs come together to celebrate the brilliance, strength, and artistry of womanhood.
๐ช Opening Night: Saturday March 8, 7pm onwards
๐ Exhibition Duration: March 8โ23, 2025
๐ CULT Gallery
๐ RSVP via link in bio
Photo credit, artwork by:
ยฉDhan Illiani Yusof, Poesy
Conceptual Photography printed on chiffon, voile, cotton fabric, light beaded embellishments, text embroidery
200 x 105cm
#BerseriKandiCULT #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #CULTGallery #womeninart
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐พ, an all-women group exhibition who is unapologetic, bold, and brilliant. Inspired by the wordplay of โ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ชโ and โ๐ด๐ณ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ชโ, the show celebrates resilience and defiance in all its formsโone that radiates and nurtures its surroundings.
In a world that continues to confine women to specific roles, this exhibition is about women existing authentically.
โจ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐โจ reflects on identity, autonomy, and the evolving perceptions of womanhood in a rapidly changing world.
โAs the legendary warrior pulls on the strings of her bow, the tensions between progress and lingering inequalities sharpen her aim.โ
Join us for Opening Night for a special gathering and ๐๐ง๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ข, prepared specially by Dukun Kebun. We will also have a dedicated room for ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ต, so you can comfortably observe your prayers.
Letโs come together to celebrate the brilliance, strength, and artistry of womanhood.
๐ช Opening Night: Saturday March 8, 7pm onwards
๐ Exhibition Duration: March 8โ23, 2025
๐ CULT Gallery
๐ RSVP via link in bio
Photo credit, artwork by:
ยฉDhan Illiani Yusof, Poesy
Conceptual Photography printed on chiffon, voile, cotton fabric, light beaded embellishments, text embroidery
200 x 105cm
#BerseriKandiCULT #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #CULTGallery #womeninart
If youโve known me since my days of blogging when I was 15, youโd know I always have been one that conventions would fail to grasp and in interviews or articles โ- theyโre extracted and written as excitingly so. Of open vulnerabilities and defiance packaged in one.
from my habit of journaling, I wrote a piece lightly stitching together various parts of how art, fashion and trauma converge to seep synonymously into the fabric of my life after seeing a clinician to check whether I was considered autistic following the advise of people I cared for,
but found something entirely different that unravelled an entireโs practice, so for my birthday I made it into art ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ค
Link is on my bio - website.
Hereโs to the strangeness of turning 28 :)
artwork piece - Niyat, machine stitched cow leather tattooed with a heart motif on the left sleeve, detachable metal chains (skipping rope)
studio shooting assist @highkeyflair
from my habit of journaling, I wrote a piece lightly stitching together various parts of how art, fashion and trauma converge to seep synonymously into the fabric of my life after seeing a clinician to check whether I was considered autistic following the advise of people I cared for,
but found something entirely different that unravelled an entireโs practice, so for my birthday I made it into art ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ค
Link is on my bio - website.
Hereโs to the strangeness of turning 28 :)
artwork piece - Niyat, machine stitched cow leather tattooed with a heart motif on the left sleeve, detachable metal chains (skipping rope)
studio shooting assist @highkeyflair
moyang teratai - tersadai
a blurry footage I shot back in 2018
a blurry footage I shot back in 2018
That time I accidentally berdakwah in an art show
- a school of ikan bawal (pom pom fish)
Documenta 2022, Germany
- a school of ikan bawal (pom pom fish)
Documenta 2022, Germany
hearing damage
ecology perempuan
ecology
of a woman
the damn age
ecology perempuan
ecology
of a woman
the damn age
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