Dhan Illiani Yusof

Women by Women: The Shortlist | Vogue Niyat (Intentions) Dhan Illiani Yusof MALAYSIA This photograph is part of the series ‘Niyat (Intentions)’. Kurungpillar explores faith, textile, and the lived realities of Muslim women in Malaysia, using cultural and religious dress as a language of both visibility and concealment.  Through baju kurung silhouettes and telekung-like forms, the work reveals the multiplicity of identities that exist beneath public narratives of modesty, femi

Iman Alternative  (2025) A mythic theatre of modern Malay femininity, absurd, exhausted, holy, and defiant. It challenges how faith,...

In this work, the artist distills the act of visibility and erasure into a stark, minimal frame: only the eyes emerge from a field of white, marked by calligraphic strokes that recall both script and wound. The work embodies a paradox: it invites reading while withholding clarity. This refrain echoes through the piece, suggesting that the act of looking at a Muslim woman is always shaped by projection, misreading, or incompleteness. Both revelation and apostrophe - hyper-read

Shown At Niyat Solo Exhibition at The National Art Gallery. Conceptual - Performance art film focused on the incorporeal idea and materialization of an intention as an art form. Video Duration 2:50

God's I love you, but Conceptual Photography On Canvas, Embroidery on Net. 2ft x 3ft  Photography Shooting Assistant: Aidan at Highkey Flair Studio Exhibited and sold at Cult Gallery at CIMBArtober 2024 Description:  God's I Love You, but, is a conceptual photography piece paired with an embroidered poetry piece by the artist, signifying her relationship with the paradoxical nature existing within her experience as a Muslim woman navigating questions of faith, questioning t

2023 - 2024 Official Press Release Niyat features several works, mainly a leather heart tattooed wearable hijab installation piece, an...

Performed during the duration of the art show ' Seni Kenduri ' at The National Art Gallery The artist, performs as a living papan tanda...

Video By Process Magazine Handcrafted - dried durian skin as a shoe accessory. A fashion piece commissioned to go with the classic SK8...

Collaborating with VANSMY at their Flagship Store in Pavilion KL, the workshop titled Serving Fashion - Repurposing A Tudung Saji Into A...

The world’s largest global fashion activism movement debuts in Malaysia with a week of eye-opening events, from clothes swaps to T-shirt...

Print, Pearl sugar + nontoxic glue encased in glass Anxious and feeling Antsy - The artist depicts the finding of solace in the trail of...

A performance piece on displacement and questioning the sense of belonging, particularly across country borders and situations, in the...

A conceptual photography piece, rest as something essential to evolve

‘Tutup sikit daging tu, nanti orang ingat nak hidang.’  A statement I heard from a grown man as a child, it was something that has always...

Lesu upah upaya ( Burn Out Hires Will ) A performance piece reflecting the silent struggle in the Malaysian Control Movement order...

Headed by Dhan Illiani in collaboration with her friends, Sharina Shahrin and Amani Azlin. Reconstructed Magazine Vol 2, published in...

Hosted By Fono KL Post Arus Binti Exhibition at Jakarta and Yogyakarta, a sharing session of the creative process behind the show was...

Artists Sharina Shahrin, Amani Azlin and Dhan Illiani Yusof come together in Intuition, an exhibition that highlights the introspective...

Over The Rug An installation commissioned by fashion brand @behati.my for BEHATIBACKYARD @ Moutou KL In this installation, 5 different...