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Dhan Illiani Yusof
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Artis Visual & Kontemporari
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Renewal
Kelahiran semula dalam kehancuran
Keadaan permikiran, api menandakan kekuatan yang merosakkan namun menyucikan (ritual menukar cengkerang dan penyucian diri)

What are your intentions with me?


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


fabric-ate-self
Anyone close would know how much of a textile lover I am,
pieces of fabrics and shawls in varying textures and patterns from secondhand - market thrifts since 14,
fashioning them into head coverings and clothing for myself through the years,
I grew up within layers of it,
so much feels like a chrysalis
that my own skin feels all too foreign
dah terbiasa kupas
- Monthly Niyats
#visualpoetry
Anyone close would know how much of a textile lover I am,
pieces of fabrics and shawls in varying textures and patterns from secondhand - market thrifts since 14,
fashioning them into head coverings and clothing for myself through the years,
I grew up within layers of it,
so much feels like a chrysalis
that my own skin feels all too foreign
dah terbiasa kupas
- Monthly Niyats
#visualpoetry


understanding my centre of gravity,
more importantly — where it pulls
more importantly — where it pulls


❌⭕️❌⭕️ #
Conceptual piece from years back
Conceptual piece from years back


Nosferatu for the start of another nosey - unhinged year,
couldn’t be bothered to post on my feed lately, have been humbled by the art both the contemporary and historical in the city of Milan and Florence and all in good company, left me staring at my ceiling in bed after marveling the floors and ceilings - very much alive, breathing and dressed in painted centuries
opened a flood gate of ideas im tenacious to test out once im back 🐑🧎🏻♀️
couldn’t be bothered to post on my feed lately, have been humbled by the art both the contemporary and historical in the city of Milan and Florence and all in good company, left me staring at my ceiling in bed after marveling the floors and ceilings - very much alive, breathing and dressed in painted centuries
opened a flood gate of ideas im tenacious to test out once im back 🐑🧎🏻♀️


🧎🏻♀️


My art practice is a continuous exploration of self and my connection to the world, introspecting where the artist and muse merge.
Through The Samsung Galaxy AI, I found it enhances my creative process, adapting to my ever-changing environment by supporting, documenting, and enabling me to interact with different versions of myself as I bounce off with many versions of essentially — myself.
#SamsungMalaysia #GalaxyAI
@harpersbazaarmy @samsungmalaysia
Through The Samsung Galaxy AI, I found it enhances my creative process, adapting to my ever-changing environment by supporting, documenting, and enabling me to interact with different versions of myself as I bounce off with many versions of essentially — myself.
#SamsungMalaysia #GalaxyAI
@harpersbazaarmy @samsungmalaysia


Closed the year with a performance art piece in collaboration with @spacegambusexperiment at Port Ipoh, Perak
lead by kamalsabran feat @ahmadtaqiudin92 asyikeenb @asyrafbakri @fantafaaa @naziminnazeri @ruohruohruoh @inderanetra @mightbehobie
curated by @mohd.jayzuan
@nationalartgallerymy
PORT @portipoh
special thanks to my team @labekiss @karlrafiq
lead by kamalsabran feat @ahmadtaqiudin92 asyikeenb @asyrafbakri @fantafaaa @naziminnazeri @ruohruohruoh @inderanetra @mightbehobie
curated by @mohd.jayzuan
@nationalartgallerymy
PORT @portipoh
special thanks to my team @labekiss @karlrafiq


Last November, Enda, a good friend of mine who is an art researcher - curator - artist himself was in town, hosted him around during his short visit to talk about pending projects amongst other things, mapping art as an ecosystem.
Enda is part of the collective, Ruang Rupa and runs a separate art collective at Pontianak, his hometown.
Through the years we often work and bounce off ideas ever since my short residency period at Gudskul Jakarta in 2019 in which we got acquainted and from work have caught on meeting during joint art escapades in several countries, Germany - Indonesia - Malaysia
- Monthly Niyat
Enda is part of the collective, Ruang Rupa and runs a separate art collective at Pontianak, his hometown.
Through the years we often work and bounce off ideas ever since my short residency period at Gudskul Jakarta in 2019 in which we got acquainted and from work have caught on meeting during joint art escapades in several countries, Germany - Indonesia - Malaysia
- Monthly Niyat


see you in Perak with love
@spacegambusexperiment
PORT, Dendang Anak dan DaqMie Music Factory, supported by the National Art Gallery (Tabung Bantuan Seni) & Yayasan Hasanah (ArtsFAS)
under the Ministry of Tourism, Art & Culture, and
the Ministry of Finance.
@spacegambusexperiment
PORT, Dendang Anak dan DaqMie Music Factory, supported by the National Art Gallery (Tabung Bantuan Seni) & Yayasan Hasanah (ArtsFAS)
under the Ministry of Tourism, Art & Culture, and
the Ministry of Finance.


Remember remember the 5th..
or rather .. entire november,
1. Tagging at Bangsar alleys with @nawwarshukriahali @sultansliz @trinateoh
2. Hosting my good friend Enda an art researcher from indonesia around KL to help his research, visited the literary festival Kalam
3. Kacau @cultprint during their exhibition set up @sheenaliam @ernestzacharevic @nawwarshukriahali @haidayusof
4. Dancing and singing at Lorong Panggung with @cyril_kongo @sharifah_sakinah
5. Crashing at @leaism’s place to revel in creepy tunes
6. Taking up space outside of the cziplee gallery
7. more tagging after party after private exhibition launch @otobaizakaya @teebai
8. Setting up studio space for a shoot
9. Art direction work for a commissioned theatre piece
10. Setting up at event space
11. Running around in a strict dresscode in the strange habitat (state dewan - parliament Selangor) bumping into politicians I don’t like for Ngo work - campaign against domestic violence and abuse against women
12. Playing Pictionary with peeps I love @aliahusnaa @labekiss @karlrafiq
13. Rehearsal for D-day for a theatre commission
or rather .. entire november,
1. Tagging at Bangsar alleys with @nawwarshukriahali @sultansliz @trinateoh
2. Hosting my good friend Enda an art researcher from indonesia around KL to help his research, visited the literary festival Kalam
3. Kacau @cultprint during their exhibition set up @sheenaliam @ernestzacharevic @nawwarshukriahali @haidayusof
4. Dancing and singing at Lorong Panggung with @cyril_kongo @sharifah_sakinah
5. Crashing at @leaism’s place to revel in creepy tunes
6. Taking up space outside of the cziplee gallery
7. more tagging after party after private exhibition launch @otobaizakaya @teebai
8. Setting up studio space for a shoot
9. Art direction work for a commissioned theatre piece
10. Setting up at event space
11. Running around in a strict dresscode in the strange habitat (state dewan - parliament Selangor) bumping into politicians I don’t like for Ngo work - campaign against domestic violence and abuse against women
12. Playing Pictionary with peeps I love @aliahusnaa @labekiss @karlrafiq
13. Rehearsal for D-day for a theatre commission


asleep on the job because she is the job,


‘The Influence of Arts & Crafts In Fashion’ Panel Discussion for the Indian Ocean Triennial Australia (IOTA) 2024
with three ladies I swoon over in blurring the boundaries of art - fashion - craft. 🐑
hosted by @cult_gallery
with three ladies I swoon over in blurring the boundaries of art - fashion - craft. 🐑
hosted by @cult_gallery


Shot a personal conceptual series
with @aidan.at assisting,
at his studio @highkeyflair
@cult_gallery Booth 21,
@cimbmalaysia Artober
MITEC KL 25th - 27th October 2024
with @aidan.at assisting,
at his studio @highkeyflair
@cult_gallery Booth 21,
@cimbmalaysia Artober
MITEC KL 25th - 27th October 2024


🌬️🌬️
current climate
claim I
current climate
claim I


Usually the sort of things we talk about, why we do what we do, beliefs, hopes and dreams, often mulling over where we stand in the media or public’s perception of our work and art as a practice.
always there to be a supportive bug to @nawwarshukriahali when she’s installing her artworks around the city, the latest currently are her installations at the River of Life KL.
Had @aidan.at assisting the shots!
- Monthly Niyat
always there to be a supportive bug to @nawwarshukriahali when she’s installing her artworks around the city, the latest currently are her installations at the River of Life KL.
Had @aidan.at assisting the shots!
- Monthly Niyat


🕊️
Still from Niyat,
Conceptual Video - Performance Art
Still from Niyat,
Conceptual Video - Performance Art


all things coconutty, the work is being in the chaotic middle of it all
@future_loundry @jeremyangusf_ @gungama_gama @thomaswhenning
like the ethos @projekrabak holds,
manusia dulu seni kemudian, (human first, art arrives later.)
- Monthly Niyat
@future_loundry @jeremyangusf_ @gungama_gama @thomaswhenning
like the ethos @projekrabak holds,
manusia dulu seni kemudian, (human first, art arrives later.)
- Monthly Niyat


Ideas don’t have visiting hours, those moments when you’re in your quiet when all the emotions of the day are presented to you on paper, with some ink and perhaps even in crisps, this shared with the new Xiaomi 14T and Leica collaboration, an easy and unobtrusive way to capture the fleeting moments. @xiaomi.malaysia #XiaomiMalaysia #XiaomiLaunch #Xiaomi14TSeries #OnlyAtNight


Im one of those pigeons that go around and around,
chasing sunsets to find sunrise, stepping out of canvases to be reminded that I’m in one
heartiest thank you to my Mount Batur guide, Timun @merta_kys
— Monthly Niyat (intention)
chasing sunsets to find sunrise, stepping out of canvases to be reminded that I’m in one
heartiest thank you to my Mount Batur guide, Timun @merta_kys
— Monthly Niyat (intention)


My art practice is an endless journey of abstraction and discovery, where each moments evolves until we understand our deeper connections. Pictures do the same, a moment in time that completes only when you look back to see what connects us all.
Had a wonderful time playing with the Xiaomi 14T and Leica collaboration, which helped me seize the opportunity to visually interpret the world around me. @xiaomi.malaysia #XiaomiMalaysia #XiaomiLaunch #Xiaomi14TSeries #OnlyAtNight
Had a wonderful time playing with the Xiaomi 14T and Leica collaboration, which helped me seize the opportunity to visually interpret the world around me. @xiaomi.malaysia #XiaomiMalaysia #XiaomiLaunch #Xiaomi14TSeries #OnlyAtNight


I have a life long love for the wind, amongst the other elements its possibly my favorite, growing up near the beach, lake and a swamp, days are often quiet and windy, hardly anyone would be around, so much so my playtime involved me roaming around making ‘crafty’ projects from rocks, twigs or flowers, and fishing. On extra windy days i’d stand in the middle of the empty roads and enjoyed the waves of wind, even my wearing of long pinless shawls were a reflection of admiring how they’d flow with it, down to the dandelion flower being a favorite since it floats nomadically and is carried by the wind.
in my many journal - sketchbooks, I expressed this as ‘Dibelai tuhan’ There’s much that I appreciate in living a very vibrant inner life
in my many journal - sketchbooks, I expressed this as ‘Dibelai tuhan’ There’s much that I appreciate in living a very vibrant inner life


🐑 Before it makes itself,
let the creative process be too important to be taken seriously
— Monthly Niyat
let the creative process be too important to be taken seriously
— Monthly Niyat


Letting it come into its own,


Grateful for my changes, my journal entry today


1 - 5 minute simple joyful sketches at different moving parts of my trip,
before my monthly Niyats from Bali, Indonesia unravel themselves for the next few days.
before my monthly Niyats from Bali, Indonesia unravel themselves for the next few days.


Renewal (2019)
Performance Art captured in video format
About an ego death
Performance Art captured in video format
About an ego death


Thomas’s burned trash mirror in his toilet at his studio in bali, experimented with his greenscreen, very diy fun
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