the observatory

Tunku decided to make an appearance in Tamarind Square for an event organized by One Nation For All entitled Rempah. The rockstar pulled in so many crowd.

...................the wall text is no longer a text but a part of the exhibit.

Bunga cengkih pepper curry powder cinnamon silk cocoa coffee beans tobacco bunga cengkih tea turmeric rubies from an international trading house turned unto colonial powers  like how Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay used pestle and mortar (batu lesung) and daun serai in their cooking.  Exotica seribu dan satu malam.

Dari batu lesung ke t-shirt

always take many considerations the many layers of sensibilities and never UNDER-ESTIMATE your audience's intelligence. https://theobservatoryanderson78.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-arrival-deconstructed.html

Tun M mentioned that the arts were an important element that DETERMINE the standard of a country's civilization. "Artists" will blame the "society" for not "understanding" their arts, while society tak paham them. So everything resort to funding what sort. How you can inspire others when you cant even manage/produce/market your work at the first place. When people funds you - every  funder needs some ROI. Artists lamented they cant sell their work or nobody wants to buy them - well reality check - nasi lemak sellers cant sell when its not delicious. Its all about the quality and the support system that is needed to encourage a healthy eco-system. When artist  all of sudden wants to be a curator or worst becoming a lower level  critic ala Greenberg - NOW that is where everything go wrong. when people fund you or any of your project - you need some tact and diplomacy, at times people can be angry with the producers. Go figure!!!! Its easy when y

Tun, TQ for coming back to rescue our country, leading our country from nowhere and somewhere. Tunku here found a land to call to all of us to call HOME, you captaining it now. I humbly have a request for you to snap a photo with him. Tun - TQ

The concept of Merdeka as usual people will snap Malaysian flag and wish Happy Merdeka. Merdeka means independence. For centuries, Malaysia gripped by colonialism, tapped and plundered all rich materials, with citizens donated money to have Tunku and company fly to Great Britain to get be free, to stand alone. ( conceptually ) A place for all of US call home. Fast forward to 2018, we no longer deals with communist, confronting Indonesians except the annual haze, yet we still face inner conflict consists of the same polemical, religious/liberalism issues, race, Malaysians who cant speak national language, still struggling and orang asal in Kelantan is fighting to have their land back from the capitalist greed. So what is the hell is Merdeka in 2018? There is more than images of Tunku shouting Merdeka? ( that is why i chose Douglas Glass's photo of Tunku smoking - which is way cooler ) Flag waving and write a caption - i love my country? Typical cliche Indians, Chi