Tenacity & hope
IN MID-2023, Khoo Boo Teik, a close friend from school days, asked me if I could design the cover of his book, Anwar Ibrahim: Tenacious in Dissent, Hopeful in Power. It got me
Four cheers for the backroom of our village
As Behind the Stories was being put together, Kay Tat asked pioneer staff – Tan Boon Kean, Au Foong Yee, Azam Aris, Dorothy Teoh, Chong Cheng Hai and me – to write something about our
KF Choy: ‘Capture to Print’ with Mindful Twists
PERUSING KF Choy’s photos, I get the feeling each has travelled a complicated journey with many thoughtful sojourns undertaken by the artist to invigorate or ameliorate its parts — before we are brought
KF Choy: Beyond the Enigma
KF CHOY’S easy-going demeanour belies the intensity and seriousness with which he practises his art. One only discovers how deeply-committed he is by spending time with him, easing out the intricacies of
Whimsical why not?
I CONNECT well with whimsical art. It must have manifested from my “other self”, suppressed by a lifetime of serious work and other pressing commitments. True, an innate form of playfulness had been