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2024: Four shows on art and story telling

2024: Four shows on art and story telling

LAST YEAR was a defining year for Jin’s Art Gallery. My intention was to brand it as a place where art and story-telling meet; the four shows that were held there exemplified its purpose. I also planned each show as I would a publication. The following are some details

Off Stone 4: Sheila Singam, Opalyn Mok, Marina Emmanuel, Jahabar Sadiq & Lim Siang Jin

Off Stone 4: Sheila Singam, Opalyn Mok, Marina Emmanuel, Jahabar Sadiq & Lim Siang Jin

SHELIA SINGAM AT THE EDGE, Sheila was part of the Options team under Surinder Jessy. They shared the same floor as me and BK Tan so we saw each other often. At the time, I did not know how multi-talented she was. Since then, mainly via her Facebook posts, I

Off Stone 3: Lim Yin Foong, Jenny Ng, Sreerema Banoo & Khoo Hsu Chuang

Off Stone 3: Lim Yin Foong, Jenny Ng, Sreerema Banoo & Khoo Hsu Chuang

LIM YIN FOONG YIN FOONG joined The Edge shortly after we launched in 1994. I met her there and have been following her work post-Edge too – her evolution from journalism to creative non-fiction. What she portrayed at Off Stone is a small but important and meaningful part of an interesting

Off Stone 2: Kee Thuan Chye, Lam Seng Fatt, Choong Tet Sieu, Angeline Lim & Susan Chan

Off Stone 2: Kee Thuan Chye, Lam Seng Fatt, Choong Tet Sieu, Angeline Lim & Susan Chan

KEE THUAN CHYE THUAN CHYE and I have been friends since 1966 when we met in Form 1 at Penang Free School. He was kind enough to contribute two items for the exhibition: a display of his books and a presentation, ‘A Word with You: Readings and a Chat with

Off Stone 1: Eric Peris, KC Boey, SC Shekar and William de Cruz

Off Stone 1: Eric Peris, KC Boey, SC Shekar and William de Cruz

‘OFF STONE: Works of journos & ex-journos made after hours or post-career’, Oct 5-17, 2024 at my gallery was, by far, my most ambitious project. I gathered 18 journalists and ex-journalists to exhibit their works and/or make presentations on matters close to their heart. In this four-part series, I

Waiting

Waiting

WAITING for others can be stressful, frustrating and infuriating. This is especially so when we have nothing else to do and do not know the length of the wait. There is, in addition, a sense of helplessness. Sociologically, waiting can be linked to power dynamics and inequality, wherein the less

Tenacity & hope

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 thinking about a few pieces of art for the cover. “Tenacity & Hope” was one of them.