Budding Artists of Penang, Stifled and Side-tracked
By Paul Ooi
October 2021 FEATURE
“HERE WE ARE, just around the corner.” We park next to an idyllic stream in rural Balik Pulau, and walk through what seems to be a secret hideaway into an orchard of durian trees. “I used to come here alone to paint,” says Jason, in his usual reflective voice. I have known Jason my whole life, from a friendship forged at a small Standard 1 classroom in Batu Maung, but I never knew he painted.Unbeknownst to us at the time,...
Paul Ooi
is a Penang-born, British musician and composer for the past 20 years. His return to Penang provides an alternative perspective; through the eyes of an outsider, yet sharing the same heritage.
