Wandering Souls in a Forbidden Land

By Ooi Kok Chuen

June 2017 PENANG PALETTE
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The early-departed art prodigy Zulkifli Mohd Dahalan portrayed Paradise as lost after May 13, 1969.Ruang Dapur (collection of Universiti Sains Malaysia). Note: Work shown is a replica, as original is on loan to a Singapore exhibition.Realiti Berasingan – Satu Hari di Bumi Larangan.Humans were shown in large paintings like bare-forked animals, genitals et al on the fringe of development in one, and in another, living a hedonistic hurried lifestyle in an urban setting with bikes and cars vrooming in on...

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Ooi Kok Chuen

is an art-writer and journalist, and the author of MAHSURI: A Legend Reborn (Ooi Peeps Publishing), an adult contemporary fantasy “movel” (a novel conceived as a mock movie) spun from a local legend.

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