CRITICAL & CIRIT
Bila seorang karyawan kontemporari nak cover-line cuba memberi justifikasi, berhati-hati. Boleh berbelit2, putar sana putar sini, hingga sembelit otak. Dari 'critical' boleh jadi 'cirit'.
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MALAY BLUES
The best thing is, you donno who's gonna pass-by, take a break & start grooving. We dont chase, we attract. Here, most appointments were made in heaven. We groove with the flow, savouring moments....
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SURAT DARI ANGKASA
ucap terima kasih dan tahniah pd @remysahaja , kerana bawa kami ke langit utk baca surat cinta kamu. Kami cair diangkat terbang ke angkasa untuk didakap kasih & belas. Asyik brader. Byk potensi utk...
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BALADA MENARA CONDONG & WIRAWATI YG DIPINGGIR LUPA.
BALADA MENARA CONDONG & WIRAWATI YG DIPINGGIR LUPA.Tentang tapak niaga wanita cekal, 'tanah' asal tumpah darah, rumah, pulang ke arah diam dan aman (kediaman) - yg makin lupus dihakis arus...
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DENAI PULIH
Tidak semua tentang rawatan, pemulihan dan penyembuhan itu bergantung pd sains perubatan semata-mata, atau ilmu yg bersifat empirikal sj. Ia juga melibatkan sisi2 halus yg tidak bersifat benda atau...
View ArticleEMPTY HOME WITH A FLOATING FISH.
'Balik' with Nurin Raihana RamleeWe sat in a circle on the cement floor, together with her peers. While waiting for Hayati to bring my black with no sugar coffee, we talked. Then I began my 'sembang'...
View ArticleBERBUAT BAIK DAN EMPATI
Apa faedahnya dlm pengajaran dan pembelajaran seni halus?Saya dah mengajar bidang seni halus sejak 1989, bermula sbg tutor atau pembantu pensyarah kelas lukisan dan catan di UiTM. Maknanya dah kutip...
View ArticleKHAZANAH SIAPA PEDULI?
@rozanasbatik story - 'ngomel' on collecting, narratives, stories, mythmaking and 'endgame' minus the Avengers.Few friends from outside the art circle used to ask me, "Hasnul, can you honestly tell me...
View ArticleADAB & MENGADAP GURU.
Balada berguru seni halus pada zaman kejar KPI.Maksud nama saya jika terjemah dlm bahasa Melayu adalah Yg Baik (Hasnul) Yg Cantik (Jamal). Saya belajar utk cari makna Yg Baik dan Yg Cantik. Saya...
View ArticleANAK EMAK, NANTI JADI PELUKIS TERNAMA.
ANAK EMAK, NANTI JADI PELUKIS TERNAMA."Kau ni anak mak, badan di UiTM Sri Iskandar. Tapi hati masih di celah ketiak mak."Akhil tersengih lebar, tak bantah. "Badan besar macho. Dalam hati ada taman,"...
View ArticleKATA-KATA KERAMAT MAK AKU
"Potongla rambut tu, dah mcm orang ganja aku tengok""Orang lelaki koman tepi jalan je pakai gelang kat tangan""Pagi2 keluar rumah cari rezki, bukan cari pasal""Aku potong **** kamu tu nanti" (merujuk...
View ArticleREVISITING "MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL"
Revisiting "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, free me from the poison of your gaze" 1996 at Fergana Art Sçace"Aku dibesarkan oleh visual bonda dgn telekong, solat dan berdoa pd waktu subuh semasa aku siap2...
View ArticleHIJAB NURBAYA DAN NARATIF JANTAN YG MENGHIJABNYA
"Aku ikut naratif 'pembangunan' berpaksi keuntungan benda ini. Aku ikut nahu aristokrat politik dan pemodal2 lokal serta rakan2 strategik trans-nasional mereka. Aku obses membangun benda. Jiwa kosong...
View ArticleRINTIS
Tahniah atas istiqamah dalam meneruskan niat untuk belajar mempersembahkan hasil karya anda semua dengan sebaik mungkin, setara dengan pameran seni visual oleh para pengkarya profesional dari dalam dan...
View ArticleCOSMOLOGY OF SUSTAINABILITY
Last year, I bought and read a book titled "Living Pathway - Meditations on sustainable cultures & cosmologies in Asia" by M.Nadarajah. It touches on the cosmology of sustainability as practiced by...
View ArticleART FOR THE COMMON RAKYAT
There are 4 important dimensions of curatorship : 1. Curator 2. Subject - tangible & intangible cultural heritage & knowledge (the arts & sciences)3. Audience4. Site/spaceA curator is the...
View ArticleUNDER THE SHADE OF HERSTORIES
A tribute to all opah (grandmothers) in today's age of hyper-art events"Otak kau ni sibuk" (You have a busy brain)I tried to poke Nurul Hayati Rohaiza.She smiled. "Ya, I couldnt stay still."Then she...
View ArticleTRIBUT UTK BAHA, DLM DUNIA HILANG PETA.
1989. 35 tahun yg lepas. Seorang pelajar Pusat Seni USM telah menghasilkan karya arca bergerak yg dipasang dgn kamera video litar tertutup dan monitor tv. Dipamerkan di Muzium & Galeri USM.Mungkin...
View ArticleAYAHKU & NELAYAN
(Selepas "Ayahku dan Angkasawan" oleh Ibrahim Hussein)Kita singgah ke Kampung Baru, Manjung, Perak. Ini pekan nelayan. Dekat dengan laut. Seorang ayah, namanya You Ming Ong bersama dengan isterinya...
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ATOMIC BOMBS CAN DESTROY THINGS BUT NOT VALUES.
ATOMIC BOMBS CAN DESTROY THINGS BUT NOT VALUES.Heroes are those who managed to defeat the demons & villians hiding in their own minds & hearts. Heroes are those who healed themselves from the...
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PULANG & BE IN LOVE
For a father, his daughters are his little princesses, forever. For a father given a second chance in life, they are even more than just little princesses. They are the extentions, projections &...
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SEMBANG WITH PROF. AHMAD MURAD MERICAN
Character & value-driven narrative1. First person (p.o.v point of view) narrative based on memory 2. The myth of absolute objectivism, the emergence of multiple objectivities &...
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WE ARE REFLECTIONS OF EACH OTHER.
"Sir, whats your p.o.v of sickness & healing?""Sickness, based on my personal experience, is rooted in the act of defying 'fitrah'. Healing is the act of returning or alligning oneself back to...
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S E N A D I
I asked ChatGPT to summarize core concepts that I've been personally exploring for so many years, since I was studying in the USA. It has to do with the inter-connections between Tawhid, Geometric...
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