BETWEEN MEDITATING AND RUNNING A COUNTRY
In the middle of my father's lecture to my big family (whilst quoting Al-Ghazali's), my mom used to interrupt, "kalau semua orang buang semua kehendak dan keingingan, betapa atas gunung, siapa nak bagi...
View ArticleTHAT RHETORIC OF 'ALTERNATIVE' AND 'INDEPENDENT' AGAIN.
Sometimes, our 'lifestyle' has been too 'naturalized' to a point we forget that it is actually a lousy 'alternative' to what is really 'natural'(fitrah). This Ramadan, I've been struggling to put that...
View ArticleSALING-BERTAUT DAN TRANS-HUMANISMA (INTERCONNECTIVITY & TRANSHUMANISM)
Muhammad HafizAssalamualaikum, Amacam Ramadhan this year? Everything well? I stumbled across this, and thought it might be of interest to you:...
View ArticleA REVIEW OF "RELOCATIONS" BY LIM KOK YONG THAT PERHAPS MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T READ.
Locating “Re-locations” In ISEA 2008Bykokyoong / April 15, 2012 Embracing technologies in the service of AestheticJust as the International Symposium On Electronic Art (ISEA) 2008 passed off quietly...
View ArticleMENGULAS PERKARA RUMIT DENGAN CERDIK, MUDAH DAN BERHIKMAH
MENGULAS PERKARA RUMIT DENGAN CERDIK, MUDAH DAN BERHIKMAHHasnul J SaidonDipetik dari Pengantar untuk buku sulung karangan Fuad Ariff berjudul "Seni Bukan Segalanya" Fuad AriffMengulas sesuatu perkara...
View ArticleTHE ENIGMA OF 'I.T' CONTINUES
The term ‘new media’ has been explicated extensively by LevManovich in his book “The Language of New Media”. Nonetheless, theuse of such term has been debated rather indefinitely by other scholars. In...
View ArticleANOTHER SEI HON'S CLASSIC
Honesty can hurt, but only to those who are in denial. Another Tan Sei Hon's classic:"I derive great satisfaction knowing that those who with their doctorates and masters degree hiding in the ivory...
View ArticleMUID LATIFF, THE TRANS-MEDIATOR.
Aaahhh, that wonder guy called Muid Latiff, the 'outcast-incast' of e-art (oftentime sidelined yet epitomomizes the cross-disciplinary spirit of e-art as envisioned by my sifu Ismail Zain), the pioneer...
View ArticleIRONISTS?
New word today from a heart-felt writing by a Tan Sei Hon - "Ironists". Nothing to do with Iron Man (mmm, perhaps it does in some circumstances). I think it means "cynics who take 'ironies' in life too...
View ArticleTAKDA KAITAN DENGAN MAKNA HARI RAYA
Dasyat kita ni. Bandarnya raya, kotanya raya, kerjanya raya, pasarnya raya, jalannya raya, dan yang takda di tempat lain, hantunya raya.Oh ya! pi Balai, Balai raya juga, dan buat PILIHAN pun, RAYA.
View ArticleLITERATURE REVIEW FOR NEW MEDIA ART PRACTICE IN MALAYSIA
I'm currently struggling to finish a commissioned essay on new media art in Malaysia. In the course of finishing it, especially in regards to textual materials forthe study or research on contemporary...
View ArticlePARODY THESE DAYS
I used to embrace parody, and practice it. It used to be my favorite tool too. But these days parody does not taste good anymore, not even spicy as it used to be. Now, everyone seems to be using (and...
View ArticleMASNOOR RAMLI - THROUGH THE 'EYES' AND 'HEART' OF A FRIEND
The following is two parts of an original essay written for the book 'Matahati' published by Petronas Art Gallery in conjunction with the groups major show in 2008. It covers a repertoire of Masnoor...
View ArticleMASNOOR RAMLI-THROUGH THE 'EYES' AND 'HEART' OF A FRIEND (PART 2)
Part 2 MASNOOR RAMLI THROUGH THE ‘EYES’ AND ‘HEART’ OF A FRIENDHasnul J Saidon2. THE REVIEWS2.1 Awakening the ‘Alter-Native’ I found that most of your earlier paintings are abstract, dominated by some...
View ArticleMASNOOR RAMLI-THROUGH THE 'EYES' AND 'HEART' OF A FRIEND (PART 3)
2.2 Absorbing Future Shock (or ‘Syiok’, as coined by Ooi Kok Chuen) (14)“Rama In Cyber World” (RICW)(1996),is another example of your engagement with the notion of cultural identity, especially in...
View ArticleJURUJUAL TAK BERBAYOR.
Adik-adik, jangan jadi jurujual tak berbayor, masuk perangkap viral ciptaan borjois sesat dan kapitalis kota haloba. Dia popular, dapat perhatian dan kaya, kamu hanya dapat saka 'amarah' dan semakin...
View ArticleAMANAH YANG DIPINJAMKAN
Adik-adik, nak jadi kaya (harta benda) takpa. Jadilah. Bagus jadi kaya-raya. Tapi janganlah 'miss the point'. Semuanya amanah yang dipinjam, termasuk NYAWA. Kalau semua orang faham konsep yang mudah...
View ArticleSUPER -OTAI RAMLI SARIP DUTA PERDAMAIAN
Bang Ramli Sarip, lu memang 'super otai'. Lu punya "Kamelia" live di Dewan Budaya USM malam semalam memang buat bulu roma dan segala jenis bulu gua meremang dan darah rock kapak gua menyirap.Tahniah...
View ArticleTRACING THE LIGHT - "MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL" (1994)
Sejak kebelakangan ini, terlalu kerap saya melihat Van Gogh mengenyit matanya. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59jGfnDNNE
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