Travelling through Laos I find the most satisfying andĀ adventurous form of transport are the tag team local shared tuk tuks which traverse the country. With a fellow traveller I met on a 9 hour local bus journey from Pakse to Thakeak, we walked to a local tuk tuk stand and called out “Kong Lo, Kong Lo” til we where directed onboard a local shared tuk tuk along with bags of rice and veg. What followed was 6 hours of hopping on and off different tuk tuks until we arrived at Kong Lo village amidst a stunning 360 degree vista of limestone mountains. Kong Lo Cave is a 1km walk from the village and is exactly like being in a David AttenboroughĀ documentary.
Whilst in Kuala Lumpur I checked out the Malaysia Art Expo 2012; cue art headspin.
Here are my favourite works.
R Sumantri MS
Iwan Yusuf
Xu Ze
Xu Ze
S Dwi Stya
S Dwi Stya
Ngovan Sac
Ngovan Sac
Ali Nuralmal
Ali Nuralmal
Ibrahim Hussein
Dennis Chan
Joni Ramlan
Joni Ramlan
Li Guo Zi
Li Guo Zi
Li Guo Zi
Today I visited the House of Matahati in Kuala Lumpur. I spoke with Mimie the manager, she is one hell of an amazing art business woman, single handedly she is trying to change the face of South East Asian art through creating a network of artists and collectives within the region.Ā House of Matahati is an artist run gallery/studio; their focus is onĀ nurturingĀ local Malaysian artists and creating art dialogue throughout South East Asia.
Mimie showed me through the onsite artist studios provided for local residing artists, then I Ā checked out their current exhibition which was an HoM curated show of KualaĀ Lumpur’sĀ graduating art school students.
http://houseofmatahati.blogspot.com
House of Matahati artist studios
Shafiq Nordin
Shikh Khaidir Ahmed
Siti Noraini Saleh
Manisah Daud
Manisah Daud
Hisyamuddin Abdullah
Hisyamuddin Abdullah
Very excited to be in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, part of the Malaysian region of Borneo. Will be climbing Mount Kinabalu in two days time.
How many fragrant bowls of Laksa is it acceptable to consume in one day? I went with two. Waiting out the storm with a glass of wine, I walked back to my hostel in the drizzling rain past an array of Malaysian eateries begging me toĀ indulgeĀ in a third.