Rubbings of Memories – A Workshop of Rubbing “Objects” in the Neighborhood

 

Date: October. 10, Wed.

Speakers: Yeoh Lian Heng and JJ Ng Zing Shein (Lostgens’)

Meeting point: Absolute Space for the Arts Assembling time: morning session 9:30am, afternoon session 3:00pm

 

Presentation of speakers

eoh Lian Heng｜

Graduated from the Central Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is the founder and curator of the Lostgens’ contemporary art space.

Some of the major projects he has curated in Malaysia include the Bukit Cina Community Art Project (2011); Petaling Street Community Art Project (2011-2013); TransAction in the Field (2016); and PublikArt (2016-2017), and he also took part in the 2012 Busan Biennale in Korea; the 2013 Jakarta Biennale – SIASAT; and the 2015 Asia Culture Center Network Platform: Asia Kula Kula-ring in Gwangju, Korea. Some of his recent major experiences also include planning the community project, Lorong Hantu kecil; curating for the Sitiawan Settlement Museum; and also curating The Story Gallery for the Valley of Hope, which is a leprosy settlement in Selangor.

 

JJ Ng Zing Shein｜

A graduate of the Dasein Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, specializes in graphic design and is a member and designer of the Lostgens’ contemporary art space. Some of his major experiences include serving as a project coordinator for TransAction in the Field (2015); taking part in the Asia Culture Center Network Platform: Asia Kula Kula-ring in Gwangju, Korea (2016); serving as a historical street event coordinator for the Panggung Lapan Art Weekends; and he was also involved in Bengkel Pemetaan Kampung Banda Dalam and PublikArt. Some of his other recent project involvements at Lostgens’ include the community event, Lorong Hantu kecil, and installation productions for the Sitiawan Settlement Museum and The Story Gallery for the Valley of Hope, which is a leprosy settlement in Selangor. Workshop_morning session

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