KUCHING, Jan 17: Local social enterprise and cultural initiative Catama will be launching an online virtual tour of their contemporary exhibition, ‘Dalam’, which was physically held in Kuching last December, on Jan 19.
According to a media statement, the exhibition will be presented as a 3D interactive tour online, allowing audiences to experience the exhibition, which features the work of artists, craft artisans, musicians, and cultural practitioners from throughout Borneo — Sarawak, Sabah, Kalimantan, and Brunei — as well as Peninsular Malaysia, Australia, and the United Kingdom (UK).
“Featuring new works that had never previously been exhibited, it has now been turned into a permanent interactive exhibition online,” said the statement.
The virtual exhibition tour will launch online on Jan 19 (Thursday) at 7.30pm and will be presented by the exhibition curator and hosted by HAUS KCH; and will also feature discussions with some of the artists.
The exhibition featured 14 local and international artists and collectives, some of whom travelled from across Malaysia and Indonesia to attend the physical exhibition.
“Dalam was quite an innovative and contemporary exhibition, exploring themes of identity, craft, and the inner world; the ‘dalam’ and the ‘alam’ that we create, expressed through audio-visual storytelling, craft installations, sculptures, textile art, photography and spatial documentation,” said Catama creative director and exhibition curator, Catriona Maddocks.
“The exhibition brought together and profiled a diverse selection of young, contemporary artists experimenting with new mediums to express themselves.
“We’re really excited to be able to use technology to present this to audiences who couldn’t physically visit the exhibition and give it a permanent home online,” she said.
Featured exhibits include a four-metre-tall installation made from 100 woven mats created by artisans from the Iban community of Rumah Perdu, in Ulu Spak, alongside sculptures and photographs from West Kalimantan artists Zakaria Pangaribuan and Hardiyanti that explore indigenous traditions, beliefs, and contemporary lives.
Additionally, several audio-visual pieces were presented in the form of videos, sound installations and projections by Harold Reagan Eswar @ EGN, Tiyan Baker and Borneo Bengkel. Textile works were showcased by Bethany Balan, Elroy Ramantan, Iona Danald, and Leopold Garett Jawan.
Sculptures by Anyshya Jusam, an installation by Armanzaki Azrs and print works by Sharon Chin were also featured.
Those interested can also get a sneak peek of the virtual tour via this link: https://www.catamaborneo.com/dalam-virtual-tour.
To sign up, go to www.tinyurl.com/VirtualDalam or visit their website for more info (www.catamaborneo.com/dalam). — DayakDaily
