Dari Lumpur Ke Laut

light projections by Sans collective

INCUBATOR PROGRAM

25–27 NOV & 2–3 DEC 2022

8 pm - 11 pm

about the event

Dari Lumpur Ke Laut explores the forgotten stories and our relationship with the Klang River through projection mapping and ambient sounds.

Held under the NPE overpass that spans across the river near Old Klang Road, it is a polyptych of light and colour along the riverbank. It combines visuals inspired by the stories/histories and reflections about the river with the sights and sounds along the river mapped onto the superstructure of the overpass. The sound design amplifies the ambient sounds to juxtapose the gentle sounds of nature with the diverse chatter of human activity and percussive thudding of vehicles driving past the overpass above. The projections will run at night for 5 days, 3 hours every night and looping every 15-30 minutes. 

about the ARTIST

Ali Alasri
an artist-researcher who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication from Deakin University, Australia. Currently undergoing his Masters in Visual Arts at Cultural Centre, University Malaya, he has worked on performances, installations, exhibitions, and participatory projects. He is also a commissioned researcher in the Hubs For Good research programme, a collaborative project between British Council, Yayasan Sime Darby and University Malaya, to map out creative hubs in Malaysia.

Bryan Chang
a designer—a generalist, his work centers around graphic design, scenography and video/photography. He has worked with cultural organisations and festivals such as The Bangkung Row Restaurants, Japan Foundation KL, British Council Malaysia, KLPAC, Theatresauce, TerryandTheCuz, The Cooler Lumpur Festival and PopTeeVee. Recent highlights include Langkawi Walk The Doc International Documentary Festival Forum 2022; Kaleidoscope Japan Exhibition: Every Thought I’ve Ever Had (2022); Hubs For Good Toolkit (2021); MayWe Exhibition: Belas Masa (2021). He is also a member of sans collective, an interdisciplinary art and design collective.

Dhavinder Singh
a Kuala Lumpur-based artist whose art practice, in essence, deals with the repurposing and reconfiguring of materials; be it through paintings, animation, assemblage and site-specific installations. Trained at the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) and later, the Cardiff School of Art & Design in Fine Art, Dhavinder’s deep affinity for Chan Sow Lin, the industrial area of Kuala Lumpur in which he grew up in — features prominently in his work. This is evident in his most recent solo exhibitions "Please Do Not Sit - A Show About Chairs" (2022) and “Tagistan” (2020).

Fikri Fadzil
a musician, singer-songwriter, and multimedia producer. Under his stage name Bayangan, Fikri released his debut album “Bersendirian Berhad”, collaborated with interactive media artists, and toured across the region. Fikri also founded The Wknd, a multimedia music platform that focuses on Southeast Asian independent music. hrough The Wknd, Fikri has produced digital video content, events, and has worked with various arts and music festivals and cultural organizations.

Syamsul Azhar
worked across the fields of theatre, film and contemporary art as a multimedia and lighting designer, often employing technology as a performative element in his works. Over the years he has designed across many places and spaces, and has collaborated on numerous performances with Five Arts Centre—particularly in the works of performance maker Mark Teh. In 2017, Syamsul directed **2080—a performance consisting of projection, sound, lighting and set, with no human performers—in collaboration with a team of designers and theatre practitioners.