art for nature 2008

Curator:

Noor Mahnun Mohamed

Contributing Artists:

Abdul Multhalib Musa
Ahmad Shukri Mohamed
Askandar Ungelehrt
Bayu Utomo Radjikin
Chang Yoong Chia
Chong Siew Ying
Choy Chun Wei
Dr. Megan Keating
Fadly Sabran
Faiz Shukor
Gabrielle Bates
Hamir Soib Mohamed
Ilse Noor
Joel Couloigner
Justin Lim
Lauren Black
Noor Mahnun Mohamed
Pang Khee Teik
Ramlan Abdullah
Roslisham Ismail (Ise)
Samsudin Wahab
Sharmiza Abu Hassan
Shia Yih-Yiing
Terry Law
Umibaizurah Mahir @ Ismail
+wondermilk
Wong Perng Fey
Yau Bee Ling
Yee I-Lann
Yusof Majid

Shifting Boundaries has been a great success! Over RM 270,000 has been raised by sale of works from the exhibition, half of which goes to the participating artists, and half to WWF-Malaysia.

The natural ecosystems that have supported man's rise to industrialized status are on the verge of collapse with every forest felled, natural grassland used for crops, seas scoured for fish. We initiate irriversible change for the sake of our short term needs. Man has truly made his natural home thruoghout the world; he is globalized, while every other species clings ot precarious holds in remote places. More than 6,000 less iconic species are facing extinction with our relentless success and population growth. We have no excuse for such blindness; if nothing else, climate change is rapidly demonstrating we are not immune to such forces. Change accelerates, and the forces of destruction are invading the margins of our security bubble: a lack of freshwater for billions, storms and tides washing away entire countries, the festering pollution of air, water and soil.

How can we reverse this seemingly irresistible force towards our own end?

Where are we going to draw the line between ecological impact and economic growth?

Why do we so studiously avoid looking at these truly hard questions that we assume will miraculously right themselves?

Rimbun Dahan will be open to the public daily during the Art for Nature exhibition from 10am to 8pm from 18 May to 1 June 2008. Admission is free.

Noor Mahnun Mohamed will conduct her curator's talk at 3pm on Saturday 24 May at Rimbun Dahan, and Angela Hijjas will lead a tour of the garden, including the Taman Sari, Rumah Uda Manap, Underground Gallery and artists' studios, at 9am on 1 June. For more information, contact the curator on:

Abdul Multhalib Musa
Twist - Red
2008
Mild steel, car paint & granite base
60 x 30 x 30 cm
RM 9 000 SOLD

Abdul Multhalib Musa
Twist - Gold
2008
Mild steel, car paint & granite base
65 x 30 x 30 cm
RM 9 000 SOLD

Ahmad Fuad Osman   
Amok
2008
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 127 cm
RM 12 000 SOLD

Ahmad Shukri Mohamed
Menunggu Bahtera Noh
2008
Mixed media on canvas
183 x 245 cm
RM 40 000 SOLD

Aswad Ameir
Toro de España
2008
Ink on paper
66 x 150 cm
RM 1 800 SOLD

Bayu Utomo Radjikin   
Cinta
2008
Charcoal, acrylic & decal on paper
160 x 137 cm
RM 15 000 SOLD

Chang Yoong Chia
Home
2007
Oil on canvas
76.5 x 41 cm
RM 4 500 AVAILABLE

Chong Siew Ying   
Snow In theTropic
2008
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm
RM  7 000 SOLD

Choy Chun Wei
Infinite Dreamer
2008
Mixed media on canvas
183 x 138 cm
RM 14 000 AVAILABLE

Faiz Shukor
The Strength
2008
Granite, concrete & wood
113 x 59 x 13 cm
RM 2 500 SOLD

Gabrielle Bates & Paul Lau   
In-Pattern-Nation
2007-08
Wood panels, nails, gold thread, acrylic paint
112 x 238.5 cm
RM 12 500 AVAILABLE

Hamir Soib Mohamed   
Breathing Hole
2008
Oil & bitumen on linen
183 x 122 cm
RM 15 000 SOLD

Joel Couloigner   
Come des papillons en hivers
2008
Ink on paper
60 x 105 cm
RM 3 800 SOLD

Khairul Azmir Shoib aka Meme   
Sky Soldier
2008
Mix-media
22 x 14.5 x 4.5 cm
RM  1 200 SOLD

Kow Leong Kiang
A Sea So Close
RM 28 000 SOLD

Justin Lim
The Last Supper I
2008
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 102 cm
RM 7 000 SOLD

Justin Lim
The Last Supper II
2008
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 102 cm
RM 7 000 SOLD

Megan Keating
Waiting for Raptors
2008
Synthetic polymer & wax on canvas
183 x 153 cm
RM 12 000 AVAILABLE

Lauren Black
Final Flowering (Bulbophyllum virescens)
2008
Water colour
61 x 55 cm
RM  8 000 SOLD

Lauren Black
Futile Beauty
2008
Water colour
50 x 35 cm
RM 4 000 AVAILABLE

Noor Mahnun Mohamed   
Love Will Tear Us Apart
2008
Oil on linen
124.5 x 69 cm
RM 7 500 SOLD

Noor Mahnun Mohamed
Love Will Keep Us Together
2008
Oil on linen
124.5 x 69 cm
RM 7 500 SOLD

Ramlan Abdullah   
Rocking Chair
2008
Wood, wood stain & wax
120 x 45 x 55 cm
RM 12 000 SOLD

Saiful Razman   
Anarki Lumpur
2008
Acrylic & bitumen on canvas
122 x 182.5 cm
RM 6 500 SOLD

Samsudin Wahab
God Bless You
2008
Lino print & collage on paper
131 x 100 cm
RM 820 SOLD

Sharmiza Abu Hassan   
Mitos Alam
2008
Ostrich eggshell, wood, copper, silicon & magnifying glass
80 x 60 x 25 cm
RM 3 500 AVAILABLE

Shia Yih-Yiing
White Elephant
2008
Oil on canvas
101 x 139 cm
RM 8 000 SOLD

+wondermilk
Putih I
2008
Mixed Media on wood
r 62 cm
RM 3 500
(RM 10 000 as a set) AVAILABLE

+wondermilk
Putih II
2008
Mixed Media on wood
r 62 cm
RM 3 500
(RM 10 000 as a set) AVAILABLE

+wondermilk
Putih III
2008
Mixed Media on wood
r 62 cm
RM 3 500
(RM 10 000 as a set) AVAILABLE

Wong Perng Fey
The Content of the Void - A Study of Interior Space
2008
Oil on canvas
122 x 183 cm
RM 12 000 SOLD

Umibaizurah Mahir @ Ismail
Killing Tools I
2008
Ceramic & mixed media
Variable dimensions
RM 5 000 SOLD

Umibaizurah Mahir @ Ismail
Killing Tools II
2008
Ceramic & mixed media
Variable dimensions
RM 5 000 SOLD

Yau Bee Ling
Portraits of Four
2008
Oil on canvas
153 x 122 cm
RM 12 000 SOLD

Yee I-Lann   
Kinabalu series: Kopivosian
(Edition 6/8)
2007
Digital print on Kodak Endura paper
107 x 204.5 cm
RM  12 500 AVAILABLE

Yusof Majid
Monkey
2008
Oil on canvas
76 x 182 cm
RM 15 000 SOLD

Roslisham Ismail (Ise)   
Langit Dijunjung
 1 - Jogjakarta
 2 - Istanbul
 3 - Berlin
 4 - Kassel
2008
Digital photo print
15 x 23 cm x 12
RM  800 SOLD

Terry Law   
Where Are We Shifting To? I
2008
Glass, copper, steel, cables & drift wood
Variable dimension (suspended installation)
RM  7 000 AVAILABLE

Terry Law  
Where Are We Shifting To? II
2008
Glass, copper, steel, cables & drift wood
Variable dimension (suspended installation)
RM  5 300 SOLD

Terry Law   
Where Are We Shifting To? III
2008
Glass, copper, steel, cables & drift wood
Variable dimension (suspended installation)
RM  5 300 AVAILABLE

Fadly Sabran   
Mata
(Edition of 5)
2008
Video
1 min 38 secs
RM 250 each

Fadly Sabran   
Mulut
(Edition of 5)
2008
Video
1 min
RM 250 each AVAILABLE

Pang Khee Teik   
Feelings That Won't Go Away
(Edition of 4)
2008
Transparency lightbox
40 x 61 cm
RM 1 800
(RM 6 200 set of four artworks) AVAILABLE

Pang Khee Teik   
Feelings That Won't Go Away
(Edition of 4)
2008
Transparency lightbox
40 x 61 cm
RM 1 800
(RM 6 200 set of four artworks) AVAILABLE

Pang Khee Teik   
Waiting
(Edition of 4)
2008
Transparency lightbox
40 x 61 cm
RM 1 800
(RM 6 200 set of four artworks) AVAILABLE