Working on a Commission Painting!

 Here is my new commission painting. I don't often do commissions unless some special project. Here you can watch step by step how I painted a new painting. 

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I got invited to be speaker at COP27, 2022!

Last year I got invited to present my paper on the Role of Indigenous People in Peagtland Protection and Mitigation at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  I was part of Malaysian delegations that went to the conference on Climate Change 2022. 

Felt so blessed that Global Environment Centre NGO sponsored me to be in Egypt for this special conference. It has to open my door to the world, especially in my activism.

 

I presented a token of appreciation to the Prince of Pahang at the presentation event. I was honored to have the event officiated by the Prince of Pahang during my presentation on that day. 

 I have met many inspiring indigenous leaders and activists throughout the COP27 event. There are some very good conferences at the indigenous pavilion as well.

Of course, my trip won't be complete without visiting a world-famous ancient monument Pyramid of Giza, in Cairo city. I managed to have an off day on Sunday to travel to Cairo by night bus.  First time on a camel ride!

 

Stateless Mind - Body of Knowledge: Performance Art and Video Streaming, a satellite event for Venice Biennale 2022, Venice, Italy

 

 

Title: Letter to the Forest

The aim of this performance art is to allow the audience to participate by coming up with messages about the spirit of nature, which build bridges to connect their lives and the natural environment.

The idea of sending messages is quite synonymous with our contemporary lifestyle, but it has always been a part of the traditional activities of indigenous people. 

This performance art is inspired by the Asian tradition of putting a message on the banyan tree. In my indigenous community e=where, strong shamanistic traditions still exist, this goes even further. Offerings of food and verbal requests are made to the spirits of the trees and the jungle to ask permission to utilise the environment. 

Happy Indigenous People 's Day 2022!

 

This year we indigenous people around the world celebrate the role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge. 

Time-Lapse video at my solo exhibition!

 Here is the time-lapse of the final day of my solo exhibition at Richard Koh Fine Art Gallery. Hope you enjoy it. Please do subscribe to my YouTube channel for similar content and updates on my activities. 

Land of A Thousand Guilts, my fourth exhibition to date.

This is my my fourth solo exhibition. First of all I would like to say thank you to anyone who went to my exhibition at Richard Koh Fine Art Gallery. But mostly to my parents and siblings who supported me from beginning of my career as an artist. 

It was tough to be an artist when the pandemic hit, as we need a physical art exhibition to sell our artwork. But i was a bit lucky than other artist in Malaysia, i managed to get this exhibition running just when the restrictions were lifted. So many friends and collectors managed to see my work exhibited in the gallery.

"Land of a Thousand Guilts", my solo exhibition for 2021 at Richard Koh Fine Art, Malaysia.

 

Richard Koh Fine Art

(RKFA-KL) is pleased to announce Malaysian artist Shaq Koyok’s (b. 1985) solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. Land of a Thousand Guilts is scheduled to run from 5th until 20th March 2021 at Richard Koh Fine Art, No. 34-1, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The artist will present 14 recent works in his first solo exhibition with Richard Koh Fine Art.

In Land of a Thousand Guilts, Koyok responses to a dire situation faced by Malaysia’s indigenous people; the Orang Asal – a community which he belongs to. In this exhibition, the artist draws upon personal experiences of trauma in his youth, in which his own village faced when an unscrupulous land developer encroached the jungle surrounding his home village.