An artist dives deep into memories to find out who he is

Sumsorry by Hasanul Isyraf Idris. Photos: Hasanul Isyraf Idris

Memories have the power to weave a map so intricate and dense, feeding on past experiences and fuelling the formation of new ones. Hasanul Isyraf Idris’ latest body of work at Richard Koh Fine Art in Kuala Lumpur captures this sentiment in a series of works, many of which are rather bizarre-looking and delightfully quirky, and others so crammed with ideas and lines that there is hardly any room left to breathe.

The 38-year-old artist, who hails from Perak, likens memories and their inherent ability to morph and transform into a “cerebral wilderness similar to a permanent forest reserve”, with branches that intertwine and merge, forming a network mesh that extends into eternity.