Samsudin Wahab salutes the nation's resilient, hard-working farmers

Samsudin's 'The Brilliant Four' (duratrans with lightbox, 2016). It is part of a series highlighting the plight of farmers, agricultural life and exaggerated pests. Photo: Handout

Soil and toil goes the story of the farmer. In honouring their life of labour, contemporary artist Samsudin Wahab’s Wira Bangsa (Nation’s Heroes) multimedia series depicts them as warrior heroes over genetically modified pests that have grown into freakish mutants.

First staged at the 2016’s Kuandu Biennale in Taipei under the curatorial theme Slaying Monsters, the series has finally returned home to Malaysia.