UK-based Malaysian artist Haffendi Anuar deconstructs the sarong in new series

A look at Haffendi's installation work 'First Hammock Study' (kain pelikat fabric, felt, adhesive, canvas, wood, metal and plastic tube, 2020). Photo: Haffendi Anuar

Malaysian contemporary artist Haffendi Anuar, based in Britain now, will be speaking about his research and recent work on the iconography and cultural significance of the kain pelikat in Sarong Mentality, a sharing session on Zoom at 12.01am (Malaysian time) this Monday (May 4).

Haffedi, currently pursuing an MFA at the Ruskin School of Art at Oxford University in England, has been reflecting and exploring the humble tubular sarong since the start of his studies abroad last year.