Malaysian artist uses thumbprints to create portrait of Tunku Abdul Rahman


A thumbprint is the one of the most important parts of a person's identity. It is a clear and distinct representation of who you are, and cannot be found or replicated anywhere else.

For young portrait painter Vivian Ng Suet Yuan, this is a perfect metaphor for Malaysia's multicultural identity, which like a thumbprint, is also unique and irreplaceable.

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