Chang Yoong Chia's 'The Dyeing Era' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2022). Photo: Dinndiran
In his latest solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, contemporary artist Chang Yoong Chia delves into the stories of a nation shaped by a past often forgotten and a tradition that transcends time.
In A Leaf Through History, which is showing at Cult Gallery in Bukit Tunku, he continues his exploration of the batik technique and its evolution, and reflects on the influence of cash crops on the country, its people and wildlife.
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'A Leaf Through History' exhibition
Chang Yoong Chia's 'The Dyeing Era' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2022). Photo: Dinndiran
'Gambir And The Tiger' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2022). Photo: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
'Banana Eaters' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2021). Photo: Dinndiran
'Seeds Of Change' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2022). Photo: Dinndiran
Gallery visitors stop to check out details in Chang Yoong Chia's 'Olfactory Memory' (batik sarong - remazol dye on viscose cloth, 2022). Photo: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
'Olfactory Memory' (batik sarong - remazol dye on viscose cloth, 2022). Photo: Dinndiran
In this solo exhibition, Chang explores the history of cash crop plantations in this country through unconventional batik motifs. Photo: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
'Non-Endemic Birds' (gouache and lacquer on rubber leaf, 2022). Photo: Dinndiran
'Hunger in War' (batik - remazol dye on cotton cloth, 2021). Photo: Dinndiran
