Batik used to tell Malaysia's lost story of cash crops, tigers and plantations

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.