Catch of the day: exhibition highlights Malaysian fishing village heritage

Boatbuilder Hor Lai brings us on a tour of his ‘workspace’, a half-constructed boat, in a video presentation that is part of the 'Labour And Weight' exhibition. Photo: Labour And Weight

For the first time since its inception, the rustic Labour And Weight project has been taken out of its site-specific environment and placed in a space akin to a blank canvas, its exhibits now on display to a city-dwelling audience who might not necessarily be familiar with some of the themes and concepts outlined here.

Traditional boat building? Netmaking? What do these suspended blocks of wood at the exhibition at Multimedia University (MMU) in Cyberjaya mean? And what in the world is a “siam”?