'Borneo Heart' exhibition brings Sabah's art community spirit, woven mats to KL

The weavers of Pulau Omadal in Sabah with one of their mats ('Tanahairku #002, 2020') that was exhibited in the 'Borneo Heart' exhibition in Kota Kinabalu. Photo: Andy Chia

A new exhibition opening in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday will see Sabah-born contemporary artist Yee I-Lann weaving an ambitious and inclusive new chapter for community-minded art programmes here.

Borneo Heart In Kuala Lumpur by Yee I-Lann and Collaborators will see several venues in the capital hosting activities tied to the exhibition, co-produced by RogueArt. The programmes will run for over five-months with main exhibitions and satellite shows in the line-up.