Penang exhibition offers a photographic exploration of Serani identity

'This project started out as asking what is a Serani and what does that mean? But I’ve had a realisation, as the project went on, that a lot of other people in other cultures and communities also have the same issues,' says Loncle. Photo: The Star/Lim Beng Tatt

Eurasian (noun) : a person of mixed European and Asian parentage.

In Penang and Melaka, another term has become synonymous with this group of people – Serani.