Dutch artist on why her Malaysian roots matter in her art career

'It feels a bit like a homecoming, doing a solo exhibition here. It gave me the opportunity to come here and make new work, and it gave me the chance to reconnect with Malaysia as an adult and an artist. And perhaps to find some missing pieces as well,' says Wong, a Dutch artist with Malaysian roots. Photo: The Star/Shaari Chemat

Walking into Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, this writer encounters two large, glowing sculptures depicting the Chinese letters “Sung” and “Kee”.

As someone who doesn’t read Chinese characters, they don’t mean much to me at the time.