Augmented reality brings Sulaiman Esa’s early Johor Baru paintings to life


One of Sulaiman Esa's early paintings of Johor Baru titled 'JB Town' (1957), featuring a landscape of government buildings. It is part of the 'Visions Of Reality' immersive exhibition in Johor Baru. Photo: Sulaiman Esa

As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology continues to advance, opening up worlds beyond our imagination, it’s no surprise that it has been used by homegrown artists to enhance their work.

For multimedia artist and academic Suzy Sulaiman, the curator of the Visions Of Reality exhibition in Johor Baru, the use of VR and AR technology has given new life to a series of early paintings by her father Sulaiman Esa, 82, a renowned senior artist and scholar who was born in Johor Baru.

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