Artists Gindung Mc Feddy Simon (left) and Catriona Maddocks (middle) with curator Sonia Luhong Wan pose with the rice grains harvested from the 'Pagar & Padi' project at The Back Room Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: The Star/ Glenn Guan
"My body will give rise to all sorts of edible plants and feed the people. My flesh will give rise to rice, my head – the coconut, my bones – tapioca, my toes – ginger, my teeth – maize and my knees – yams. Our people will never go hungry again.”
These are among the first words that greet you as you step into the Pagar & Padi exhibition space at The Back Room gallery, Zhongshan building in Kuala Lumpur, written in the language of the Dusun people.
