For Jun Kit, a Malaysian hair salon is incomplete without mannequin heads, as featured in the 'Ugly Malaysiana' zine series. Photo: Jun KIt
It's said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But how about ugliness?
It’s a question that led graphic designer Jun Kit, 41, to create his zine series Ugly Malaysiana, an exploration of the gaudy, the garish and the tacky.
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'Ugly Malaysiana' series
For Jun Kit, a Malaysian hair salon is incomplete without mannequin heads, as featured in the 'Ugly Malaysiana' zine series. Photo: Jun KIt
'Ugly Malaysiana: Volume 1' by Jun Kit remains accessible for zine enthusiasts. Photo: Jun Kit
The cover of Jun Kit’s 'Ugly Malaysiana: Volume 3' zine. Photo: Jun Kit
An interior layout view of the indie zine 'Ugly Malaysiana: Volume 3'. Photo: Jun Kit
An interior view of the 'What's Ugly' spread in the zine 'Ugly Malaysiana: Volume 3'. Photo: Jun Kit
A photo spread, with a 'Frozen' reference, featured in the 'Ugly Malaysiana: Volume 3' zine. Photo: Jun Kit
Through this 'Ugly Malaysiana' project, Jun Kit (with cap on) has navigated diverse visual expressions and evolving cultural shifts. It’s freeing to break away from conventions and rules, he says. Photo: Kah Min/KLABF
An image an old yellow car parked under a Yellow Flame tree, featured in the 'Ugly Malaysiana' zine series. Photo: Jun Kit
People throw trash right under a sign that forbids it, an observation featured in the 'Ugly Malaysiana' series. Photo: Jun Kit
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