Malaysian artist creates tiny tributes to vanishing trades with miniature sculptures


Low looking at his recreation of the late lantern maker Lee Ah Hock and his now-demolished Tai Keat Seong shophouse along Magazine Road in George Town. Photo: K.T. GOH/The Star

Walk down any street in George Town a century ago and you are bound to find traditional craftsmen producing and selling various items.

Prior to the era of supermarkets, retail stores and online shopping, these time-honoured enterprises were where Penangites would shop for all manner of merchandise.

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