Textile art exhibition in KL offers a sharp spin on culture, roots and identity

Kueh’s textile-based works combine fluorescent threads with cultural narratives, inspired by his Malaysian roots and life abroad. Photo: The Star/Chan Tak Kong

Marcos Kueh, a Kuching-born artist, introduced himself as a “textile artist” at the recent walkthrough of his Kenyalang Circus exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

Unlike traditional handmade textiles, his distinctive “woven posters” are created using modern industrial loom machines programmed like data on a factory line.