Orang Asli culture and folklore come to life in the form of giant puppets and street parades in the Awas! Mawas! exhibition. Named after the Mawas, the Orang Asli version of Bigfoot, the exhibition is the finale of the Awas! Mawas! community project, aimed at introducing indigenous stories to the masses through the art of puppetry.
After conducting parades in Kampung Sungai Bumbun (the Mah Meri community), Kampung Pulau Kempas (Temuan community), and in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur between December and this month, the Awas! Mawas! artist collective is holding a special exhibition to share the experience with those who missed out. The gallery will be filled by the puppet props, storyboards, photographs and sketches, each revisiting this inspiring Orang Asli community project.
