Jakarta-based Malaysian artist documents lockdown in sketch journal

By SHEELA CHANDRAN

Teo-Simpson’s sketch of Prayer Mountain in Bario, Sarawak. Photos: Gladys Teo-Simpson

During the Covid-19 lockdown in Indonesia, what kept Malaysian Gladys Teo-Simpson sane was her art.

Confined to her home in Jakarta, the talented sketch artist made good use of her time to create a sketch journal that documented her life during the pandemic.

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