Congs artworks are done on a wau frame using the traditional batik-making method of melting wax to create the motif and mixing batik powder dyes for the colour.
HIGH above the ground, the lions and tigers swoop and prance about, majestic in their bearing and striking in their appearance.
Not part of a fantasy film, they feature in the “kite batik paintings” – a combination of batik painting and wau (Malaysian kite) – in The Power of Tradition Belt and Road Malaysia–China art exhibition at the National Art Gallery.
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