Textiles bridging cultural divide

Iona (middle) briefing visitors about her piece titled ‘A Cross To Bear’, a quilt made from Tartan-printed women’s skirts and fabric from a Scottish kilt.

CULTURAL elements of two locations a world apart are intertwined in Malaysian artist Iona Danald’s solo exhibition in Penang.

‘Aye: Across Sarawak and Scotland’ features 13 textile works that reflect and celebrate the 26-year-old’s mixed heritage.