Capturing spirit of togetherness


Wan Jamila showing off the Hari Raya packets made from her painting exclusively for the ‘Syawal di Hati, Kenangan Abadi’ campaign.

THE movement control order during the Covid-19 pandemic kept families and loved ones apart, preventing reunions even during festive seasons.

During that time, award-winning Malaysian artist Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful Bahri, also known as Artjamila, had captured this sense of longing for togetherness in a painting depicting Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations in a traditional Malay village.

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