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| Finding the light |
| Written by Grace Chin | |||
| Monday, 13 April 2009 10:50 | |||
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TLS09 is an ambitious project which attempts to “bring light out of found and recycled objects” such as the above, a project embarked by architects Carolyn Lau, Farah Azizan and Lisa Foo, who are co-producing the show. The idea of putting up a light show based on recycled objects was mooted last year, says Lau, a self-confessed human magpie who has a habit of storing and reusing everyday waste such as plastic bottles. It was a conscious decision to involve more participants in the exhibition from different creative fields outside of architecture and design, says the trio. “We try to recycle as much as possible, even in the office,” says Farah, who made a beautiful armchair with old telephone directory books in an art exhibition in 2007. “We started out by collecting plastic bottles, plastic bags… and thinking about turning these objects into something fun and functional,” she adds.  Lau chips in, “On the Internet, there’s an amazing amount of recycled work done by other people, such as light installations. It was good stuff, and we thought we needed some of it here. It was interesting for me to involve designers who produce works that are ephemeral, experiential and emotive.” That set designers and a troupe of performing artists would have a different perspective and take on light, adds an interesting angle to the exhibition, such as film director Bernard Chauly’s series of futuristic light objects in Selamat Datang Ke Muzium Lampu and architect Fabian Tan’s play with light, marbles and nostalgia in Gu-light. Foo, who co-produced a series of light sculptures with plastic bottles last year, will also be conducting a public workshop on reusing discarded bottles. “It is about making people consider the possibility of using these materials, things that they usually chuck out, and have people be responsible for their own waste,” she says. “Hopefully, people will be able to look at waste in a different light, and be a bit more frugal with it, be more conscious of waste, and reconsider its reusage,” says Lau. While the exhibition is based on reinterpretation of recycled and found materials, the producers do not profess to be environmentalists, nor do they want to claim responsibility to such a label. It takes a lot of responsibility to say that an artwork is green because it is produced using recycled material, Lau says. “It would be quite limiting to say that we are completely into recycling — we are not a ‘green’ show. Maybe up to 75% of our show is green, but not completely. We would like to expand that even more in the future, but I personally do not know enough about environmentalism to say that the exhibition itself is green, because there are many other issues surrounding that,” adds Lau. But, by combining different disciplines, the artists hope to enhance communication and engagement with the different creative fields, and with the public. “We hope this event becomes a platform and a dialogue,” says Farah. “There are many references which we can draw from other fields, and not just by researching on the Internet or talking to friends about it,” she adds. Other participants in the TLS09 exhibition are theatre director and lighting designer Loh Kok Man, multimedia artist Jazmi, set designer and lecturer Richard Lau and landscape designer Mah Su Sim. Reinterpreting light in music is challenging for Hardesh Singh, who is producing a musical composition to accompany a contemporary dance performance choreographed by Aida Redza. “Portraying light as a sound is interesting, and I am hoping to use ambient noises such as electrical hums and buzz from lights,” says Hardesh, adding that his composition is still a work in progress. “Technically, light is a waveform, and audio is another waveform. I am cracking my head to find the best way to do it, without resorting to any short cuts,” he adds. The dance performance, called Seven Skins, is choreographed using the concept of romance and love as the origin of light and enlightenment as its main theme, says Aida, adding that a lot of the movements will be spontaneous and impromptu. Aida says the dancers are from different generations, and they include Anne James, Foo Chi Wei, Shafirul Azmi Suhaimi, Suhaili Micheline Ahmad Kamil and Sukarji Sriman, and Aida’s own mother, Hailizan Mahmoon. Note: Seven Skins will be performed at the opening night of TLS09, at The Annexe Gallery, Central Market, KL, on April 16 at 8pm. The exhibition will run there until May 3, with workshops on April 25 and May 2 from 2.30pm to 4pm at the same location. TLS09 will then move to Galeri Tenaga, Ground Floor, Wisma TNB, 19 Jalan Timur, Petaling Jaya, the show’s venue from May 7 to 23. For more information, contact (012) 3902446 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or check out Facebook group TLS09. This article appeared on the Live it! page, The Edge Financial Daily, April 13, 2009.
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