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Zizihan

A true Malaccan, Zi-Han pursued law as a profession and is now practising in Kuala Lumpur specialising in Employment Law. When not in Court, he spends his time crafting comics. His artwork is mainly posted on his Instagram and Twitter accounts through his handle @zizihan.

At 5 years old, Zi-Han started out copying his friend’s artwork and was branded a copycat. Later on, that friend partnered with Zi-Han and started selling their artwork to classmates. Both were caught by teachers for being too entrepreneurial at such a young age.

Zi-Han mainly draws to express himself and about issues he feels strongly about. His pieces caught the attention of Zunar and was approached to showcase some of his artwork in this exhibition.

Zi-Han believes in the concept of Bangsa Malaysia, with the Malay language as the key to uniting all Malaysians.

Artwork 1

A common situation when drivers are stopped during a roadblock. The artwork is formatted like an MCQ examination question, requesting for a probable answer. So, what would the correct answer be? Clearly our culture points to only one correct answer.

Situasi biasa apabila pemandu diberhentikan semasa sekatan jalan raya. Karya seni itu diformat seperti soalan peperiksaan MCQ, meminta kemungkinan jawapan. Jadi, apakah jawapan yang betul? Jelas budaya kita hanya menunjukkan satu jawapan yang betul.

Artwork 2

In Malaysia, tendering for contracts differs slightly from the norm. Perhaps some extra treats to seal the deal?

Di Malaysia, tender untuk kontrak berbeza sedikit daripada kebiasaan. Mungkin beberapa makanan tambahan untuk menandatangani perjanjian itu?

Artwork 3

“Datuk” bears many meaning in the Malay language:

  1. A formal title given to an accomplished person;
  2. a Malay deity worshipped as guardian of land. They are seen seated in red keeps in corners of major lands and buildings
  3. A man, usually fat and of middle to old age, holding a certain political standing, refusing to give up power, and pockets full to the brim. Familiar?

Yem Ibrahim

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