<p style="font-weight: 400;">Next-gen Kuala Lumpur-based artist speak on self-being and the current state of Malaysia through digital images.</p>

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      <p><span>&ldquo;The title of this piece is a play on words of the phrase you often see on a car&rsquo;s side mirror. I feel like you get a glimpse of my work with this one as I often use objects that are familiar to people and most often come from childhood, to describe certain situations that, when put together, tell a certain story that could mean different things to different people.&rdquo;</span></p>
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      <p><em><strong>What do you love most about being an artist?</strong></em></p>
      <p><span>I love connecting with the people who interact with my work. It&rsquo;s delightful! Observing how they take in my stories and catching those instances right before they reach the &ldquo;a-ha! I get it!&rdquo; moment has gotten me to learn new ways of seeing my work from various other sets of eyes. It feels great to put myself out there and receive so much in return.</span></p>
      <p><em><strong>What&rsquo;s new with you?</strong></em></p>
      <p><span>Currently working on something new &mdash; it is an interactive </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">piece. It&rsquo;s nothing like anything else I have put out so I&rsquo;m excited to share it once it&rsquo;s done!</span></p>
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      <p><em><strong>Where do you see yourself in 10 years?</strong></em></p>
      <p><span>I see myself doing a myriad of things so it is hard to say! Ideally, I&rsquo;d love to have my own studio to tinker and experiment in, and would hopefully have done several shows by then.</span></p>
      <p><em style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><strong>Which discovery inspired you most recently?</strong></em></p>
      <p><span>The current resurgence of analogue. Everything these past few years has been inspiring me lately to create more tangible things. Ever since I picked up my digital pen and started drawing, I&rsquo;ve never really gone back to creating things I can touch. It has been an interesting journey, with a lot of it being about just slowing down and trying things out.</span></p>
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Merdeka Special: Ilham Alshahab on 'Objects In The Mirror Are Farther Than They Appear'

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