Portret Diri is a mini-showcase of recent works by Syahnan Anuar, a visual artist who is mostly known as the founder of silkscreen production company Bogus Merchandise. The exhibition collects a selection of Syahnan’s recent works since 2018, establishing him as a visual artist in his own right.
The works reflect upon the artist’s various identities: as a son, the 7th child in a family of 10, as the head of a company, a Malay Muslim man, and as a young person living in a Malaysia built in the shadow of Mahathir’s Vision 2020. Featuring the artist’s own parents and national authority forces as subjects, the showcase reflects the intractability of the personal from the political in the artist’s lived experience.
Opening reception: Friday, 18 August 2023 from 7 pm onwards
About the Artist
Syahnan Anuar (b. 1992, Kelantan) is a visual artist and founder of Bogus Merchandise. He works primarily in the medium of silkscreen across different surfaces. His works explore the personal and political tensions in his lived experience as a Malay-Muslim male living in 21st-century Malaysia.
He has previously shown in numerous group shows, including New Editions at Chetak17 (2023), Art is Fair at Fahrenheit 88 (2021), Wonderwall at The Back Room (2020), Awan & Tanah at Cult Gallery (2019), and Rethinking Editions at OUR ArtProjects (2019); all in Kuala Lumpur. Portret Diri is his first solo presentation.
INSTALLATION SHOTS
Photos by Kenta Chai.
