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TERANG 2024 returns, the 9-day exhibition happening from October 11th to October 20th. As a way to celebrate Malaysia’s beautiful culture, this dazzling exhibition is being held at Kuala Lumpur’s historic landmark, the Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTiC). The TERANG 2024 is free and open to the public from 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Prepare to be dazzled by the bright projection mapping artworks and vibrant colours lighting up the building, bringing life to an otherwise dark night.

The word TERANG means “bright” in Malay,  and it was initiated by Filamen, a platform dedicated to nurturing and supporting new media talent. TERANG is an exhibition of projection mapping artworks, a blend of culture and futuristic elements. It is also a competition, to encourage anyone, both local and international artists, including students and professionals, to showcase their work through projection mapping. By projecting their creations onto historical buildings, TERANG aims to revitalise these landmarks and spark public enthusiasm for their preservation. During the 9-day exhibition, 34 competitive projection mapping artworks will be showcased, all following the theme of “Cultural Futurism”.

The artwork lineup for this year will feature captivating submissions from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, as well as other parts of the world – made by professionals. From Malaysia, the highlights are:

  1. “Future Nature”, a collaboration between Lling Lling – SOULFEST 2023 finalist and winner of Mapping from Home Malaysia 2021 – and motion designer Brian Cha. This thought-provoking piece juxtaposes the natural world with human-made environments.
  2. “Halimunan: The Invisible Reverie”, made by visual artist and architect Zafree Azhar. This artwork invites viewers into a melancholic dreamscape, where unrequited love and the passing nature of existence intertwine, turning the heritage site into a ghostly reflection of memory. 
  3. “Main-Main” by Lunartic Studio, making their grand return after winning the 2023 TERANG Audience Choice Award. This piece highlights the fun in Malaysia’s cultural essence, inspired by arcade games from the 80s and 90s.
  4. “Night of the Cultural Museum” by Jonathan Lim. This projection imagines a vibrant fusion of traditions unfolding after midnight within the museum’s walls, bringing Malaysia’s cultural heritage to life.

 

As for international highlights, there are finalists from the 1minute Projection Mapping Competition in Japan, Ari Dykier from Poland and C.L.V.X from Indonesia. Then, there is Eltria from Bandung, and LIVEHUMANSUBJECT, led by Roger Ng and Qin Ai Xin from Singapore.

Apart from professionals, students have also sent in their submissions for the projection mapping competition. These students come from leading institutions, such as DASEIN Academy of Art, INTI International University & College, The One Academy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Bandung Institute of Technology, BINUS University, Multimedia Nusantara University, and Sampoerna University Jakarta. 

The competition will be evaluated by an esteemed panel of judges across Asia, which include:

  1. Fasyali Fadzly, a researcher at My Art Memory Project, ASWARA, from Malaysia.
  2. Ady Setyawan, Festival Director of ITB Light Festival from Indonesia.
  3. Pongamorn Olanrungsikul (TUA) Founder and Creative Director of MotionHouse, from Thailand.
  4.  Michiyuki Ishita, Creative Director of 1minute Projection Mapping, from Japan. 

 

Guests could also be a “judge” of sorts for the “People Choice Award”. All they have to do is simply scan the on-site QR codes and vote for their favourite artworks.  

 

“Building on last year’s momentum, TERANG 2024 has gained even stronger support and enthusiasm from our community and partners, both locally and regionally. Alongside showcasing innovative works that are unique to the Southeast Asia narrative, we want to lead the way in creating opportunities for artistic exploration of how our cultural identity could evolve tomorrow through today’s technology,” says Abdul Shakir, organiser of TERANG and co-founder of Filamen. 

 

Though the TERANG 2024 exhibition at MaTiC ends on October 20th, the experience continues at the Old High Court next to Masjid Jamek from October 30th to November 3rd as part of the Kreatif KL Festival. This showcase presents a selection of award-winning and finalist works from the previous year’s TERANG 2023, reflecting the exhibition’s dedication to preserving local artworks. For more information and the latest updates on the event, visit Filamen’s Facebook and Instagram page at @wearefilamen.

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