Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010

The Ensemble at Sama-sama Guesthouse

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Performed on August 7, 2010 at Sama-sama Guesthouse, Malacca. Dancers: David Lim, Leo Yap, Aidira Khaidir. Musicians: Yong Yandsen & Kok Siew-wai. Video artist: Kotaro Tanaka.

Camera: Clifford Narcis & Mikie Yap. Editing: David Lim.

Enjoy!

Opening Dance: Lapar Lab

2010-10-02T08:58:00.000-07:00

Video shot and edited by Kok Kai Foong.

Urich Lau Wai-Yuen's Video Performance

2010-10-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

SAMA-SAMA ART FESTIVAL 2010 - A Virtual Art Tour

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Video shot and edited by Kok Kai Foong.

Ezzam Rahman's performance "We Are What We Had Lost"

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Video by Kok Kai Foong.

The Abang Guard + Zai Kuning + Yandsen @ Karabau Rock Bar (Part 1)

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Video by Kok Kai Foong.

The Abang Guard + Zai Kuning + Yandsen @ Karabau Rock Bar (Part 2)

2010-08-21T23:08:00.000-07:00

Video by Kok Kai Foong.

Festival Photos & Video

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Hi,

Below are links to some of the festival photos, please take a look!

Thank you for all the photographers!

If you also have some photos to share, please email it to kokbuffalo@yahoo.com

Enjoy!

Article & photos by Clifford Narcis & Mikie Yap.

http://www.totipero.com/art/2010/08/the-arts-collective-at-sama-sama-guesthouse/

Photos by Clifford Narcis & Zack Tay:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46 8393&id=901480374

Festival photos by Aidira Khaidir:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=239416&id=575279602&ref=mf

Festival by Akiko Yanagida & Urich Lau:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=529771156#!/album.php?aid=197874&id=529771156&fbid=419217271156&ref=mf

Rahmat Haron's performance video by Juliana Yasin:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=420380581079&ref=notif&notif_t=video_tag

Video: Mini Opening Ceremony

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Short video of mini opening of the festival, with Ika Huang's lovely singing of “小城故事” (Stories of Little Towns), originally sung by internationally well-known Taiwainese songtress Teresa Teng (1953-1995).

Video by Kok Kai Foong.

Lyrics of 小城故事 (Stories of Little Towns)

A little town has many stories

Full of joy and happiness

If you visit the little town, you'll gain a lot

*Some are talking, some are chatting

The stories of the little town are really not bad

Please invite your friends to come visit

Be our guests in this little town*

Looking at it, it looks like a painting

Listening to it, it feels like a song

Humanity with innocence, kindness and beauty

You can find all of these here

*repeat

Video: Short documentation from Eiji Azuma (Japan)

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Pictures & a report from Clifford Narcis

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Please check a lovely report and cool pictures of the mini fest from Sama-sama artist Clifford Narcis!

http://www.totipero.com/art/2010/08/the-arts-collective-at-sama-sama-guesthouse/

Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010 (Melaka)

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Mini Opening Ceremony @ Sama-sama Guesthouse: 6th August, 6:00pm

Visual Arts & Performances @Sama-sama Guesthouse: 6th-8th August, 3pm-9pm

Live Music @ Karabau Rock Bar: 6th & 7th August, 9pm-11pm

(For details of the schedule, please refer to festival programs)

Location: Sama-sama Guesthouse, Jalan Tukang Besi, Melaka; Karabau Rock Bar, Jalan

Hang Lekir (3rd Street)

Organizer: Studio in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (SiCKL)

Sponsors: Sama-sama Guesthouse, Voyage Travellers Lounge, Karabau Rock Bar

Contact: kokbuffalo@yahoo.com / yandsen@yahoo.com (012-9198031)

Come join us for this unique DIY mini art festival with no budget but lots of “big hearts”!

Support your local revolution!

SiCKL presents a colorful weekend celebrating creative and irrepressible contemporary works in visual art, music, dance, poetry, video and performance on 6-8 August 2010 in Melaka! This DIY, mini alternative art festival takes place at non-conventional venues: a cozy guesthouse inhabiting a heritage building, and a local bar. Featuring established and emerging artists that are open to art experimentation, the festival has gathered 50 over artists, dancers, musicians and performers from Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Singapore, Japan, Scotland and USA to join the art feast! Visual art, dance, video and performances will happen throughout days and nights at Sama-sama Guesthouse, and night music gigs will take place at Karabau Rock Bar.

SGMAAF 2010 is a truly grass-root, DIY, “no-budget” mini art festival. It is solely supported by the enthusiastic and selfless souls with a desire to make something humble but excellent happen in the community. The festival does not obtain any official funding. Enthusiastic individuals provide in-kind supports such as venue and equipment sponsorship in a completely voluntary, non-profit manner. All participated artists have been amazingly generous to contribute time and energy to create work for the festival without allowance. These selfless artists are the backbones of SGMAAF 2010. Our effort proves that it is possible to produce an excellent art event with quality content, without surrendering to established authorities and big budgets.

There will be paintings, drawings and installation works exhibited at Sama-sama Guesthouse by visual artists such as Wong Perng Fey, Ragazza 88, Hee Chee Way, Lim Keh Soon, Wong Eng Leong, Wong Min Lik, Tuan Nini Farhana and more. Artist Tey Beng Tze will be doing “dream drawing” where he’ll create drawings real-time as a performance, throughout the duration of the festival. A room dedicated to Yong Ching Sui (1975-2006) will be installed, as a tribute to a talented artist and a good friend. Singaporean artists Urich Lau, Jeremy Chu, Wong Yip Kai, Raymond Yap and Ezzam Rahman will present us with video art, installation and performance. The festival will feature local video artists Au Sow Yee, Kok Kai Foong, Alison Khor, and artists from Japan - Katsuyuki Hatori, Eiji Azuma, Koji Tambata, Aki Nakazawa and Kotaro Tanaka, in which Tanaka will be performing live with local improvised musicians and dancers. Adding to the fun is poet Tshiung Han See; singer-song writers Azmyl Yunor, Jerome Kugan, Melaka very own Ika Hwang and the violently melancholy SCAM; one man band Silent Keat, and the hilariously rebellious Ciplak. The highlight will be The Abang Guard, featuring some “father figures” in the punk/sound/noise scene with Joe Kidd, Bullet and Zai Kuning (Singapore). Local dance troupe Lapar lab will present dance piece “The Campus Thought” while David Lim and dancers “inhabiting” different corners of the guesthouse throughout the days; and alt THEA invites us to join their “experiments in light”.

Other participating artists include Alan McLean, Michelle Wong, David Wong, Clifford

Narcis, Mikie Yap, Rahmat Haron, Huvi Chan Seauhuvi, Jazmi Izwan, Ayisha Rahman, Siund, Azman Zulkiply, Nadia Mahmud, Leo Yap, Aidira Khaidir, Iylia Nordin, HKPT, Leng Poh Gee, Kathyn Tan Chai Chen, Lim Siew Ling, Chew Seck Nee, Lim Hooi Ming, Lim Shin Hui and Tan Shiao Por, Rainf, Manji Hwang, Jan Verbeek and Chris Brassington.

Support your local revolution! See you there!

Regards,

Siew Wai & Yandsen, co-directors of SGMAAF 2010

15 July, 2010.

Sama-sama 宾馆迷你另类艺术节 2010 (马六甲)

2010-08-03T07:32:00.000-07:00

迷你开幕仪式： Sama-sama Guesthouse, 6th August, 6:30pm

视觉艺术及各种表演： Sama-sama Guesthouse, 6th-8th August, 3pm-9pm

音乐夜： Karabau Rock Bar, 6th & 7th August, 9pm-11pm
（详细的表演时间和地点，请翻阅艺术节时间表）

地点： Sama-sama Guesthouse, Jalan Tukang Besi, Melaka; Karabau Rock Bar, Jalan
Hang Lekir (3^rdstreet), Melaka.

主办机构：吉隆坡蕉赖工作室 Studio in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (SiCKL)

赞助机构： Sama-sama Guesthouse, Voyage Travellers Lounge, Karabau Rock Bar

艺术媒介：视觉艺术，音乐，舞蹈，录像艺术，诗歌以及表演艺术。

询问： kokbuffalo@yahoo.com / yandsen@yahoo.com (012-9198031)

快来参加我们于2010年8月6日至8日，在马六甲举办的一场结合了视觉艺术、音乐、舞蹈、诗歌、录像和表演的盛会，让你度过一个七彩缤纷、镇压不住的现代艺术之旅。这个自助式的迷你艺术节将坐落在一个非一般的场所；一间惬意的古式建筑宾馆，以及一间摇滚酒吧。超过50位来自吉隆坡、马六甲、新加坡、日本、苏格兰和美国，涵盖已享有盛名和新锐的艺术家、舞蹈家、音乐家还有表演工作者，齐聚一堂呈现他们富有实验精神的作品。不论是白天还是夜晚，在 Sama-sama 宾馆里，你将被视觉艺术、舞蹈、录像和各种表演环环围绕着，而到了晚上，Karabau Rock Bar 将呈现音乐演出。

Sama-sama 宾馆迷你另类艺术节 2010 (SGMAAF 2010) 是一个真正草根、零资金、自助完成的迷你艺术节。大家秉持着无限热忱与忘我情怀，为社群打造了这个谦逊但出色的平台。场地、设备等全部都由热心人士免费提供。所有参与的艺术家们，在完全不含任何津贴之下，慷慨奉献出他们的时间和精力，为此艺术节提供作品。他们都是SGMAAF 2010 的骨干。我们要努力证明，举办一场有素质的艺术活动，并不一定需要祈求权威机构大力资助才能成功。

快来参与我们这独特的零资金自助迷你艺术节，亲身体验如此宽裕的气息！

支持本土革命！

SGMAAF 2010: Performance Schedule

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The schedule is subject to change, please confirm schedule with the festival organizer.

Date

Time/Venue

PROGRAM

PERFORMERS

Fri, 6 Aug

6:00pm-6:30pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse’s Lobby

Dance @ lobby area.

Lapar Lab

Fri, 6 Aug

6:30pm-7:00pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse’s Lobby

Mini Opening Ceremony

Fri, 6 Aug

7:00pm-9:00pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse’s Lobby

9:00pm-9:30pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse’s Lobby

Singer-songwriters Nite

Dance

Ika Hwang & friends

Jerome Kugan

Chris Brassington

Self Conscious Acronymed Man (SCAM)

Azmyl Yunor

alt THEA

Fri, 6 Aug

9:30-11pm

Karabau Rock Bar

Improv Nite

EMACM

HKPT

Sat, 7 Aug

3pm-7pm

(intermittently)

Sama-sama Guesthouse

Performances at random corners at the guesthouse.

David Lim + Leo Yap + Aidira Khaidir + Iylia Nordin

Sat , 7 Aug

5pm-5:30pm

Downtown Melaka: to be announced*

Performance Art with burung merpati

Rahmat Haron

Sat, 7 Aug

8pm-9pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse’s Lobby

Video-music Improv Nite

Jazmi Izwan

Urich Lau

The Ensemble wt Kotaro Tanaka

Sat, 7 Aug

9pm-11:30pm

Karabau Rock Bar

Electronic-Noise-Punk Nite

Ayisha Rahman

Alan McLean + Thsiung Han See + Michelle Wong

Silent Keat + Rainf

Ciplak

Ben’s Bitches

Abang Guard

Sun, 8 Aug

3pm-6pm

(intermittently)

Sama-sama Guesthouse

Performances at random corners at the guesthouse.

David Lim + Leo Yap + Aidira Khaidir + Iylia Nordin

Sun, 8 Aug

6-7pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse

Performance art

Ezzam Rahman

Fri –Sun,

6^th-8^th Aug

3pm-9pm

(intermittently)

Random points in Melaka downtown! Be alert!

Mobile Art!

- Electronic music duo

Silent Keat + Rainf + Manji Hwang

Fri –Sun,

6^th-8^th Aug

After 7pm –midnight

(intermittently)

Random points in Melaka downtown! Be alert!

Mobile Art!

- Mobile video projection in Melaka town with a moving vehicle.

Wong Eng Leong

Sun, 8^th Aug

8:00pm – 8:30pm

Sama-sama Guesthouse

Closing Screening:

Documentary of SiCKL events 2006-2007

Artist: Rahmat Haron

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Rahmat Haron "is an animal that digs tunnel underground searching for the sun. sometimes his journey leads him to the surface. when he looks at the sun he is blinded."

Rahmat is still fake and full of parodies.
http://sampahseni.blogspot.com/

Artist: Aki Nakazawa

2010-07-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

Aki Nakazawa (Born in Tokyo, 1976) is video artist, curator, and lives and works in Cologne, Germany. She studied visual-media and video-art at the Art College of Nihon University in Tokyo. Since 1997, She is a member of the video-art group “Spread Video-art Project (SVP http://svp2.com)” in Tokyo.
She works for international film and video festivals, institutions and museums as a curator. As an artist, her videos show what our existences are in society, with her view to find subtle incidents in our life and her essential poetic visual-language. They were shown in in many international film and media-art festivals, such as Berlinale, Videonale Bonn and awarded WRO (1st Prize), 13.Marler Video-Kunst-Preis, and so on.

Artist: Jan Verbeek

2010-07-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

Jan Verbeek is a freelance Media Artist, lives and works in Cologne and Tokyo. Born 1966 in Bonn, Germany, he

studied at the Art Academy Düsseldorf with Nan Hoover and Nam June Paik, became Meisterschüler / master grade

student of Paik in 1993. Postgraduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne. Degree with honours in 1999.

Verbeek's video and installation work is based on a sensitive observation of reality. It is characterized by a delicate

interaction of image and sound and the way how time and space work together. Verbeek received international art

prizes and shows his work worldwide in numerous festivals and museums.

Why no-budget? A little story …

2010-07-28T09:20:00.001-07:00

I got interested in organizing art events since college, inspired and influenced by the strong grass-root art community in Buffalo, New York, where I studied and intermittently living in the city for almost 8 years. In 2001, I came home to KL for winter school break, bringing with me a collection of 8 video artists’ works from upstate New York. I wanted to do a video screening at a local art venue. I approached a quite prestigious, self-proclaimed independent local art space with the recommendation of a local dancer. I proposed my little project to the director of the art space and naively requested a discounted rate for venue rental, and if possible for free, since I was doing this with no intention to make commercial payback. I was just a student with no money, the only thing I had was the enthusiasm to share some interesting artworks that I'd discovered abroad with fellow Malaysian audience. Moreover, the dancer told me that he was able to do a few experimental shows at the venue for free. So I was quite hopeful that the director will support the project. A few days later, I got a reply from the director, with a rather cold tone, she wrote: “Well, if you start to ask A or B or C about free places here and there, I’m sure you can get some spaces like someone’s living room or balcony or garage or something. But XX is a proper, professional art space. And let me tell you my dear, ART IS NOT FREE.”
So BANG! There go my naïve dream for a real grass-root, DIY, friendly community oriented artists society in Kuala Lumpur to support my kind of art!
It seems like art is for the elites, or those who can “afford” it. But is that art? Or social status? I would later realized that there were actually more art businessmen than real artists in the community.
I was very disturbed by the unfriendly reply and the authoritative attitude of the director. But deep inside my heart, I didn’t believe what she said was 100% true about Malaysians. Ok, so these so-called independent art spaces won’t work, I’d go find other kind of places. There must be people who support art and culture without asking for commercial returns for a humble project like this. My ever supporting late father, driving me to meet principals of colleges around KL to propose my little project. At last, I was able to do 3 screenings at 2 colleges: INTI College, both Subang Jaya and Nilai campus; and the Malaysian Institute of Art in KL. These screenings were very small and humble (between 20-30 people). But it happened, for FREE!
Two weeks after homecoming to settle in KL in 2005, I met a small group of experimental musicians and artists who were quite interesting, but seem to be the minority in the local art circle. I found such connections with them, artistically, mentally and spiritually. In 2006, we formed the Studio in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, or more commonly called SiCKL. Since then, we have been active in promoting edgy experimental/avant-garde works in music, film/video, dance, performance art and cross-disciplinary works, either at its humble Cheras base or at other venues around town; and involved in coordinating some local art festivals such as the Notthatbalai Art Festival 2007. The long running SiCKL Open Lab series has witnessed many creative and interesting art experimentations rarely seen at the more “proper” art spaces in town. Most of SiCKL events do not charge admission fee but based on voluntary donation, except when we work with other partners who need to fulfill particular interests for their organizations.
Any individual and organization that have gone through the funding process know how exhausting and frustrating it can be, physically and spiritually. It involves so much politics, hypocrisy and authority. Is the criteria of judgement for funding applications impartial and consistent? We wonder. Our "no-budget" motto is not equal to the "rejection of official funding", of course not! But we wouldn't like the complicated funding process to become the biggest obstacle in running our projects. Prestigious funding organizations usually make you wait, and wait, and wait some more. The sponsors will always ask, "What do I get from this? How do you 'sell' this project? Do you have a 'tangible product'?" Sometimes we just want to say, "We do it because we love it! Oh, you can't imagine how we love doing what we love!" :)
This little festival is incredible because we have not expected to gather so many generous individuals from various backgrounds and ideologies to come together, contributing their time and energy, absolutely for free. A big salute to all artists, in-kind sponsors and volunteers! SALUTE!! They are not working for the money or for certain authority, but for the souls, spirits and joy. What do you call that? I call it LOVE. Love for art, love for creativity, love for culture, love for friendship, love for the place, love for the community, and ultimately, love for life!
Only love can beat money, don’t you think so? :)
If even art cannot be free (with every possible context of the word), what else can?
We did it, all of us, over 50 of us, at Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010. FREE, for 3 days in a row!
Mind you, Madam Director.

Cheers,
Siew Wai
28 July, 2010

Artist: Tshiung Han See

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See Tshiung Han grew up in Canada, where he attended the birthday party of the son of David Cronenberg. He returned to Malaysia in 1995 where, a few months ago, he made the discovery of no scones at Najib's tea party. He has performed at Sharon Bakar's Readings, British Council's Wayang Kata, Pekan Frinjan, Urbanscapes 2010 and (embarrassingly) Think You Got Skillz. He organized and hosted the Say Goodnight Twitterverse open mic at Cloth and Clef. With the Poetry Underground collective, he organizes the MAP Poetry Cup.

Artists: The Abang Guard

2010-07-28T00:56:00.000-07:00

THE ABANG GUARD is a side-project featuring Carburetor Dung’s members and long-time best friends, Joe Kidd & Bullet which started as a laugh around late June 2007. It’s all about experimenting with some ideas we have floating around for years, a band which would be driven by one part cynicism, one part exclamation marks and two parts enthusiasm. It’s a duo which would then collaborate with friends on impromptu projects. The first friend invited and still playing with us is Zai Kuning, a Singaporean sound-artist and enfant-terrible!
http://carburetordung.kerbau.com/category/the-abang-guard/.

Artist: Jerome Kugan

2010-07-28T00:47:00.000-07:00

Jerome Kugan is a writer, poet, musician and artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In April 2008, he released his electro-acoustic debut album "Songs For A Shadow" that features 11 original tracks produced by Hardesh Singh and Ariff Akhir. JK is also working on publishing Poetika, a poetry journal (on hiatus due to funding issues). Not to mention looking for a publisher for his unpublished manuscript "Imaginary Poems". JK also works as co-organiser of Wayang Kata, KL Sing Song, Troubadours (currently on hiatus), was subeditor of KLue and Junk magazines, and now works as media manager for The Annexe Gallery. Currently figuring out his second album "City Of Mud".

www.myspace.com/jkugan

Artist: Koji Tambata

2010-07-28T00:17:00.000-07:00

Koji Tambata was born in Tokyo, Japan. He works with video and improvised music, especially interested in live performance. His MusicWorks series is an on-going project with video screening, music and live video performance. To Tambata, it is considered as a "meta-documentary" series on improvised music performance. He has collaborated with Steve Baczkowski, John Bacon, Tony Conrad, Chistopher Borkowski and more. Tambata is currently living and working in ChiangMai, Thailand.

Artist: Ben's Bitches

2010-07-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

BIO

Ben's Bitches have been terrorising the local music scene since 2002 when they released 3 back-to-back, now out-of-print EPs entitled Bigger Than The Beatles, Cheaper Than The Pirates; Nibble The Nipple and Flashbacks From The Future respectively. Fueled by toilet humour and cough syrup, the 3-piece went on to release 2 full length albums - National Disservice in 2004 and Mamak Conspiracy in 2006 - that spawned numerous internet hits such as 'The Cha Cha Ska of Amber Chia', 'Aku Suka Jolok', 'Awek Lu fit' and 'Excuse Me Mr Policeman'. In 2007, Ben's Bitches were infamously thrown into the limelight when local Malay tabloid Harian Metro put them on the cover under the headline "Lirik Syaitan" as a response to the band's ever growing popularity and their hit single 'Kotek Berbulu' (translation: 'Hairy Genitalia'). The media stunt soon turned into a full-blown circus with similar risque bands being prosecuted and tormented by the ISA. Shortly after, frontman Ben Liew was arrested on a drug-related offense and sent to rehab.

Now, the newly-reformed Ben's Bitches boasts a unique sound that is in-part psychedelic blues and in-part punk (some critics have commented that they sound like a mix between The Velvet Underground and Ramli Sarip). With a brand new 6-piece line-up, including original shredder Jason Ong and folker-turned-percussionist Azmyl Yunor, the band is ripping and ready with new material and are expected to unleash their 3rd full length album, tentatively titled Pakatan Maut, later this year.

Old Shit: http://www.myspace.com/bensbitches

New shit: http://fairtilizer.com/users/bensbitches

Artist: Au Sow Yee

2010-07-27T00:09:00.000-07:00

Au Sow Yee is an experimental film/video artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her works span from film and video performances, single channel experimental film/video to multimedia design for contemporary theatre performances. Sow Yee is a MFA holder from the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently a lecturer in the Drama and Visuals Department, New Era College, Malaysia. Her works explore light and projected images as organic elements in space and time as well as revealing the abstract quality of every day’s life. She was awarded the Krishen Jit Astro Fund for a film performance/installation and was the 2007 Artist in Residence at Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan. Her works and film performances have been shown in Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Italy and USA.

Artist: Alison Khor

2010-07-27T00:01:00.000-07:00

Alison K. is enthusiast in sound and visuals. She used to be a part time singer, production assistant in a television company and voice over talent. She is currently a member of JacAl Map, an experimental music duo. Her first experimental video 24/7 was shown in Japan, EXIS (Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul) and others.

Artist: Kok Kai Foong

2010-07-26T23:58:00.000-07:00

Kok Kai-Foong graduated in computer science in Tamkang University (Taiwan) and worked as a software engineer for seven years. One day, he decided to quit. He was a column film critic in Sin Chew Daily, and had his first short film made in 2003. Since then, his films have been selected in various international film festivals in Korea, Netherlands, France, Thailand, UK and Germany, that inclusive of International Film Festival Rotterdam, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin among others. In 2007, he was selected to participate in the 5^thBerlinale Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Artist: Nadia Mahmud

2010-07-26T23:54:00.000-07:00

Nadia Mahmud spends part of her time arranging vertices in 3D space. She spends the other part of her time geeking over Neil Gaiman and being tortured by her very violent and spoilt cat.

“Left” started off as a doodle to observe the different interpretations formed by individuals in her life, sort of like an unplanned Rorschach test. One may see a fish and another may see a mushroom. Ultimately, it’s a small tiny window into another person’s mind and imagination.

Artist: Azman Zulkiply

2010-07-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

Azman Zulkiply is a self-taught character illustrator and an independent 3D artist. He “productifies” his unproductive times doodling characters on any surface (usually paper) he could find. His subject varies, from plain dull to straight on grotesque. His visual style is strongly influenced by Film Noir due to its portrayal of corruption and humans’ psychological struggle within themselves.

He currently teaches animation in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Malaysia.

“Aku Taming Sari” is a series of visual development in which he takes a legend and treats it into the dark visual style of Film Noir. The original legend is a story of friendship, betrayal and justice. Its gray portrayal of right and wrong is reminiscent of themes in Film Noir.

Follow his group blog at http://senimitos.blogspot.com

Artist: Chan Seau Huvi

2010-07-26T01:49:00.000-07:00

CHAN SEAU HUVI is a performance artist and a video artist. She is graduated from l’école superièure d’art d’Aix en Provence, France. Huvi starts producing videos for her performance since 2002. She is currently living and working in Kuala Lumpur.

Artist: ZAKU DESIGN FACTORY

2010-07-26T01:21:00.000-07:00

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Zaku Design Factory believes in true creativity, which can sometimes mean working with limited resources, self inflicted deadlines and opposing ideas. BUT we're having fun bringing ideas to life and sharing it with you! We'd like nothing more than having our products exclusive. Hence, we only create 5 to 50 pieces of any one design. Get it, good on you. Miss it, gone forever :)

Website: www.ilovezaku.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ilovezaku

Artist: Jeremy Chu

2010-07-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Jeremy Chu is a Singapore-born artist, trained in fine arts photography at the Art Institute of Boston. He also studied museology and exhibition making at the MIT List Visual Arts Centre, the Institute of Contemporary Art and Art Interactive, all in Boston. Chu’s solo projects combine performance, installation and photography to explore issues of marginality, dislocation, identity, ritual and desire. He has developed his visual vocabulary around a sensuous, highly tactile aesthetic, which is combined with keen political awareness and a working method that often invites audience/viewer participation, signifying Chu’s belief in the capacity for art as a cultural practice to reshape social relations. His performance and installation project The Fisherman’s Net: A Journey towards Reconciliation (2003) was presented at the Art Institute of Boston and his photographic series I Dream of a Red Pavilion (2006/07) was exhibited at Castlefield Gallery during the Asia Triennial Manchester (2008).

Since 2004, Chu has also collaborated in and organised community-based art projects that involve social research and interventionist-strategies as a mode of engagement and enquiry. Such projects included Sifting the Inner Belt (Boston Centre for the Arts,Boston, USA, 2005) and National Bitter Melon Council (Boston, USA, 2005-present). In April 2008, Chu collaborated with fellow-Singaporean artist Kai Lam and the local curatorial group P-10 to organise the Symposium of the Local at the Asia Triennial Manchester. As a professional fine artist, Chu is represented in private collections in the United States of America and Australia.

Chu lives and works in Singapore.

Short description of the work:

"Between Heaven and Earth" - A site-specific installation

"Everyday colors, everyday things, everyday gestures, and every other

day in a material world."

Artist: Ayisha Rahman

2010-07-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Ayisha Rahman is not a (self-proclaimed) poet, not even a musician. She is a one womyn theatre. She likes to talk to herself about shoes, duct tapes, and venting machines – the metaphorical ones, of course. She calls her allegorical words, her aural-verbal memories. Some are true, some are merely (non)fiction entries of her subconscious mind; mainly concerning on ‘self-diagnosed amnesia’, gender(s) and the strings that are attached to it. When she’s not reading her ‘subconscious mind’ out loud; she is an introvert delta year Digital Media student who fights her narcolepsy by feeding her ears with clever 70s-80s synth, and classic literature.
Fresh from the venting machine, the sleepwalker herself, will be performing poetry soundscape; (shy) satirical kabarett arpeggio-synth style – without tight-laced corset, fishnet stockings, or thunderbolt symbol on her face. (though you can never be too sure). She will be performing with her Baby K and random kiddies toys that she can get her hands on. Oh yes, her words come with lisp.
“The mental image is there, the dots of matrix aren't as accurate though”, says Ayisha.

Artist: Ika Huang

2010-07-21T16:34:00.000-07:00

Organic and natural, this is a female singer/songwriter with the perfect kind of presence for this easy listening brand of music. With a voice that is undeniably confident and mature, she effortlessly breathes new life into her acoustic sounding collection of songs that can be enjoyed over and over.

Read more:http://www.myspace.com/ikasound#ixzz0uMcbwpn4

Artist: Silent Keat+Rainf

2010-07-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

Silent Keat (real name Tan Boon Chek) is a solo electronic artist. he is also a founding member of artist collective findars.

http://www.myspace.com/silentkeat

Rainf (born November 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a one man electronic live act artist . from establishing himself as a solo artist ,Rainf is also a member of one of Malaysia 's most promising cantonese dark-core band, Dropout (formerly known as Mumster) as turntablist and sampler. Richly textural, from fractal process music to neo-romantic electronica, harmonically complex yet awash in consonance. This is the sound of DJ Rainf, an intelligent electronica artist with a twist of indie. Besides of creating our preferable music, Rainf also part of member of Bapaguku Sound where the label built to promoting local electronic live act scenes.

Artist: HKPT

2010-07-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

Bio: HKPT met in prison after being sentenced for minor crimes involving streaking and offence on public toilets. Life in prison was tough with guards beating mates for shaving wrong.

Short description of work: HKPT's hair is done by a friend having a beauty, makeup and lip massage saloon. Glamour Rock is number one. By copying Disco moves you gain exercise with a sound life style. The music sync fail with too hard tension on muscle groups.The gymnastic training outfit are smoking hot being made of soft clothes for a sensitive body.Workout causes heavy sweat and showering is important not to smell bad. Take care and use gentle strokes when washing clean, otherwise the skin will bleed. The guys are barefooted with no shoes or boots not to hurt each other when lifting or pushing together.After being hit by a strong infection, HKPT make sure they are painting nails with natural antibiotic oil. The fellows are kept captured from freedom with the force of the law. The black haired has a mustache often seen on the dance floor during the 70s. It takes good manly male hormones the thick model. You may wonder why there are no girls in HKPT, its because our music is made in a correctional facility for male men. Support charity by buying stuff made by inmates, its the new fashion used by teens and young people of both gender. The warming up is too low in the building and it saves lives to keep the heat manually with friction. The HKPT Guitarist is rough outside but gentle inside, he dont like to fight or compete in any competition. He is slightly retarded or dumb and has problems with difficult words.He loses his temper several times a week and have been arrested before. Inside the wall you need protection. If you drop the soap,you are an easy prey. The sport cell is popular. Its a hall or room with balls and utilities to keep fit. The HKPT singer was fat and ugly but that changed. The reason for being caught is comical. A weed deal was about to be closed but something got wrong. The parts were standing outside a bar when a third came. It was a under cover police man in disguise. He pretended to be a leader or big shot. HKPT was persuaded to travel to a restaurant and enter the dining room. They ordered steak dinner with beer, wine, vodka and sweets.The policeman had a dog which was an expert of finding narcotics like crack or cocaine. He did it on command not to reveal his owner. All started to look dizzy after a couple of hours. An agreement was made to deliver the stuff in the bathroom or toilet. One had to watch for intruders or robbers. A lot of money was involved. A suitcase full of dollar bills chained to the wrist was presented. A laser pen with artificial intelligence circuits was used to detect genuine goods. Two gentlemen was reserves in the military forces and didnt trust the animal. Women was performing a ritual at the scene and the speakers was far too loud. I need a drink said the asian. We started to get bored and didnt suspect the final events. All right,take a break.Without a warning a school class of screaming teenagers ran in.The teachers was old and lost control. The crime was happening now. A bag of illegal cannabis filled chocolate candy marbles was handed over to the thin afro American gay. He checked it with his hands and nose. It smells like flower tea with coffee added. The sugar made the belly go sour. Im bitten! No,its a game we play at home. The doggie Buster isnt dangerous,dont be afraid. The ending chapter was when the pants was pulled to check for microphones or other spy, radio or recording gear.Just a mobile cell phone was found and put on the shell besides the mirror and the candle. Shut the entrance, Dick! A big bang followed by a car crash got us all hyper active and willing to escape. It was too late. Cuffed and humiliated all was driving to rescue.Barbie girlfriend send love.

http://carbonmarrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/installation-for-3rd-pyongyang.html
http://carbonmarrow.blogspot.com/2010/07/hkptjahiliyah.html

Artist: Hee Chee Way

2010-07-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

I am interested in photographic and digital art, and likes to insert them in my painting and illustration. I often manipulates printed images and combines them with hand-drawn elements to create collages of reality and fantasy.For this coming show, I am doing some art installation based on the experience I had living in different guesthouse before in different places.

www.urniez.com

cheze.multiply.com

Artist: Wong Perng fey

2010-07-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

Born in 1974, Wong Perng Fey is an independent artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His chosen subject is the Malaysian landscape and oil paints are his favourite medium. The process of his painting forms an emotional bridge between man and his surroundings, exploring questions of belonging, memory, inhabitation, change and permanence. He has exhibited several remarkably sensitive bodies of work, and continues to probe the language of painting to find new powerful interpretations of his subject.
Perng Fey graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1998 on scholarship and has been a full-time artist ever since. His works have been shown in Kuala Lumpur's major galleries and collected by Malaysian's National Art Gallery and Galeri Petronas.
Perng Fey believes, "Memory is made up from moments that are lost. I paint for memory's sake, about things that are gone, about loss, capturing moments that flash through my mind, moments that will not stay still, because we are constantly moving."

www.wpfey.com

Artist: Ciplak

2010-07-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

Ciplak: is a three piece pretenso-poststructuralist-rock band employing unpracticed skills in very practiced frameworks ranging from 12-tone aleatory to fire breathing, Ciplak sucks.

http://www.myspace.com/ciplaktheband

Artist: Alan McLean

2010-07-21T04:35:00.000-07:00

Alan McLean uses electric guitar to build finely layered electronic soundscapes. He studied Philosophy in his native Scotland and now lives in Kuala Lumpur where he:

works in an international school;

thinks and writes about learning theory;

tries to emulate the music of classical composer Giacinto Scelsi;

sometimes plays pop music too;

and generally tries quite hard to do interesting things with a guitar and standard 'rock and roll' pedals.

He will collaborate with Michelle Wong (singer) and Tshiung Han (poet) in SGMAAF 2010.

Artist: alt THEA

2010-07-21T04:32:00.000-07:00

EXPERIMENT IN LIGHT

The title suggests the theme. The audience will discover the actual theme for themselves.

You never know what to expect from alt …

ALT alternates the function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key.

From the Greek theasthai "to behold" (cf. thea "a view," theates "spectator")

Attendees of Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Art Festival should enter our performance with that idea in mind!

Alt pushes the limits of what dance and theater are conventionally thought of.

Artist: Self Conscious Acronymed Man

2010-07-21T04:18:00.000-07:00

Self Conscious Acronymed Man: Yet another mask that is worn to reveal never before seen fake unadulterated emotions and heartbreak.

http://www.myspace.com/selfconsciousacronymedman

Artist: Azmyl Yunor

2010-07-21T04:02:00.000-07:00

One of the hardest gigging and respected Malaysian indie/underground musicians for the past decade, singer-songwriter Azmyl Yunor is noted for his folk rock songs via his manic acoustic guitar strumming and harmonica solos (a style he dubs "Folk n' Roll"). His witty on-stage banter and off-the-cuff social commentary between songs also sheds some light on most of the stories in his songs. As a musician, he has also dabbled in punk, free-form instrumentals and experimental noise rock. He has been recording and releasing his own music since 1997, releasing them on his own Rapidear label (his earlier obscure cassette home recordings are out of print). He formed Troubadours Enterprise with fellow singer-songwriters Jerome Kugan and Tan Sei Hon in 2005 to organise the annual KL Sing Song singer-songwriter showcase (now in its fifth year) to promote the genre and original local music. Other than gigging consistently locally, he has also performed in South Korea, Australia, Laos, and Singapore amongst others. His latest album "Warga" (released by Troubadours), released in May 2010, has been hailed as one of the groundbreaking indie albums of the year by the local music press and his best and most mature work to date.

Websites:

http://www.myspace.com/azmylyunor

http://www.azmylyunor.com

Gig alerts:

http://www.twitter.com/azmyl

Mailing list + album purchasing enquiries:

dimtravels@gmail.com

Artist: David Lim + Leo Yap + Aidira Khaidir + Iylia Nordin

2010-07-21T03:58:00.000-07:00

Title: Intermittent Inhabitance

Description: Working with the spaces within the guesthouse, the performers will be inhabiting them intermittently throughout the day. Audiences are free to watch or leave whenever they like.

Performers

David Lim , Leo Yap , Aidira Khaidir and Iylia Nordin

Artist: Eiji Azuma

2010-07-21T03:52:00.000-07:00

Eiji Azuma

Title : MXY-7 Ohka “cherry blossom” （Baka）

08 m 16 s / color / sound / NTSC

The images of the cherry blossoms are beautiful and dazzling to most of the people.

On the other hand, it always has the image of "Death" in Japanese minds.

During the World War II, there was the Japanese battle plane named “Ohka” which meant petals of the cherry blossoms.

The battle plane just carried the bomb for attack enemy ships.

In the so-called Kamikaze which was known as the suicide battle plane.

Many young pilots had joined to the suicide attack units.

I just have the big hope the world has continuously peaceful such as younger generation are able to speak up their own silly little worries.

I want to live aspiring for the peaceful Asia.

Artist: Ezzam Rahman

2010-07-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

Ezzam Rahman is a practicing multi-disciplinary artist and an accidental filmmaker recently completed his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fine Arts from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of Huddersfield. He was formally trained in LASALLE SIA College of the Arts. As an artist, he has participated and co-curate numerous local and international group exhibitions, events and festivals. Though Ezzam was trained as a sculptor, he is most comfortable with installation art and performance art and embarking into exploring performance in film. His works varies from the choice of medium, concepts and strategies of presentation. He favours narrative structure due to the ability to convey his ideas to the audience, to inform as well as to provoke them. Ezzam enjoys talking to himself and smiles to sleep.

I was honoured to be invited to this festival and what interested me the most was the location and where the festival is going to be held, Malacca. Though I am born and raised in Singapore, I am half Malaysian. My father came from Malacca and it has been ages since I last went back there. The work / performance art that I am going to present is a tribute to my father. His absence in my life and the very limited knowledge I know about him, his family and my original roots. The unresolved issues and the endless questions I have, unanswered. This performance dedicated to my father and I am sharing my part of the story.

Artist: Jazmi

2010-07-21T03:29:00.000-07:00

Jazmi is a Malaysian based multimedia researcher and interactive designer. He received BA (Hons.) in Multimedia, majoring in Digital Media in Multimedia University, Malaysia. His interest is mainly about educational technology, interactive installation, music technology and generative arts.He works as an interactive designer in developing new media marketing platform for BMW, Discovery Channel, Hotlink, and Stylo International, just to name a few. His specialty in audio design makes him as freelancer to serve the creative industry. He is one of the alumnus of Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and Experimental Musicians and Artists Cooperative Malaysia (EMACM) members. Currently, he is researching on site-specific interventions dealing with eLearning technologies in informal learning based on Malaysian educational system.

Artist: Katsuyuki Hattori

2010-07-21T03:22:00.000-07:00

#2 Abare Koinobori

by Hattori Katsuyuki

(10 min. NTSC, Color, Sound)

Ostracized images. Image of avant-garde art, devil, infidel, minority, noise, nonsense, poor, specter, trash, video art, war, etc. there are many ostracized images and all have agent causation. In “Abarekoinobori”, image of noise plays a role of the ostracized image and I shed light on it.

Artist: Kok Siew Wai

2010-07-21T03:04:00.000-07:00

Kok SiewWai works with video art, sound and voice improvisation. She has participated in festivals such as the Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show 2009, Nyoba Kan Butoh Festival 2008, Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival 2008 (Singapore), International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007, Les Rencontres Internationales 2007 (France), Beyond/In Western New York Biennial 2005 and more. A member of the Experimental Musicians & Artists Cooperative Malaysia (EMACM), Siew-wai is the co-founder of local artists collective Studio in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (SiCKL), and co-curator of the SiCKL Open Lab Series and Improv Lab @ FINDARS Series. She is currently teaching in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Malaysia. She is the co-director of the Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010 (Melaka).

www.emacm.blogspot.com

http://www.evolutionarygirls.com/pages/Members/Kok.html

Artist: Kotaro Tanaka

2010-07-21T02:56:00.000-07:00

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1979. Filmmaker, VJ(video jocky), part-time instructor of movie. Exhibiting his works in the country and overseas. His main theme in his works is "gazing". He is trying to expand the meaning and the concept of it.Also his theme is how to narrate "stories" without common scripts, by just audio visual. He thinks that he has to try new narrative of cinema and believes that he has what he can do for cinema so much.

website : http://kotarotanaka.net

Varfix

8min 23sec / color / stereo / January, 2010

A video for music “Varfix” composed by Kensuke Fujii. This music sounds somewhat monophonic, so this video was made such as polyphony in contrast. Animation can make events not only simple but easy to understand. Each elements used in this video separate from the meaning which they have originally, they are used for only representing something dynamic.

Kotaro Tanaka (contact: kt@kotarotanaka.net)

Artists: Lapar Lab

2010-07-21T02:50:00.000-07:00

LAPAR LAb (Local Artist Performing Arts Region) was founded by Low Shee Hoe, Leng Poh Gee and Louise Yow Sing Hwa since April 2006. “LAPAR” literally means hungry or desire in the Malay language. It indicates the serious aspiration and strong cordiality to the artistic creation and promotion of performing arts. LAPAR Lab’s previous acclaimed productions include ‘Triangular Prism’ (2010), ‘Contact’ (2009), ‘Tan Tiao Ban’ (2008), ‘Technatomy’ (2007) and ‘The Dying Eyes’ (2006).

Title : The Campus Thought

Choreographers: Leng Poh Gee and Kathyn Tan Chai Chen

Performers: Lim Siew Ling, Chew Seck Nee, Lim Hooi Ming, Lim Shin Hui, Tan Shiao Por

Description: Graduation is a significant ceremony of receiving or conferring an academic degree, where students become graduates. At the same time when we are doing this particular performance, a batch of new graduates of Dance Degree from University of Malaya is celebrating their graduation. I sincerely dedicated this performance to those who are ready to embark upon the dance society and wish them luck.

Choreographers:

Kathyn Tan Chai Chen: Graduated from University of Technology of Malaysia in management course in 2001, Kathyn is a contemporary dancer and stage performer. She has involved in theatrical performance and dance education programs. She has been an active member in Kwang Tung Dance Company since 2005. IN 2006, she formed children theatre called ‘Little Eyes Play House’ in which she begged the Best Actress in the 7^th ADA Drama Awards.

Leng Poh Gee: Hailing from Kelantan, he holds a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science. He works as tutor of Dance Program in University Malaya, and teaches Labanotation and dance techniques. Trained in modern contemporary dance, he has extensive professional experience besides proving to be sought-after administrative and behind-the-scenes crew local and abroad.

www.laparlab.com

Artist: Lim Keh Soon

2010-07-21T02:48:00.000-07:00

从事绘画与独立漫画创作，偶尔/曾经参与一些即兴音乐/声音演出。嗜好是散步。

关于这次 sama sama art fest 的作品，初步概念会以绘画 + 一些超人玩具装置在所设定的房间空间，尝试营造出超人被杀的凶杀现场，来哀悼我们儿时对于美好的梦想的一次告别。

Lim Keh Soon is the founding member of artist collective Findars. He works with drawings and comics, occasionally also involved in improvised music performance. His hobby is walking.

His work in SGMAAF 2010 is based on drawings and toys installation in the guest room, in which illustrating the murder of superheroes. It attempts to mourn and to say the last goodbye to our sweet childhood memories.

Artists: Clifford Narcis + Mikie Yap

2010-07-21T02:45:00.000-07:00

Clifford and Mikie is a husband and wife pair working in collaboration with a common goal of realizing a journey together in love and art. Clifford hails from a background in advertising and brings to the table a whimsical perspective in approaching art, whereas Mikie has been an artist far longer and approaches art with spectrum of emotional hues. Together they form a pair which brings to life the phrase “opposites attract” and more.

Title of work: Nio + Mie

Nio + Mie is created based on parables of a couple in love and what they experience in a variety of shades. We are each others playthings and as such the representation of companionship in this collection comes in the form of toys. We all have our favorite toy and we care for them in an un-biased, unique way and they bring us comfort and consolation. There are times when even our favorite toy cannot bring us cheer or make us forget pain but until the end of our journey in this life, we never forget the joy they brought us.

Artists: Ragazza 88

2010-07-21T02:29:00.001-07:00

Artwork Title: Bicycles and Escapades

Ragazza 88 was formed by our mutual love for doing things together (sama-sama) and bicycles. Escapades in the dictionary means "a daring or adventurous act, often one that is disapproved of by others". We feel that this describes Ragazza 88 activities and background very well. Moreover, it seems that for girls in Malaysia to cycle is a very "dangerous" thing, as we've been always told by a lot of folks and sometimes in some of our own experiences with sexual harassment while cycling etc. Despite that, we have never given up our love because for some of us, it is our means for transportation and mobility which translates freedom. Since this exhibition highlights the 'travelling' concept, we find it apt to share our views and expressions about our favourite mode of travelling as well as our experiences in our bike adventures together.

Artist: Raymond Yap

2010-07-21T02:25:00.000-07:00

Raymond Yap completed Post graduate studies at the Royal Academy Schools in 2001, UK, and BA honours degree at Wimbledon School of Art in 1998, UK. In 2001, he won the major award travel scholarship to USA. He was invited as a visiting tutor to Wimbledon School of Art, and has undertaken education projects in at Tate Modern Gallery in London. Raymond has exhibited solo in The Agency Contemporary in London, Jendela (Visual Arts Space) Esplanade, Valentine Willie Fine Art and his recent solo at Sangkring Arts Space in Yogja, Indonesia in 2010. His research interest is using modern media to produce fine art.

Artist: Tey Beng Tze

2010-07-21T02:20:00.000-07:00

Tey Beng Tze is a 27-year-old fine art diploma graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA). He uses a mixture of media (oil, charcoal, ink, oil pastels, pencil, acrylic) on his artworks. He has a strong passion in visual art, he loves to paint and draw since childhood.Art is an expression of your experiences and memories for him.In truth, his work is inspired everything around him, from outsiders art, to Radiohead, cartoons and toys. He is also one of the member of an art collective group "Findars".

My works are purely autobiographical.They are documentations about myself as well as the people and things around me.What i really like to preserve is what interests me.An exploration of life around me.

Artist: Tuan Nini

2010-07-21T02:17:00.000-07:00

Tuan Nini is in the middle of her fine art studies in Bucharest, Romania.

But in the mean time, she's working as a concept artist in an animation house.

She finds it embarassing yet undeniable, the fact that the reason she started drawing was Sailormoon.

Although she probably tried drawing Doraemon before she could properly hold together a pinch of rice with her fingers.

On many days, Nini likes to be out of the house with friends, play pool badly, and time travel with a music spaceship.

Art description:

Nini's re-occuring objective in mind while producing illustrations is to evoke feelings within the viewer. A lot of them are inspired by wordplay and music tracks. When asked why she likes to draw primarily female figures, she answers by saying that she is herself is one, and this gives a more direct connection between her and her subjects. There is an extent of romanticised sadness, presented in a passionate, sometimes sexual context in her works. ''Sometimes I feel I'm being too self-indulgent,'' she regularly says. But she's as regular as anybody else, so perhaps it's not so impossible for people to relate to her art after all.

Artist: Urich Lau Wai-Yuen

2010-07-21T02:06:00.000-07:00

Singaporean visual artist Urich Lau Wai-Yuen, born 1975, works with video art, photography, printmaking and installation art. He has exhibited in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Japan, Australia, Serbia and the USA. He has also curated and organized projects on video art – Displacement Project: Bandung-Singapore 2006 with Singaporean and Indonesian artists in 2006; Episode5: 12-Hour Performance, Sound and Video Festival, organized for The Artists Village (Singapore) with South-east Asian and European artists in 2006; Videology with Singaporean artists, presented by the Substation in 2008; OPEN - Autumn Party 08, in conjunction with The Artists Village: 20 Years at Singapore Art Museum 2008. He holds a Master of Fine Art degree from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and works as an art lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts.

Artwork Data

Title of work: Video Demonstration: Life Circuit – 1.1

Synopsis: The body is used as a circuit for video and audio electronic capabilities, replacing human senses in perceptions and expressions. The artist presents the work in a series of “video demonstrations” and using electronic media, these capabilities become an extension to the artist’s anatomy that sustains and projects the body’s altered functionality and interactivity.

Artist: Wong Eng Leong

2010-07-21T01:46:00.000-07:00

Wong Eng Leong, born in 1979 currently based in Kuala Lumpur. He graduated from Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA),Diploma in Fine Art. He is also founder of artist collective Findars and founder of Findars space as well, an independent art space that encourage young artist to explore and collaborate with different others artists from different field. He is now works with video and art performance. His work in SGMAAF 2010 is based on video projection.

Artist: Wong Min Lik

2010-07-21T01:39:00.000-07:00

Wong Min Lik, graduated from Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA), Diploma in Fine Art majoring in painting,one of the founding member of artist collective Findars and Findars space, currently based in Kuala Lumpur. She works with drawings, paintings, and handmade dolls. Her handmade and drawings will be around during SGMAAF 2010.

Artist: Wong Yip Kai

2010-07-21T01:30:00.000-07:00

Wong Yip Kai is an art student majoring in Painting in NanyangAcademy of Fine Arts. His style is mainly that of abstract expression. Prior to his education at the institute, he was taking art as a subject at Changkat Changi Secondary School and subsequently got a Distinction at the GCE ‘O’ level. He has won various awards for the numerous art related competition he took part since young.

Artist: Yong Yandsen

2010-07-21T01:08:00.000-07:00

Yong Yandsen is a woodwind musician and a veteran lead vocal and band leader of the Malaysian Chinese rock band Moxuan in late 1990s. Yandsen is the woodwind player of Klangmutationen. He has performed in the Mosaic Festival Singapore 2009 and Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival 2008 (Singapore). Yandsen was the music program coordinator in Notthatbalai Art Festival 2007 (Malaysia), a member of the Experimental Musicians & Artists Cooperative Malaysia (EMACM) and the co-founder of Studio in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (SiCKL). He also co-curate the SiCKL Open Lab series and Improv Lab @ Findars art lab series since 2008. He is the co-director of the Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010 (Melaka).

http://www.myspace.com/klangmutationen

Artist: Yong Ching Sui (1975-2006)

2010-07-21T00:44:00.000-07:00

Yong Ching Sui was born in Sibu, Sarawak in 1975. He graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1998 with a Diploma in Fine Art. In August 2005, he discovered he had contracted kidney cancer, and he died in June, 2006.

Ching Sui exhibited his artworks regularly. Notable group exhibitions include "Aku99: Potret Diri at Galeri Peronas, KLCC, "Climbing the Wall" at Malaysian Art & Design Centre, K.L. and "Painted Memories" at Stonor Center, K.L. He also had solo exhibitions: "Works on Paper" at Alliance Francaise, Pulau Pinang (2000) and "Participation" at Space Spirit Studio, K.L. He was awarded Honourable Mention at the 1999 Philip Morris Malaysian Art Award and was a member of artist group Wall Lizards. As recently as July 2005, he participated in the group exhibition "Dream, Delirium + Face" at Reka Art Space.

Besides painting, Ching Sui's other interests include playing musical instruments. He also bakes delicious cakes. As a person, Ching Sui is always willing to help others and is a joy to be around his company.

As an artist, Ching Sui had firm belief in his practice. He truly devoted himself into the investigation that involved his subject matters, ideas and inspirations. He was a person of few words, but sensible and thoughtful. Throughout his works, you will discover that there is always a sense of humour present, and full of spirit.

Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010

The Ensemble at Sama-sama Guesthouse

Opening Dance: Lapar Lab

Urich Lau Wai-Yuen's Video Performance

SAMA-SAMA ART FESTIVAL 2010 - A Virtual Art Tour

Ezzam Rahman's performance "We Are What We Had Lost"

The Abang Guard + Zai Kuning + Yandsen @ Karabau Rock Bar (Part 1)

The Abang Guard + Zai Kuning + Yandsen @ Karabau Rock Bar (Part 2)

Festival Photos & Video

Photos by Clifford Narcis & Zack Tay:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=468393&id=901480374

Festival photos by Aidira Khaidir:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=239416&id=575279602&ref=mf

Festival by Akiko Yanagida & Urich Lau:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=529771156#!/album.php?aid=197874&id=529771156&fbid=419217271156&ref=mf

Video: Mini Opening Ceremony

Video: Short documentation from Eiji Azuma (Japan)

Pictures & a report from Clifford Narcis

Sama-sama Guesthouse Mini Alternative Art Festival 2010 (Melaka)

Sama-sama 宾馆 迷你另类艺术节 2010 (马六甲)

SGMAAF 2010: Performance Schedule

Artist: Rahmat Haron

Artist: Aki Nakazawa

Artist: Jan Verbeek

Why no-budget? A little story …

Artist: Tshiung Han See

Artists: The Abang Guard

Artist: Jerome Kugan

Artist: Koji Tambata

Artist: Ben's Bitches

Artist: Au Sow Yee

Artist: Alison Khor

Artist: Kok Kai Foong

Artist: Nadia Mahmud

Artist: Azman Zulkiply

Artist: Chan Seau Huvi

Artist: ZAKU DESIGN FACTORY

Artist: Jeremy Chu

Artist: Ayisha Rahman

Artist: Ika Huang

Artist: Silent Keat+Rainf

Artist: HKPT

Artist: Hee Chee Way

Artist: Wong Perng fey

Artist: Ciplak

Artist: Alan McLean

Artist: alt THEA

EXPERIMENT IN LIGHT

You never know what to expect from alt …

ALT alternates the function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key.

Artist: Self Conscious Acronymed Man

Artist: Azmyl Yunor

Artist: David Lim + Leo Yap + Aidira Khaidir + Iylia Nordin

Artist: Eiji Azuma

Artist: Ezzam Rahman

Artist: Jazmi

Artist: Katsuyuki Hattori

Artist: Kok Siew Wai

Artist: Kotaro Tanaka

Artists: Lapar Lab

Artist: Lim Keh Soon

Artists: Clifford Narcis + Mikie Yap

Artists: Ragazza 88

Artist: Raymond Yap

Artist: Tey Beng Tze

Artist: Tuan Nini

Artist: Urich Lau Wai-Yuen

Artist: Wong Eng Leong

Artist: Wong Min Lik

Artist: Wong Yip Kai

Artist: Yong Yandsen

Artist: Yong Ching Sui (1975-2006)

Photos by Clifford Narcis & Zack Tay:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46 8393&id=901480374

Festival photos by Aidira Khaidir:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=239416&id=575279602&ref=mf

Festival by Akiko Yanagida & Urich Lau:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=529771156#!/album.php?aid=197874&id=529771156&fbid=419217271156&ref=mf

Sama-sama 宾馆迷你另类艺术节 2010 (马六甲)