“Raksasa Bawah Katil” (The Monster Under The Bed) is about something frightening that haunts the self each time one is about to fall asleep. This work, with its dark surreal aspects, is a continuation of another work I had produced earlier. The transition to dark and disturbing themes from cheerful and happy pictures came about from my time as one of the resident artist at Sembilan Residency in late 2016. I suddenly felt that my previous works did not honestly reflect what I feel deep down inside. Since then, my art depicts myself in various weird or strange situations, engulfed by pain, darkness or engaged in disturbing acts. In this work, I am in my room, sitting beside the bed, trying to lure the ‘monster’ that is hiding underneath by using my heart as the bait. It is also in this same room where I had produced my darker works. The said‘raksasa’ is the reason why I turn to the visual arts. It is also the cause for my artistic shift to the dark and disturbing.
Monster Under The Bed II
2016
2016
Ballpoint pen & white pencil on canvas
200 x 230 cm
200 x 230 cm
