Practical Work - Innovate Sarawak (Semester 1)
Materials: Recycling materials like plastics, newspapers and paints.
Summary: The bamboo and the chicken represents Bamboo Chicken (Manok Pansoh), which is one of the traditional food of Sarawak.The bamboo and the body of the chicken was made out from water container with paper mache for the design while the feathers of the chicken was made by overlapping plastic spoons. Inside the stomach of the chicken are traditional food of Sarawak, Laksa, and Sarawak traditional rice wine, Tuak. The wings of the chicken was made out of traditional fabric, Puah Kumbu, while the paddle-like things on the wings represent paddle from the dragon boat of Dragon Boat Festival which is celebrated by the Chinese in Sarawak annually. The poles behind the chicken are traditional Totem poles of Iban, a native of Sarawak. Straws in front of the chicken is a traditional game played by Sarawakian kids in the olden days, especially in the village as back in the days, people in the village could not affort toys for their children so they made their own toys out of bamboos and tree trunks instead. The base of the entire sculpture was designed in the pattern of a traditional batik of Sarawak called Puah Kumbu.
Practical Work - Innovate Sarawak (Semester 2)
Materials: Cardboards, compressed foam, wire, beads, pvc cover, recycling materials like cans, yakult bottles and ping pong balls.
Summary: The bird on top of the entire sculpture is a soaring hornbill which represents the Hornbill is bringing up the entire Sarawak and it's wings are covering the sculpture as if it is protecting Sarawak as is the land of Hornbill. Below the hornbills and on 4 sides of the base are words that represents Sarawak like traditional weapon, food, plants and what Sarawak is famous of. Different panels on the middle of all 4 sides of the sculpture are paintings that inspired by Sarawak vibes and culture of Sarawak that goes from culture of the natives to landmarks of Sarawak. All the typographies in this sculpture were made out of wire and beads that are used in may traditional costume of Sarawak. There are totem poles and rainforest/city background on both sides of the entire sculpture that represents no matter we are living in the rurals or in the city, we are all united as 1 as you can see dolls made out of Yakult bottles and ping pong balls are dressed in traditional native costumes of Sarawak. This entire sculpture was made to show the unity of us Sarawakian though we are built from different races and religion but we are all in One.
