Solo exhibition of works by Mella Jaarsma, held at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, 11-13 March 2004, Kuala Lumpur. Jaarsma's mixed media drawings in various combinations of gouache, pencil, acrylic, conte and ink, and costume installations/performances are challenging and political commentaries addressing the controversial wearing of the veil. Says Adeline Ooi, "They are loaded metaphors of race, sexuality, authenticity and origins. They deconstruct identities; unearth deeper underlying issues of cultural representations, questioning humanity, individualism, religious beliefs, taboos, displacement and migration." (p.6)
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Onsite
publisher
Location code
MONS.JAM
Language
English
Keywords
painting,  mixed media,  performance art,  political art,  feminism,  sexuality,  diaspora,  identity,  solo exhibition
Publication/Creation date
2004
No of copies
2
Content type
artist monograph, 
catalogue
Chapter headings
Foreword - Mella JAARSMA
Taking Cover - Adeline OOI
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