Sharpened Word - November/December 2019

For our Nov/Dec edition, we are going to bring you some local cultural flavours by introducing asli artists to showcase their talents and share their life story to the audience.

For this edition, SW is also proud to announce that we are part of Ipoh International Art Festival which will start from 1 December.

A quick intro to our three panelists for this month:

There is the Ipoh-based Ronnie Bahari who is a self-trained freelance photographer. From the Semai tribe, Ronnie uses his lens to depict the stories of his compatriots and his works has been actively published and exhibited country wide via workshops and exhibitions. One of his ambitions is to publish a photo book on all the 18 indigenous tribes residing in Malaysia.

Then we have Nanie Lee Simpan from the Temuan tribe. Hailed from Melaka and currently a dance instructor attached with Encore Melaka, Nanie has been…