The First Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

SULAIMAN ESA Malaysia b.1941 Garden of mystery 11992 Mixed media 185x180cm Collection: The artist Garden of mystery 1111992 Mixed media 150x150cm Collection: The artist Garden of mystery IV 1992 Mixed media 150x150cm Collection: The artist ISMAIL HASHIM Malaysia b.1940 The barber shop 1985-93 Hand-tinted photograph 47x47cm Collection: The artist Seats of bicycles of Penang port labourers 1993 Hand-tinted photograph 64x92cm Collection: The artist The post boxes along Taiping-Bagan Serai Road 1993 Hand-tinted photograph 67x97cm Collection: The artist The kitchen side: Night and day; inside and outside Hand-tinted photograph 2 sheets: 62.5x70cm (each, framed) Collection: The artist KUNGYU LIEW Malaysia b.1960 (Untitled) 1993 Installation comprising bamboo, thread, incense, cloth, found objects Note: Symbolically designed and constructed to suggest a traditional room of death, the artist's installation includes a suspended 'rope' of incense burning throughout the duration of the exhibition . In addition, tall incense sticks burn at the entrance to the Gallery. MASTURA ABDUL RAHMAN Malaysia b.1963 Interior 90/2 1990 Synthetic polymer paint on board 61 x61cm Collection: Sim Tan Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur Interior 92/11992 Synthetic polymer paint and printed paper on board 68.5x96.5cm Collection: Sim Tan Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur Interior 92/3 1992 Synthetic polymer paint and printed paper on canvas 92x91 .5cm Collection: Sim Tan Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur ZULKIFLI YUSOFF Malaysia b.1962 Immunity 11993 Installation comprising ink on canvas, plastic, metal, wood and canvas constructions 340 x 380 x 820cm Note: Continuing themes initiated in earlier installations such as The power I, II, Ill, the artist's work Immunity I is composed of symbolic ink images on canvas with bamboo and canvas constructions. THE PHILIPPINES NUNELUCIO ALVARADO The Philippines b.1950 Duta lndi Bala (Land not bullets) 1992 Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 11 panels: 270x 1500cm (overall) Collection: The artist SANTIAGO BOSE The Philippines b.1949 Talipapa (Marketplace) 1993 Installation comprising wooden boxes, organic materials, handcrafted and found objects Note: Expressing concerns that have been evident in past work, the installation Talipapa depicts the clash between modern life and indigenous cultural traditions. The artist re-creates a Filipino market- place where traditional goods, such as hand- carved wooden objects and terracotta pieces, contrast with products of the commercialised West. A background wall of crates, with labels identifying the COntentS as POISON, RADIO-ACTIVE etc., further emphasises the impact of the West on countries like the Philippines. IMELDA CAJIPE·ENDAYA The Philippines b.1949 Spell tomorrow: Avision of health, abundance and harmony for Filipino children 1993 Installation comprising sculpture, wood, wall panels and assemblages of found objects Note: This work is described on page 33. 112 BRENDA FAJARDO The Philippines b.1940 Cards of life- Women's series 1993 Pen and ink on handmade paper 9 sheets: 52.5x72cm (each) Collection: The artist Ako ay Babae, Ako ay Pilipina (I am awoman, I am Filipina) Mga Sinaunang Babae (Ancestral women) Mga Babae sa Panahon ng Espanyol (Women during the Spanish colonial period) Mga Babae sa Pagdating ng Amerikano (Women at the coming of the Americans) Mga Pilipina at mga Hapon (Filipina women and the Japanese) Babae at Bayan (Women and country) Pakikibaka Araw-araw (Daily struggle) Mahirap makakita ano bulag, lalo na ang nagbubulag– bulagan (It is difficult for the blind to see, especially if she only pretends to be blind) Kami ay Pilipina (We are Filipina) EDGAR FERNANDEZ The Philippines b.1955 Pintang Hindi Tapos ng Kasalukuyan (Unfinished painting ofthe present) 1990-93 Oil on canvas 10 panels: 150x 120cm (each) Collection: The artist JUNYEE The Philippines b.1942 Breeding ground (from 'City things' series) 1993 Installation and associated performance Plastic bags, items of garbage, text, torchlights Note: In the installation Breeding ground, the artist focuses on environmental issues by re-creating a sanitised garbage dump. Emphasising the consume-discard nature of contemporary society, the artist's associated performance invites the audience to explore the dump, sorting through bags by torchlight. JULIE LLUCH The Philippines b.1946 Doxology 1993 Painted terracotta 2 pieces: standing figure 158x56x51 em, reclining figure 23x 155x69cm Collection: The artist