http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow kheesiong.com / Journal / Best viewed on Safari browser / Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:47:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry for another long absence in posting here. Hope everyone has had a good, fun festive holidays. Just a little short update about what has been going on. I've been redesigning market gallery's website over the past couple of weeks. 10 year's worth of exhibitions to archive and some re-schooling ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=897 Sorry its been a while since I last logged on to my wordpress account and thought about typing something semi interesting and post. The winter bug has really got the better of me. But on a brighter note, the committee members at the market have organised a screening of photographer ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=888 I recently shown an interest in the idea of how a city gets abandoned. While searching for some basic material, I came across WebUrbanist, which has 20 selection of adandoned cities and town. The one that stood out is Kowloon Walled city: - This reminded me of my childhood times of watching ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=759 This was my first visit to PS1 in Long Island, NYC. Walking into the outer area of PS1 with the site of an 'Urban Shelter' by MOS who was the winner of 2009 YAP 10th anniversary project. It was pretty scary trying to take photos in PS1, with this people ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=857 A photo of us and some American visitors riding in Jordanhill, Glasgow. Really hope this campus doesn't get demolished. Photo by Fred Murray http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=813 Market gallery currently has a residency for Studio Project 19, Dutch artist Iede Reckman. This project is in collaboration between Market and Scottish Sculpture studio and will have an exhibition on 26.09.09 and ends 24.10.09   Here is one of his previous work titled Deer, Egg http://www.iedereckman.com/ http://iedeinscotland.blogspot.com/ http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=841 It was my first day at Market Gallery today and while I was looking through the events line up for 2009-10, I came across V1 Gallery. V1 is based in Copenhagen and represents some really amazing artists. Here are some of my favorites: (click image to view artist page) The legendary Futura 2000 Hesselholdt ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=817 I found my old sketchbook the other day which I did when I was in Malaysia 2005. Majority of the drawings here are things I saw while in Johor Bahru and Kluang. The name Ahfook came from a street in old town JB called Jalan Wong Ah Fook. http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=802 I wanted to post something which Prince Charles talked about in his recent royal assertion. What I picked out from his speech was the current state caused by consumerism. "What is more, countries that are undergoing rapid development are all assuming Western consumption patterns. By 2050 not only will there be nine ... http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=760 Recently developed a taste for punk, thrash and metal music. Been really enjoying the artwork for covers and posters in this genre of music. While searching for bands on the web, I came across goodbadmusic.com. Here are some of my favorite covers. http://kheesiong.com/canaryyellow/?p=407