About
Rimbun Dahan is the home of architect Hijjas Kasturi and his wife Angela. Set on fourteen acres outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the compound of Rimbun Dahan is a centre for developing traditional and contemporary art forms.
Residencies
Rimbun Dahan hosts a range of artists’ residencies to encourage visual artists, choreographers and other creative individuals to explore and develop their artistic work.
Plant List
Rimbun Dahan’s 14-acre garden is a valuable collection of plants indigenous to Southeast Asia, including many tropical forest hardwoods and some specimens of species now extinct in the wild.
News
Online Visibility for Cultural Practitioners
In October 2020, artist and digital marketing professional Rupa Subramaniam conducted a series of workshops for former resident artists at Rimbun Dahan, to help them move confidently into the digital sphere.... Read more »Mass Media Training for Arts Makers
In September 2020, arts journalist Sharmilla Ganesan conducted a series of workshops for former resident artists at Rimbun Dahan, on making art more accessible to a general audience.... Read more »
Shia Yih Yiing
In December 2020, Malaysian visual artist Shia Yih Yiing is working on a visual study of native trees and the making of forest through fieldwork with Rimbun Dahan’s chief and assistant gardeners.... Read more »
Syed Fakaruddin
Visual artist Syed Fakaruddin is undertaking a 2-month residency at Rimbun Dahan from September to November 2020. During his residency, he is developing a series of works exploring the three layers of landscape painting: background, middleground and foreground. Each layer has a different expression and technique, depending on mood, memory and the residency environment.... Read more »
Silver Yee & Chloe Tan
Malaysian dance artists Silver Yee and Chloe Tan are in residence at Rimbun Dahan for a month in October-November 2020, working on bringing themselves back into the present through moving, while journaling to document their daily practices.... Read more »
