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.
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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. We also run a residency for environmental conservation researchers.
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Venue Rental
Various venues at Rimbun Dahan are available for short-term rental for television commercial or film shoots, and personal photography. Please contact us to organise a recce visit, and to discuss date availability.
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Southeast Asian Choreolab 2026
Emerging contemporary dance choreographers from Southeast Asia were selected to attend an intensive residency at the private arts centre of Rimbun Dahan from 13 to 21 June 2026. The program consisted of 7 work days with 2 days of excursionsRead More »
Mao Sovanchandy
Mao Sovanchandy, a multidisciplinary artist from Cambodia, and her collaborator Yuryphal Tum, spent two months at Rimbun Dahan in 2025, drawing inspiration from the regenerative nature of mulch, with experiments with water hyacinth pulp, plaster, photography, food and performance.Read More »
Awika Samukrsaman
Thai textile artist Awika Samukrsaman was in residence at Rimbun Dahan from September to November 2025, creating site-specific weaving projects which make visible lines and trajectories that once existed, whether of humans on the pickleball court or of plants interacting with manmade structures.Read More »
Hewodn
Agus Nur Wahidin, known as Hewodn Mas Raden, is a traditional instrument-maker and sound artist from East Java. He spent a month at Rimbun Dahan in September 2025, where he conducted a workshop in making traditional instruments, and performed in Serious Play Improv Lab at Percussion Store in Kota Damansara.Read More »
Joella Kiu
Joella Kiu, a visual arts curator and art historian from Singapore, spent a month at Rimbun Dahan in November 2025, experimenting with writing with a more personal voice and pushing past the thorny exterior of the durian.Read More »
