Rimbun Dahan invites art enthusiasts and members of the public to visit our grounds and meet our resident artists: printmaker-painter Ong Hieng Fuong and writer-publisher Tan Dee May.
- Hieng will open his studio workspace to display and discuss the works he has made during his 6-month residency at Rimbun Dahan. Selected artworks will also be available for purchase.
- Tan Dee May will introduce the newest edition of her magazine Plates, also with copies available to purchase.
- Rimbun Dahan director Angela Hijjas will show you our new Forest Tree Nursery.
- Our two heritage houses will be open for visitors, and you are welcome to stroll around the 14-acre garden.
Admission is free but YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. Slots in each time session are limited.
Register here: https://forms.gle/ZAWW9zqTY6drGtQT8
DATE: 17 October 2020 (Sunday)
TIME: ̶
- Session 1 — 10am-11:45am
- Session 2 — 11:45am-1:30pm
- Session 3 — 2:30pm-4:15pm [includes moderated discussion about Plates Issue 4 with Tan Dee May]
- Session 4 — 4:15pm-6pm
PLACE: Rimbun Dahan, KM 27 Jalan Kuang 48050 Kuang (near Sungai Buloh)
LANDMARKS: Our front gate is opposite Warung Selera Ria and also next to the start of Lorong Belimbing
REMEMBER:
- Social distancing restrictions apply. Please wear a mask in all indoor and outdoor areas at Rimbun Dahan, if you are in the company of people not from your own household.
- All visitors are required to be fully vaccinated, and be ready to show their vaccination status on MySejahtera upon arrival. Apologies that non-vaccinated minors cannot be admitted.
- Please wear mosquito repellent and practical shoes if you are planning to walk around the garden. Bring an umbrella in case of rain.
- Apologies, Rimbun Dahan is not a wheelchair accessible venue.
- For any questions, please email arts@rimbundahan.org or WhatsApp Angela at +6012-210-4229 or Bilqis at +6017-3103769.
About the Artists
ONG HIENG FUONG (a.k.a Hieng) is a Rimbun Dahan Resident Artist from May to October 2021. An artist from the small fishing town of Tanjung Sepat in Selangor, his works are inspired by the daily aspects of common life, people he meets and places he visits. In 2017, he received Nando’s Art Initiative Grand Prize and UOB’s Painting of the Year award (Emerging Artist Category). He was also named most promising artist of the year by UOB in the same year. In 2019, he received UOB’s Gold Prize for the established artist category. In 2020, the printmaking department of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts officially collected his sketch works produced during his studies. He is currently pursuing his tertiary education at China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts.
TAN DEE MAY was a Rimbun Dahan Resident Artist from October 2020 to April 2021. She is the founder of Plates, an international independent print publication that uses food as a conversation starter for meatier issues, now in its fourth edition. A recipient of multiple awards, including the international Chevening Award (2016); the national INXO Arts Fund Award (2019); the international Can Serrat Writers Residency (Montserrat, Spain, 2020/2021); and The Ideas Festival documentary award (Brisbane, Australia, 2011), Dee May has previously been invited to speak at the Singapore Writers Festival (2019); AMAR Conference (Windsor Castle, UK, 2017); Runway 2.0 Asia Pacific supported by BMW (Kuala Lumpur, 2015).