Restoration of Memory
TRANFORMASI: TRANSFORMING SARAWAK HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTS Aligning Sarawak's historical context with contemporary art is both tempting and challenging, as our connection to the past grows increasingly distant. This exhibition, Tranformasi, explores whether archived memo...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Ministry of Tourism Malaysia
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/1/2025-07-10%2014-10.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848835942460162048 |
|---|---|
| author | Siti Shahida, Kamel |
| author2 | Yow, Chong Lee |
| author_facet | Yow, Chong Lee Siti Shahida, Kamel |
| author_sort | Siti Shahida, Kamel |
| building | UNIMAS Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | TRANFORMASI: TRANSFORMING SARAWAK HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Aligning Sarawak's historical context with contemporary art is both tempting and challenging, as our connection to the past grows increasingly distant. This exhibition, Tranformasi, explores whether archived memories—specifically historical photographs—can be artistically transformed into contemporary works to foster a deeper understanding of our shared past.
With support from institutions like the National Visual Arts Gallery, Sarawak State Library, National Archives of Malaysia (Sarawak Branch), UNIMAS, and the state government, this exhibition emphasizes the importance of transforming archival images into accessible, thought-provoking art.
Held for the first time at the Sarawak State Library, Tranformasi showcases works by UNIMAS lecturers who reinterpret archival photographs and documents to explore identity, memory, history, and loss. The idea emerged following concerns from the National Archives about the digital disconnection of archival photographs and the risk of deterioration. Displaying originals could lead to further damage, thus artistic reinterpretation offers a compelling solution.
This exhibition features paintings, sculptures, digital art, and photography-based works from diverse artists, aiming to reimagine Sarawak’s historical imagery for public engagement. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T06:15:53Z |
| format | Book Chapter |
| id | unimas-6559 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T06:15:53Z |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| publisher | Ministry of Tourism Malaysia |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | unimas-65592025-07-10T07:22:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/ Restoration of Memory Siti Shahida, Kamel HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR NC Drawing Design Illustration NX Arts in general TRANFORMASI: TRANSFORMING SARAWAK HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTS Aligning Sarawak's historical context with contemporary art is both tempting and challenging, as our connection to the past grows increasingly distant. This exhibition, Tranformasi, explores whether archived memories—specifically historical photographs—can be artistically transformed into contemporary works to foster a deeper understanding of our shared past. With support from institutions like the National Visual Arts Gallery, Sarawak State Library, National Archives of Malaysia (Sarawak Branch), UNIMAS, and the state government, this exhibition emphasizes the importance of transforming archival images into accessible, thought-provoking art. Held for the first time at the Sarawak State Library, Tranformasi showcases works by UNIMAS lecturers who reinterpret archival photographs and documents to explore identity, memory, history, and loss. The idea emerged following concerns from the National Archives about the digital disconnection of archival photographs and the risk of deterioration. Displaying originals could lead to further damage, thus artistic reinterpretation offers a compelling solution. This exhibition features paintings, sculptures, digital art, and photography-based works from diverse artists, aiming to reimagine Sarawak’s historical imagery for public engagement. Ministry of Tourism Malaysia Yow, Chong Lee 2014 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/1/2025-07-10%2014-10.pdf Siti Shahida, Kamel (2014) Restoration of Memory. In: TRANSFORMASI 2014 : Contemporary Visual Art Exhibition of Sarawak's Historical Images. Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak, pp. 43-45. ISBN 9789839205435 |
| spellingShingle | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR NC Drawing Design Illustration NX Arts in general Siti Shahida, Kamel Restoration of Memory |
| title | Restoration of Memory |
| title_full | Restoration of Memory |
| title_fullStr | Restoration of Memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restoration of Memory |
| title_short | Restoration of Memory |
| title_sort | restoration of memory |
| topic | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR NC Drawing Design Illustration NX Arts in general |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6559/1/2025-07-10%2014-10.pdf |