Peranakan Silence Show

Today is the opening of the Peranakan Silence Show and I thought it would be apt to show the process of the artworks done for that show. 

The Beauty

Baba, a Persian loan-word borrowed by Malay speakers as an honorific solely for grandparents, referred to the Straits-Chinese males.

 

Nonya, a South East Asian woman of mixed ethnic descent, especially in Singapore, a woman with a Malay mother and Chinese father, referred to the Straits-Chinese females. More information about the meaning of Peranakan can be found here. However, it would be much more sensational to discover the Peranakan culture and observe the objects up close at The Intan and the Peranakan museum. These are one of the interesting places you should visit if you ever come over to Singapore! :)

Kasut Manek, Peranakan beaded slippers
Medium: Watercolor, acrylic and ink. 

I really enjoyed doing them especially in exploring the uniqueness of the Peranakan culture. Thanks to Mr. Alvin Yapp, Mrs. Dawn Lee, The Intan and Singapore Association for the Deaf for the wonderful opportunity to be part of the show! It's really an honor to share the Peranakan culture through art with the other fellow friends aka artists - Nicholas Eaw, Isaac Liang, Tan See Mui and Mimi Ng. Above all, I would like to thank my Mum, the greatest gift to me in my life and my family for their love and support.