rEVOLVE

my final project in dasein..

why rEVOLVE?
"evolve"The evolution of human ignores the earth's health status,

"revolve" back to the starting point and reconsider
what we have done and what we should do the next step.

time and date : 3-12 Sept 2008 (9am - 6pm)

Venue: Dasein Gallery
12-3A-G, Jalan Wangsa Delima 10,
Sec 5 Wangsa Maju,
53300 KL




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diversities

photo ref from corbis
recently i hv been thinking about the benefit of diversity.. a country like Uk or NY or W+k were places rich with culture and experts around the globe.. Uk was my favourite country to further my studies.. its not bc of the premier league, its bc of their diversities.. and also their richness in culture.. compare to aus or sing which is still relatively new in their culture(i guess).. and again i try to find out the style or culture in mly.. theres lot of arguments btw designers.. so said we should protect or find our culture.. some said there hv try, and its wasting time.. no style is our style.. and ppl who is thinking identities or style for malaysia is childish.. i am one of the.. afterall its a job and a duty of a designer.. malaysia could be consider as diversity too.. we hv 3 main races and also ethnic groups.. thus there should be more focus on the cultures of our specialty.. and i do believe mly is much more, then what foreigner see us in those tourism malaysia ad..

thxs good, recently.. i saw a profile in flickr.. its about a photographer which shoots special culture or things in a country.. i found several pages of pic in mly.. and i start to sees all the difference and special parts in malaysia.. for exm.. the colorful plastics utensil use in mly restaurant.. rinsing the utensils in hot water.. the fish tank in jalan xx (which i went to there alot during primary school) .. the comments even amazed me.. one comment was "I love seeing how people who live in countries less luxurious than the US find ways like this to innovate and make use of the available materials that surround them. "

i am not sure whether he is a mlysian or a regular traveller.. but i am sure that during his travel he discover alot.. the prob to most ppl who live in the cities or their own hometown is.. there are numbed by their own culture.. and thus there dont discover nething special.. everything in the other side of the moon is rounder(i think i wrote wrong.).. most ppl will understand their country/culture more.. when there are oversea.. where there can compare the differences..
as my conclusion.. a designer or anyone who is mindful enough to every small details, things, culture will be succesfull.. and i only just amzed by those stories.. or poem.. what there see or imagine is really different with the others..
i luv my country and culture.. so.
not till i think i understand my own country or culture enough.. i dont think i will study abroad..

just read john c.jay JOHN C. JAY "Innovative Minds Don't Think Alike". theres few phrases which i should write it down here to remind me when i work..
有自我的独特风格，不管是个人或是团体作品，是能在今天全球市场里竞争的最佳武器。能够与这么多充满梦想与野心的年轻才华同聚一堂，实在令人兴奋。大部分的公司总裁都会想办法把这些年轻人训练成将来和他们一样的人，实在是非常无聊而且无效率的做法。
when i 1st found out w+k i was amazed by the style and senses or the designer in there.. unlike big agency round the world.. w+k designer were active in music and also their own designs.. and not to mention the diversities in the com.. and also the rebranding of coca cola!

if u guys interested in reading this article pls click here
chinese version or eng and jap version.


**18.9.2008** guys this is my 1st long article and after reading it throught again, i hv found out that there's lots of conflicts there.. i guess i should use the word "observation" to simplify it..

Recently i hv read a book which is something about blind spots in life..
so wat's i want to said in the article above is.. most of us is blinded and unknown to the value or benefits of living in a multi cultural country.. we should treasure it.. unblind and observe more.. and i am learning too..

lastly there's another article bout this too by my friend mr tang wei jie .. haha.. wat he said is really true youngster(me too) are blinded by everything new oversea.. so cant treasure and even despise our culture and stuff.. if u haven read those things above.. jz read his post.. its more precise and fun!

worth reading> 北方与南方