“A Tale of Two Hills” is a unique mentorship programme aimed at nurturing visual narrators to document natural heritage and cultural narratives of Malaysia’s earliest colonial hill stations, Penang Hill and Maxwell Hill.
Eight narrators, four for each location, were selected from a pool of applicants to work on their respective topics over six months with support and guidance from Jeffrey Lim, photography artist and cultural worker, anthropologist Wan Atikah bt Wan Yusof and author of “Beguiled On Larut Hills”, Liew Suet Fun.
The Exhibition showcases the work of these visual narrators and explores a wide range of topics ranging from sustainability, biodiversity, species endemicity to human society and the cultural impacts of colonialism, migration and the inter-generational dynamics of communities living on and around the highlands.
“A Tale of Two Hills” was exhibited in Penang from 16 February till 2 March 2023 at Mano Plus, Lebuh Pantai and in Taiping from 17 February till 3 March 2023 at Maxwell Basecamp, Kaki Bukit Larut. “A Tale of Two Hills” poster illustrated and designed by Anusha Jean Ramesh.
Meet the Project Team
Explore The Work of The Visual Narrators
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PENANG HiLL
MAXWELL HILL
Penang Hill
Maxwell Hill
