Ripples ‘n’ Puzzle Pieces

i was back at wei-ling’s gallery again yesterday morning. yupp, i did my first assignment for the peak magazine there. i interviewed juhari said then.

i just realised that I didn’t post up anything about juhari said, troy ruffels and sophie milman yet.
note to self: do it soon!

anyway, i was assigned to interview choy chun wei this time.
choy, who hails from kuala lumpur, is actually a fast rising local artist in the contemporary arts scene as he has made a name for himself with his unmistakable collage works. his much-anticipated first solo exhibition ‘kaleidoscopic landscapes’ will feature his new works which are “a major shift from his earlier pieces which concentrated more upon layering of found materials, and less upon colour. [his] new works have expanded into another realm with the introduction of moving perspectives and multiple dimensions, coupled with the use of vivid colours and cut outs from glossy magazines to reflect the materialism of our urban environment.”

trappings by choy chun wei
medium: mixed media on canvas, 2007

183cm x 414cm

being there at wei-ling’s gallery again certainly brought memories. i remembered how tensed i was during my first interview, how i felt that my list of questions sounded dumb half way through my interview, how i felt dumb being there, how all those thoughts that i-wasn’t-suitable-for-the-job or that my-article-won’t-be-suitable-for-peak’s-readers etc. flooded my mind.

by the way, the peak magazine is actually an exclusive magazine available only through subscription — thus, the ‘additional’ pressure…

nevertheless, the worry was for nothing.
God’s awesome favour really prevailed through it all — even how i got this job is another testimony on its own.

it was truly a privilege to be able to go there again. both wei ling and farzeera (and the rest whom i haven’t gotten to really know yet) are just fantastic with their hospitality. the first time i was there i felt instantly welcome (but nervous). yesterday was no different except that i was less nervous lar.

and while i was there, guess who did i bumped into? juhari said!
he was there to collect back his artwork, which was really brilliant and one of a kind.
both he and wei-ling sounded more than please with the feature article that i wrote. after about two minutes into the conversation, i broke the news to them that i haven’t seen the printed version of the article yet.

yep, i’ve yet to collect my copies of the magazine from my editor. i don’t get a chance to see her often mar. another cons (or pros — depending how you look at it) of working as a freelancer.

wei ling was kind enough to lend me her copy of the magazine for me read.
sad but true, i only had enough time to flip through the pages, saw the heading, byline and standfirst and just caught a quick glimpse of the layout of the page along with a quick reading of the first paragraph of the article before hearing the honk of the taxi which was waiting for me outside.

i had to rush off for another interview at kl convention centre — which i will share about in another blog entry.

i’ve been waiting for so long to read my own article — since september till now.
sigh, so close and yet so far.
you tell me, geram or not!