PESERTA
NAMA:
Iqbal Hashim
LOKASI:
Sarawak
EMEL:
ikebal.hashim@gmail.com
BIODATA PESERTA:

The central enquiry that prompted the production of The Charter are on the growth of a city from the narratives mediated by its inhabitants. The enquiry has helped to uncover the obscured socio-cultural experience of several urban immersions. Three levels were found on which we narrate a city, all with different interactions: within self, between people, and within the community. The production of this artwork represents the aspirations and desires of city inhabitants. This aspiration-desires materialised into the growth of the cities related to the three scales. This complex process is then reconstructed into ‘ambiguo-logical’ objects. These ‘ambiguo-logical’ qualities arised from the usage of common construction materials while at the same time being applied outside of their normative usage. They are complete yet withunfinished quality. Being produced with gross labour skills, it is an analogy of the construction of a city. Its honest presentation is the reflection of the collective popular narration of the city by its inhabitants. The Charter entangled ideas from two significant figures on urbanity, memories, justice, and beauty. The works “On Justice And The Nature of Man” by Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-attas, and “The Architecture of the City” by Aldo Rossi are very influential in this artwork. Through the readings, truthful objects are created without adornments that cover any imperfections. Though paradoxical, it is still inherently beautiful.
The Charter for a Beautiful City
Campuran (konkrit, tembaga (aloi), tanah padu, kayu bakau, kayu selangan batu)
Saiz : pelbagai (40 cm × 60 cm × 70 cm – 45cm × 45cm × 150cm)