Last evening, in temples across SE Asia, the Taoist community invited the Nine Emperor Gods to bless them with their presence. It is always a raucous, enjoyable time when people are thankful for their health and happiness and hopeful for…
Read MoreFriday, October 4th is the start of this year’s Nine Emperor Gods Festival. The procession to invite the Emperor will leave the Kow Ong Yah temple in Ampang Baru at 8pm, but the festivities get started earlier. The link below…
Read MoreThe Nine Emperor Gods Festival begins on Oct 4th! At Kau Ong Yah in Ampang they are already making preparations to the grounds and the dormitory rooms are selling quickly. I’ve updated the calendar for the Ampang Festival and you…
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Thanks to Waswo X Waswo who reviewed “Worshipping the Sky Gods” in Art&Deal Magazine. To quote: “Hoffmann’s installation… became a loving, if outsider, interpretation of a localized religious practice… Hoffmann created works that revelled in full public display and thrived…
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Come see how a quiet street in Georgetown has been transformed with larger than life photographs. On Friday, July 5th at 10am we will be walking along Jln Cheong Fatt Tze and talking about the upcoming Nine Emperor Gods Festival.…
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With festival flags flying, lions dancing and drums beating “Worshipping the Sky Gods” arrived on Hong Kong Street in Georgetown on June 15, 2013. It was quite the celebration. We didn’t need a red carpet – we had the people…
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Looking for a map to the exhibit? Thanks to our generous sponsors – Kun Kee, Tow Boh Keong, and Georgetown Festival 2013 Welcome to Worshipping the Sky Gods, an exhibit of photographs by yours truly, Cheryl J Hoffmann. The photos will be up along…
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KL Photo Awards is hosting a morning of portrait workshops on June 8 at Petronas Gallery in conjunction with it’s exhibition and awards ceremony for this year’s competition. I will be there to talk about environmental portraiture and give any interested…
Read MoreA special exhibit of my photos of the Nine Emperor Gods festival will be part of Georgetown Festival 2013. The photos will be exhibited along Jalan Cheong Fatt Tze between June 15 and July 7. Using the heritage buildings as…
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Hallway Events will be leading a tour to Batu Caves on Friday, January 25th to explore the area a day in advance of the Thaispusam Festival. We will learn about the traditions of the festival and get a first hand…
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