Alam (Tak) Nyata

Four men performing

Translucence

August 5, 2019

A story of Ritual, Images and Words I have a memory of being suspended in the space before the morning light, enfolded in the embrace of another realm. Pauline and I were encircled by the final rites of a Kuda…

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Ritual dancers

Alam (Tak) Nyata at OBSCURA Festival of Photography

August 4, 2019

5-31 August 2019 Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown, Penan Images by Cheryl Hoffmann, Words by Pauline Fan Video by Persona Theory Games https://www.obscurafestival.com/print-exhibitions/2019/7/23/alamtaknyata-cheryl-hoffmann

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People dancing

Sublime Presence

August 4, 2019

Images of Kuda Kepang For several years I have been watching the Kumpulan Kuda Kepang RHF perform the entrancing healing rituals of the Kuda Kepang dance. As I fell in love with the rhythmic beauty of the ritual movements, the…

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