NAZERUL

MUST I STAY PUT

EXHIBITION
Obviously - A Group show featuring Marla Bendini (SG), Nazerul Ben-Dzulkefli (WA), Patrick Carter (WA) and Luisa Hansal (WA). Curated by Andrew Varano. 
Sweet Pea Arts at Lawson Flats, Perth. 
04 May - 1 July 2023

Must I Stay Put explores the themes of filial piety in both the Malay cultural lens and the Islamic injunctions for honoring one’s parents. Taking the legend of Tanggang from the corpus of classical Malay literature, the rock formations are an ode to the character’s unfortunate fate of being transformed into a rock after spurning his mother. The rock formations are inscribed with text and gluphs that have been a part of my decades long obsession with scripts, language and mythology. “Must I Stay Put is a rumination on the complex feelings surrounding migration and obligation to family left behind, created through a direct and tactile engagement with clay.”

Medium

Glazed stoneware.
Variable dimensions.

Installation dimensions 150 x 140 x 50 cm

Publications

Obviously - Sweet Pea 
Exhibition Catalogue

Photo credits

Artist’s own. 

Artwork prices on enquiry
andrew @ sweetpea.gallery