Different, but Same
September 11, 2009
This is a new series of work from the group show “Different, but Same”.
Killing Time 1
Killing Time 2
Killing Time 3
A Photography ExhibitionFeaturing Alex Moh, Azril K Ismail, Azrul K Abdullah, Bernice Chauly, Ceacer Chong, Eiffel Chong, Erna Dyanty, Lim Hock Seng, Pang Khee Teik, Tan Chee Hon and Yee I-Lann
at Wei-Ling Gallery
N0 8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields,
Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 603226011067
Email: weiling@weiling-gallery.com
Exhibition runs from Tue 1 Sep – Mon 14 Sep, 2009.
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-7pm
Sat:10am-5pm
Sun : By Appointment
Preview: Tue 1 Sep, 12pm-7pm
Telling Malaysian stories
July 27, 2009
Excerpt of an interview with The Nut Graph:
(All pics courtesy of Bernice Chauly)
BERNICE Chauly says her work as a poet, photographer, filmmaker and writer is all about telling stories. Her work often has themes of marginalisation and identity. She’s written a play about sex workers, taken pictures of refugees, and made documentaries about indigenous peoples and Kelantanese folk traditions. She has also published two collections of poems and a collection of short stories.
Chauly is currently working on a literary autobiography about her family history. “I’m very interested in stories, and what people have to say about themselves and who they are,” she says. “And I guess what I’m doing now is writing my own story.”
In an interview on 3 July 2009 in Petaling Jaya, Chauly talks to The Nut Graph about the roots of that fascination.
Where are you from and where are your parents from?
My father is Punjabi, my mother Chinese. I was born in Georgetown, at the Penang Maternity Hospital, in 1968. My father was born in Penang, my mother was born in Ipoh. My parents got married in 1966, which was not the norm at that time, and there was tremendous opposition from both sides of the family.
Bernice’s Chinese great grandparents with their children. Her grandfather, Loh Mooi Fatt, is standing on the far right.
To read the entire interview, please click on this link: The Nut Graph: Telling Malaysian Stories
into the ice
On 30 December 2004, Sharifah Mazlina became the first Malaysian, and the first Asian woman to complete a 1100km journey alone in the Antarctic. Her expedition also created a new world record as she traversed the terrain in only 22 days. This is her journey. Written by Bernice Chauly.
into 90 degrees north
On 17 April 2007, Sharifah Mazlina became Malaysia’s first woman to reach the North Pole and effectively became the first Asian woman to reach both North and South Poles. This 9 1/2 day expedition covered a distance of 110km from the last degree (89 degrees N) till the North Pole. This is her account of her second journey into the ice. Written by Bernice Chauly.
Men’s Review article on Rhino Press
March 21, 2009
(click thumbnails to read articles)
Essay for Plantation Nation
March 16, 2009
(click on thumbnails to read essay)
Written for Plantation Nation, Megan Keating’s exhibition in Rimbun Dahan, 2009.
Neu Woman Achievers Award 2005 winner
March 16, 2009
Semangat Insan — Masters of Tradition (promo)
March 5, 2009
Semangat Insan — Masters of Tradition (promo)
from Bernice Chauly on Vimeo.
Lost in KL review
March 3, 2009
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Review of Lost in KL, by SH Lim, in Time Out KL magazine
Metamorphosis — Untitled 11
March 3, 2009
Untitled 11, Nov ‘87
This series of ink drawings which I’ve called Metamorphosis was created in the freezing winter month of November 1987 in Winnipeg, Canada. I was studying TESL and English Literature at the U of W and I was then living in a house on Walnut Street (we dubbed it the Nut House) as it comprised of painter Robert Reimer, jewellery artist Aliza Amihude, Elena Feldman, a fellow writer whose name fails me, artist Tim Bremser and myself. I had an incredibly creative spurt then as I was surrounded by people who just oozed talent. The cold kept us inside and we wrote, drew, painted, played music, talked. This is the only series of drawings I’ve ever produced.
