Beyond Permission

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The Weight of Lightness

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Colorfully painted stacked wooden pallets along a brick path with a historic brick tower in the background under a bright blue sky.

Walking Through the Quiet Field

These materials do not shout. They whisper. They speak of repair, fragility, displacement, and time. They suggest that healing is rarely dramatic; it happens through small acts of attention.

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Ice sculpture of a gun on a black background with melting water droplets, labeled 'Ephemeral Arsenal' and 'War is never the answer'.

War Is Never the Answer

Artificial intelligence has also entered the art world at an accelerating pace. Some artists embrace it as a new medium, while others resist it, questioning the idea of originality and authorship.

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A dark background with small white specks resembling stars, with the words 'fuck everything focus on yourself' written in white text.

On Fomo

In a world constantly pulling our attention outward—toward comparison, approval, and validation—it becomes easy to drift away from ourselves.

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Close-up of a person with blonde hair smoking a cigar.

Presence over Projection

The second activation of the Stateless Mind Pavilion at Museo delle Mura exists because of the spirit of generosity, solidarity, and friendship.

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Map of Ukraine with illustrations of cultural symbols, historical figures, and landmarks. Includes text in Swedish and Ukrainian about Ukraine's capital, language, population, and area.

Atlas of Being

In this way, the practice mirrors lived experience: movement without guaranteed arrival, repair without complete…

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Four art posters hanging on a white gallery wall, each featuring bold black and red text with graphic elements on a distressed white background.

Second-Hand Certainties — The Process

It emerged through a series of conversations, constraints, and actions unfolding across distance, shaped as much by chance as by intention.

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Four elderly women gathered around a lighted display table with black, red, and yellow plates. One woman is reading a brochure, and another holds a glass of wine. A younger girl is in the background, standing near a colorful abstract painting.

Rhythms of Identity

The exhibition traces how identity can shift between cultures, materials, and gestures — sometimes pulsing like sound, sometimes fading like memory.

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A man in a white suit and black hat holding a sign that says 'NO WORRY' standing in front of a crowd sitting on steps around a fountain in an urban square with historic buildings.

This Life Arrived Without Footnotes

Life arrived without footnotes.
No references, no glossary, no guide on how to belong.-written by Milo on Amir Zainorin

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A woman with short, vibrant purple and orange hair wearing black sunglasses and a white headscarf against a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Milo V. Poulsen

The Absence Me: Amir Zainorin’s 160-page art book shaped by his AI alter ego Milo — a Malaysian drink, a Danish woman’s name, and a haunting voice.”

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Projected image of a world map on a round surface, showing various countries and continents.

Cartologica

Through repetition, shadow, and spatial movement, the installation reflects on how geography, memory, and identity remain fluid rather than fixed.

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Display of photographs featuring a man with long hair dressed in various costumes, including hats and head coverings, arranged in a grid on a white wall.

Repeat or To Respond: Discipline vs. Repetition

Discipline is rooted in intention and awareness. It grows from paying attention and making conscious choices

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Close-up of a torn and crumpled paper wall display with colorful cutouts and printed text, part of an indoor presentation or bulletin board.

Too far east is West : Artist residency at Pilotenkueche, leipzig, Germany

The title Too Far East is West captures the tension of living between two worlds

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Close-up of vibrant purple orchids with dark pink accents and white markings on the petals, accompanied by dark green leaves with white spots, all arranged on a plant pot.

Elastic Acts: Letting Go, Letting Nature Perform

Identity too, Amir seems to say, is not fixed. It stretches, it reforms, it rests.

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Black and white newspaper-style posters arranged on a wall inside a dimly lit room. The posters feature various articles, images, and headlines, including pictures of people, a car, and different fonts.

Echoes of History: A Glimpse into Malaysia’s Past

This work represents my effort to connect with the stories that define the region and its people,…

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Torn pieces of a newspaper collage feature silhouetted people among snowflake decorations.

1995–2003s | Early Newspaper Collages

My practice began with simple collage — newspapers and magazines cut, layered, and painted with acrylic.

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People near a seaside with a broken wind sock, one person sitting on a deck chair, another person pushing the chair, and two others standing in the background.

Consistently Inconsistent

An artist hits gold—figuratively or literally—with a certain look. A
brushstroke. A palette.

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Dark room with multiple illuminated screens showing various images of people in traditional clothing and outdoor settings, arranged in a collage style.

Tong Tana @National art Gallery. Malaysia

Known for their practice of molong, they take only what is necessary from nature, embodying a sustainable relationship with their environment.

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Installation art featuring a pile of rolled-up newspapers or paper strips on the floor with four tripods holding projectors aimed at a backdrop that includes a map of Europe and surrounding regions, a sign saying "Stop the War," and various flags, artwork, and photographs on the walls.

A Multisensory Exploration of Reality @ Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde

This group exhibition took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde in Denmark in 2016.

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Three women in business suits standing in front of a world map labeled 'Australian Ocean.' Their faces are obscured by white maze-like circles, and their faces are also covered by black circles and smeared paint. The women are positioned with the middle woman slightly in front of the other two.

From Pop Art to the Present: My Evolving Artistic Journey

From Pop Art to the Present

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People gathered outside a glass display with individuals sitting at tables, some standing and talking, and security personnel overseeing the scene. A building with a sloped roof and some trees are visible in the background.

Peti Seni

This installation transformed a cabin-like structure into an open space of reflection, using fragile paper “flags” inscribed with the 99 Names of God alongside cuttings from daily newspapers.

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The Opening

This was my first solo in Malaysia in 2007, where I am originally from. It was a homecoming exhibition and also a big transitional period of my life.

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Three wooden tables with stacked plates and bowls in front of a large glass window, with the words 'Stateless Mind Pavilion' on the wall.

Stateless Mind Pavilion: An Exploration of Belonging, Displacement, and Rebellion

In essence, the Stateless Mind Pavilion challenges the notion of conformity.

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Four torn pieces of paper with hand-drawn illustrations and text, attached to a wall with a light shining from behind.

Continuing the Journey Across Borders: A Collaboration with Ronnie Bahari

In Across Borders, my artistic journey delves deeper into tradition and cultural storytelling

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An art gallery wall with a central piece titled 'no idea' and a smaller, unreadable label to its right.

Reduced to One: How No Idea Stole the Show

What started as nine works became one.

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A man in jeans and a light-colored shirt standing on rocks at a lakeshore, fishing with a line in the water, with a pier and rocks in the background.

Art as a Stubborn Journey to Empathy

Art is about being stubborn. It begins with the refusal to give in—to the pressures of conformity, the weight of doubt, or the noise of distractions.

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A mosaic portrait of a woman, made from various smaller images including magazine covers and photographs.

Dear Helle @Immigrant Museum Denmark

"It was my solo exhibition that took place in 2014 at the Immigrant Museum in Denmark.

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Two large collage-style art pieces with torn and layered paper, displaying partially visible colorful text against a white wall.

Too Far East is West: Art Residency at Pilotenkueche, Germany

I did a 3 months artist residency at Pilotenkueche in Leipzig, Germany where I become a street poster collector. Read more below.

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A crumpled and partially visible package of Tulip brand tortilla chips with red, green, and blue colors and various text and logos, including the words 'Tortilla Chips' and some promotional labels.

Layering Gang Kelinchi @Gudskul, Jakarta

This solo installation was made in 2023 at gudskul, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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A wooden sculpture featuring a black silhouette of a bird perched on a branch, mounted on a stand with a wooden base.

Loss and Liberation

In every loss, there lies an opportunity to learn the art of acceptance and the value of impermanence.

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Collage of torn newspaper and magazine paper arranged in vertical stripes with varying colors, textures, and text. The colors include shades of green, orange, brown, black, and white.

Art is...

Marcel Duchamp says anyone can be an artist.....yes...the question is how to maintain being an artist after being one.

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A person wearing a black outfit and headscarf looking at artwork on gallery wall, which features stylized portraits of people with map backgrounds.

Contemporary Ode to the Daily Mundane: Residency at Fyns Grafiske Værksted

This is a group exhibition I participated at Edinburg Print, Scotland in 2022.

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