Malaysian artist looks inward as he fills up space with squares and silence


Paul Nickson Atia's third solo exhibition 'Counting Silence, Filling Space, Weaving Conversation' is a result of a meditative process that had put him alone in the face of over a hundred canvases, painting a myriad of squares. Photo: Amalina Azizan

Rissim Contemporary gallery’s walls have recently been washed in white, giving stark contrast to the monochromatic artworks of Kuching-born, Petaling Jaya-based artist Paul Nickson Atia, which are on display.

In his third solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, after Jari Berlari (2019) and Form(s) Of Prayer(s) (2020), Paul once again embraces grids, which “will tempt viewers to engage by counting squares, comparing patterns and imagining configurations” say the curatorial notes penned by Amanda Ariawan and Yap Sau Bin.

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