A still from artist Okui Lala's video essay work 'Sewing And Sew Eng' (video, 2014), featuring the artist in conversation with her mum, a veteran tailor. Photo: Boomzoomroom
What do young people want? When R+ (a design-research department) of GDP Architects embarked on a research project that focused on Gen Z (also known as Zoomers; born between 1995 and 2010), the results were less startling than many probably imagined.
The perceived generational gap is often a wide chasm, such as between youths and their parents.
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'Boomzoomroom' exhibition
A still from artist Okui Lala's video essay work 'Sewing And Sew Eng' (video, 2014), featuring the artist in conversation with her mum, a veteran tailor. Photo: Boomzoomroom
'Headlines' (1991-2022) by the loose collective of Ali Alasri, Faiq Syazwan Kuhiri, Mark Teh and Wong Tay Sy, which traces the evolving dreams, desires, anxieties and contradictions around Wawasan 2020 – launched in 1991 by then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: Boomzoomroom
A collaborative video installation between punk group No Good, Kuala Lumpur Ceria and Tingkat Tiga, which highlights tales of struggle shared by generations who moved to KL from small towns. Photo: Boomzoomroom
An installation work from the R collective, where visitors are invited to have a seat at the same table. Photo: Boomzoomroom
A part of Ang Xia Yi’s installation work titled 'Curtain' (2022), which uses domestic textiles (polyester and cotton fabric). Photo: Boomzoomroom
Cloud Projects’ three posters engage in the language of control and contestation. Photo: Boomzoomroom
Artist Mark Tan and his mum Esther Law (a piano teacher) offer a collaborative work 'Piano' (mixed media, 2022), which also features input from their common student Alex Tan Fraile. Photo: Boomzoomroom
A work featured in Karina Nayli Zaidi’s digital print series 'Back To The Tune: Voyage In The New Age', where the young artist tells of her family’s shared love for music, notably ABBA. Photo: Boomzoomroom
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