Domestic violence is the dirty secret in provocative art show

Secrets: Insp. Noorazlina Darkaseh, investigating officer of the Criminal Investigation Division (Sexual and Children), listens to recordings of actual accounts of domestic violence cases on a pair of headphones while trying to read notes placed inside the hollow ceramic sculpture of a human head. The interactive installation was part of the launch of Can You Keep A Secret? a campaign by Women's Aid Organisation to highlight continuing cases of domestic violence in Malaysia. Photo: The Star/Muhammad Shahril Rosli.

Secrets: Insp. Noorazlina Darkaseh, investigating officer of the Criminal Investigation Division (Sexual and Children), listens to recordings of accounts of domestic violence on a pair of headphones while trying to read quotes placed inside the hollow ceramic sculpture of a human head. The interactive installation was part of the launch of Can You Keep A Secret?, a campaign organised by Women's Aid Organisation to highlight continuing cases of domestic violence in Malaysia. Photo: The Star/Muhammad Shahril Rosli.

There is a tale, a dark and devastating one, that many women keep hidden in their hearts. Shame, ridicule or even judgement may befall them should they open their mouths and speak.