Hoo Fan Chon is a Malaysian visual art practitioner based in George Town, Penang. By reframing everyday life with irony and wry humour, his works observe the oscillations and toggles between social classes, the official and the informal, the highbrow and the lowbrow.
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Durian Without Duri
Leaving Traces
2023 July, Hin Bus Depot (George Town, MY)
Curated by Ivan Gabriel
Durian without duri
A set of 7 80grit aluminium oxide sanding belts, 94 cm x 10 cm each;
sewn durian husks, 2023
2023 July, Hin Bus Depot (George Town, MY)
Curated by Ivan Gabriel
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Durian without duri
A set of 7 80grit aluminium oxide sanding belts, 94 cm x 10 cm each;
sewn durian husks, 2023
The name Durian is derived from the Malay word ‘duri’ (thorn), and the suffix -an denotes a multitude of thorns. Fascinated by how a durian will look without its defining physical characteristic, I sanded down a 3.75 kg Durian Ganja (D158) with a belt sander machine.