I was born in 1991 Penang, Malaysia, into a family whose heritage spans Malay, Indo such as strong Minang roots and Javanese, Chinese, Indian and Persian. Growing up among such a blend of cultures and traditions has shaped how I see the world, layered, emotional, and full of quiet poetry. My background feels like many stories woven into one thread, each carrying its own rhythm of memory, faith, and tenderness.
As someone living with depression, creating Art has become a place of healing, a space where I can translate what I feel into colour and form. Art gives me balance. It allows me to express emotions that are often too complex to speak. Through each brushstroke, I find comfort in silence and peace in creation.
Humans are at the heart of my work. I am drawn to faces, gestures and stillness the way people carry unseen emotions within them. I paint them not only as portraits, but as reflections of inner states. Fragility, resilience, longing, or hope.
Colour plays a central role in my art. I use it instinctively, each shade becomes a mood, a heartbeat, or a voice of its own. My palette is often vivid and alive. I believe that every colour carries emotion, and together they create harmony between chaos and calm.
I often paint in daylight, allowing natural light to guide me. It softens the tones, breathes warmth into the figures, and reminds me of impermanence, how light changes, how feelings shift. My works move between the outer world and the inner one.
Through Art, I am constantly rediscovering myself, tracing my own stories, my cultural roots, imaginations and the people I've met along the way as my muse. My Art is my form of prayer, a language of empathy and remembrance. In every piece, I hope to leave a small trace of healing, honesty, and quiet beauty.
