TANDA TANAH by Hafizuddin Azman


During the tail end of the 19th century, Perak was an important industrial state for tin mining but is now a relic of a bygone era full of industrial development and decadence. Located 40 kilometres southwest of Ipoh, Seri Iskandar is part of the mining area adjacent to Tronoh, the former mining town. What is left is the barren flat land and sprawling water body across the district, some abandoned without a prospect. Tanda Tanah, which translates as 'landmark', is an iteration of Hafizuddin encounter with sites and discovery of local narrative enclosing the area of Seri Iskandar. The exhibition presented 11 newly produced paintings of the inconspicuous landmark around the place – lakes, flat land, and dune.

Traversing between traditional landscape painting and symbolism, Hafizuddin's Tanda Tanah alludes to
parodical takes on the idyllic environment, a common feat in modern art. It captures the sombre, subdued, and gloomy ambiences of a sordid landscape, cast in a melancholic expression and deprived of the human presence. Hafizzudin reimagined the distinction of past, present and future by following desertion trails of humans and non-humans intervention that shaped the landscape and its surroundings. Each painting resonates with personal experiences, collected stories and events ingrained in the history, social and cultural traction of Seri Iskandar.

Tanda Tanah is a first-ever solo exhibition for emerging artist Hafizuddin Azman (b. 1994). Born in Terengganu, the artist stays and works in Seri Iskandar after graduating from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2017.


Bertahan I 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 122 x 92 cm | 2022
 RM 3,800 


Bertahan II 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 116 x 94 cm | 2022
 RM 3,600 | Reserved


Mekar Di Jiwa 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 138 x 107 cm | 2022
 RM 5,600


Senja Merah 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 153 x 122 cm | 2022
 RM 6,400 


Angin Kencang
 
Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 153 x 122 cm | 2022
 RM 6,400 


Diantara I 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 61 x 61 cm | 2022
 RM 1,300


Diantara II 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 61 x 61 cm | 2022
 RM 1,300


Diantara III 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 61 x 61 cm | 2022
 RM 1,300


Pilu Dini Hari 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 153 x 122 cm | 2022
 RM 6,400 


Jajahan Sementara 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 148 x 148cm | 2022
 RM 6,800 


Pasak Bumi 

Hafizuddin Azman 
Oil on canvas | 148 x 148 cm | 2022
 RM 6,800