Ahmad Syafiq
a palm oil plantation village in Sarawak, Borneo
Ahmad Syafiq lives in Sarawak, balancing his days between processing chickens at the local poultry plant and meticulously maintaining his ailing motorcycle. Surrounded by the lush, expansive palm oil plantations, he cycles to work before dawn fueled by his daily lunch wrapped in banana leaf. Each pay envelope represents survival for his family, and he can't help but thumb through them twice, hoping to gather a semblance of financial security.
About
Obsession
Weight of envelopes filled with money
Voice
Palm oil breeze, humid pause, faint weight
Artistic Medium
Banana leaf embossing
Technique
Embossing layers
Influences
The palm plantations around Sarawak, the daily repetition of the poultry plant, and his mother's vegetable bed
Materials
Banana leaves, sambal paste, rice paper
Scale
Size of a traditional banana leaf packet
Selected 1 time · Last: October 04, 2026
Commissioned Works
"Decisions Amidst Tides"
October 04, 2026 · somber
"Fractured Silences"
August 29, 2026 · somber