Pesta Raya 2024: Zarina Muhammad explores ancestral memories and festive traditions in Jalan Raya

Jalan Raya is a multi-day storytelling and visual arts experience by scholar-artist Zarina Muhammad. PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
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SINGAPORE – Scholar-artist Zarina Muhammad, 41, has never been a control freak about the meaning of her works.

Her philosophy, she says, is an opening up – a destabilisation. “I like open-ended spaces, which are reflective of my own personality. All art should have that generosity for audiences to interpret and make the connections that make sense to them.”

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