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‘STAR/KL’ is Jun Ong’s sequel to ‘Star’, a five-storey light installation in Penang that was nominated for World’s Best in Spatial Art at the Media Architecture Biennale 2016 in Sydney. (Muhammad Rabbani @ FMT Lifestyle)

The Light Project seeks to illuminate Malaysia’s creative industry

Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The Light Project, a collaboration with urban development firm Think City, kicked off in Kuala Lumpur on Friday with the unveiling of STAR/KL, an installation by acclaimed local light artist Jun Ong.

Under the project, six cities – Kuala Lumpur, Batu Pahat, Kuching, Ipoh, Melaka and Butterworth – will be lit up with public art installations and curated performances until March.

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