Never Ending Struggle: An Analysis

In one of her recent art installations in 2013 entitled “Never Ending Struggle – Perempuan Bukan Lelaki” (translated as: Women Not Men) by Aisyah Baharuddin, the artist contributes to retelling the stories of most private women, engaging sophistication, cultural environment and a sensitivity towards a woman’s struggle in the postmodern world through figures of men and women. Aisyah commented in her artist’s statement (2013) “(Well) it seems they (women) are 'done ' is the subject, not the object, and the man that 'work '. But, however, there will always be a way to fight for their rights”. Even though there seemed to be a subject that is present in her paintings, the artist consistently maintains a theme of nature within her artwork. The importance of women was accomplished because of cultural perception and because of their association with nature. Nature is seen as the primary source of power and energy from which all women have been birthed forth and through which they are fundamentally linked. Such entity determines the cultural borders. This relationship between

It is forever chosen for us. It’s in our genetics. Malaysia itself or being Malaysian is a constructed identity. What is being Malaysian? For example, when you go to a certain event. Inilah budaya Malaysia (This is Malaysian culture). Inilah Malaysian art. All you see is a fusion of a little bit of Malay culture, Chinese and Indian culture once put together it becomes rojak, oh! It’s Malaysian culture. It’s all constructed. We don’t believe or celebrate diversity. Diversity is our identity but we don’t celebrate it. It’s so ironic. When you were a baby, you won’t know if you’re a man or a boy. Only when you know how to compare yourself then only you know oh, I’m a girl I should be like this. But you don’t know that by yourself. You know because you were being told by your parents, by authorities, school, religious teachers and the