Alex Lee Kuan Chien
Artist, Project Manager
Languages spoken:
English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
Based in community:
Yes
Target age groups:
Families
General
Ethnic group
Mixed
Mission/Personal statement:
Participated in general planning and administration work in various projects. Initiated and managing the Ipoh Bus Project.
Ipoh Bus Project focuses on “recording tangible and intangible community content from the target area (Ipoh); e.g. where in their area is their favourite food stall, any stories about the (neighbourhood), etc. The community of the Ipoh Bus Project is huge, with many people associating themselves with Ipoh even though it is out of the official city limits. Ipoh has a population of over 800,000 people so I only target areas within walking distance from the bus routes. Because of this, this project is more outward looking than the usually tighter community focus in target areas.”
Community-based work interests:
Address issues in the community
Provide exposure to community
Cultural documentation
Types of community where work is conducted:
Residential: Urban, Urban village, Suburb
Non-residential: Association
Residential, type of housing area: Housing estate, Apartment blocks/Flats, Kampung
Types of activity:
Organising events: Street fair, Festival, Showcase/performance/exhibition, Artist-in-residence programme
Public Art: Wall murals, outdoor sculpture/installation, street furniture, public garden/park/space (Ah Soh Place)
Community interventions: Creation of shared spaces for creative/culture activity, cleaning up and redesigning public spaces
Workshops: Film/photography, craft
Research & Documentation: Community mapping/ data collection for Ipoh Bus Project
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
+6012-526 3690
The accuracy of the information
in each Profile is the responsibility of the respective survey respondents at the time of survey between February-April 2014
PROJECTS
Dates
Short Description
mAAN Mentok Tin City Design Workshop (Indonesia)
2011
Participant : Place-making and mapping workshop to produce a town-wide architecture and planning proposal taking community considerations.
Kuala Terengganu Design Workshop
2012
Participant : Place-making, tangible and intangible heritage mapping workshop to produce an architecture and planning proposal taking community considerations.
Petaling Street Community Art Project
2012
Provided assistance: A street art festival with the purpose of
empowering locals to play an active role in their locality.
Ipoh Bus Project
2013
Project lead: A place-making and mapping project to record community content and develop an identity for Ipoh-ites to be proud of.
Resources & Additional Links
Facebook Page
Products: Tote bags, Tee Shirts, Badges, Magnets, paper buses, bus placards
Contact Alex
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