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Lui Cheng Thak’s works are influenced by traditional architecture in urban areas and collective memories. The well-known artist is known to document unique colonial buildings from states like Penang, Malacca as well as Kuala Lumpur. Here, the artist illustrates a blissful morning scene featuring a window facade of a heritage building, alluding to a sign of hope and beginnings. The view is animated with a subtle play of light, featuring his signature elements of the birdcage and batik sarong. A new day has begun. Lui studied at the Kuala Lumpur College of Art from 1987 to 1989. His early solos were As I Was Passing (Hotel Istana, organised by Pelita Hati), Our Heritage (Rusli Hashim Fine Art, 2001), As I Was Passing II (Galeri Citra, 2006), Circles: Nostalgia and Collective Memory (White Box Publika, 2014. This was followed by twelve consecutive solos with PINKGUY Gallery, the latest being Jalan-Jalan 2 in February 2022.