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Juxtaposition of a dainty white orchid in a small crucible with two peaches and a large kendi with long spout and tripod (quadopod) legs in the middle. Only the flower pot and kendi are stood upright, the peaches are placed on the sides. It is also an arrangement of colours: the white petals and green leaves and stalks, the copper finish of the kendi, and the pinkish-yellow skin of the peaches. The kendi has a curious shape with a billowing base at the bottom, for better storing drinking water. The only thing living are the orchid blooms, while there is nourishment from the peaches and the water from the kendi. The eye, however, gets invariably drawn to the stub or knob off centre on the wooden stand. Ahmad Zakii Ahmad's career is phenomenal since giving up a lucrative Advertising career to paint fulltime, starting from his sold-out Smokers Series in 1997. He graduated with a Graphic Design diploma from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1977. And in 2008, he was accorded a mid-career survey, Disclosure, at Galeri Petronas, already with a range of astounding series. Solos in the United States (Presence, 1999; Bones and Sinews, 2011), South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore attest to his calibre.