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Enigmatic and visually captivating, this work is one of the most superior exemplars of Noor Mahnun’s early period. Painted while the artist was completing her fine art studies in Germany, a lady is seen half dressed, and stands isolated in front of a large blue wardrobe. In a silent moment, she holds a red fabric with lowered eyes in deep contemplation. The interior is softly illuminated by a gentle light which passes through the windows, with floors rendered intricately using flat perspective. Using pictorial elements such as the composition of the human form and still life, the artist succeeds in conveying a meditative stillness which arrests the audience. Noor Mahnun Mohamed also known as Anum participated in a yearlong Malaysia-Australia Visual Arts Residency in 2000 and produced works which were then exhibited at Rimbun Dahan the following year. Besides making art, she held the position of Visual Arts Residency Manager at Rimbun Dahan for a few years. The artist returned to Malaysia at the end of 1997 having spent seven years studying for her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Fine Arts at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany (1989 – 1996), and exhibiting broadly in Europe. She was also awarded the Italian Government Scholarship to study printmaking at the International School of Print and Graphic Il Bisonte, Florence in 2003. The artist’s latest solo exhibition titled Disco Lombok Still Life was held at The Edge Galerie in 2017. Her works transcend the conventions of still life, figurative and landscape painting, inspired by the Old Masters of the European tradition.