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Wonderland illustrates a giant panda donning a party hat eating a bamboo and a flying fish, a pitcher plant as well as a couple of oversized snails, in a forest. Created in Shafiq’s signature style, the engraved effect of his composition gives a woodblock technique quality - dramatizing his surreal landscape even more. Shafiq’s theme is often politically inclined and it is possible that Wonderland’s narration is based on the giant pandas that were loaned by China on May 21, 2014, to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Under the agreement between the Malaysian and Chinese governments, the giant panda pair would remain in the country for 10 years.