luka, injury, a cut.
itu, that.
meninggalkan, derived from tinggal, which means both to leave and to stay. How can this be? It took me a long time to understand: the word “stay” only becomes meaningful when there’s a departure. The train left the station, left me behind, I stayed. To leave and to stay are two sides of one event. This coral has a forward moving momentum, but is also anchored, to stay.
bakat, scar. Unlike luka, wound, which is a negative cut; scar is formed by new tissues that repair and mend. It’s a form of growth. Bakat in Malay also means talent, both scar and talent are marks.
Proton-lithograph, edition of 10
(Edition 1–6: prints / Edition 7–10: ghosts)
5 x 22 inches each, housed in a hand-crafted folio.
This sentence is the 18th sentence of Coral Dictionary, translated in 2019.
This print was created during my 2023 fellowship at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. The folio was assembled in 2025.
luka, injury, a cut.
itu, that.
meninggalkan, derived from tinggal, which means both to leave and to stay. How can this be? It took me a long time to understand: the word “stay” only becomes meaningful when there’s a departure. The train left the station, left me behind, I stayed. To leave and to stay are two sides of one event. This coral has a forward moving momentum, but is also anchored, to stay.
bakat, scar. Unlike luka, wound, which is a negative cut; scar is formed by new tissues that repair and mend. It’s a form of growth. Bakat in Malay also means talent, both scar and talent are marks.
Proton-lithograph, edition of 10
(Edition 1–6: prints / Edition 7–10: ghosts)
5 x 22 inches each, housed in a hand-crafted folio.
This sentence is the 18th sentence of Coral Dictionary, translated in 2019.
This print was created during my 2023 fellowship at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. The folio was assembled in 2025.
