Urbanscapes 2012, 24th November 2012, at Padang Astaka, Petaling Jaya, was a congregation of the arts, culture and arty entrepreneurship. Here’s Ching Ching and Seng Kiat!
Oh wait, what’s that in the background, on the left?
Our beloved buddy.
I don’t remember whose shades I borrowed to blend in with modern-day hipsters in this admittedly hipster festival. I must be one, too, since I’ve not missed a single one.
Beanbags for sale. Here’s one put to good use.
This was also known as a mud fest, for good reason.
Hobbies of times gone by.
Mariana just needs a star around one eye to complement the bowler’s hat.
KOLUMPO. I’m not sure what was going on here, but I did catch KOLUMPO in 2013, an excellent, underrated movie with 3 solid stories by 3 directors. I’d never have imagined they would portray the first story on Malaysian cinema!
There were also tents with air-conditioning, and people who came prepared with boots.
Outdoors.
Quite a cool installation, that showed two different designs from two sides. Behind it were 2 more designs, but not as clearly distinct as this one.
You can also see the earlier installation on the left. As is tradition, there would always be these giant letters to pose with.
Sometimes, you have to ask what these installations mean…
A familiar face shoots familiar people.
Cipoi/Saiful, founder of Crooz!
Brian Kwan with a funky hairdo.
Not sure who this deejay is.
Panels of self-expression.
An old school bus! Very cool stall indeed!
A new wave of new wave, with Enterprise.
Then, on the main stage, a flourescent Darren Ashley with his unseparatable twin Kaoss pads.
His keyboardist/bassist plays bass on keyboard synth. They were joined by The Impatient Sisters for their collaboration, Mana Diriku!
All shots with the Sony Alpha 99, Sony Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2.0 ZA SSM and Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA.
Spotted Diana Lian, Darren’s manager, way in the back! Also, Isaac Ravi’s alter-ego.
Urbanscapes this time was a two-day fest, and featured Sigur Ros to close the next night.
This isn’t an eBow…
Then came fireworks.