Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur is proud to present DAZED IN MAZES featuring new works by four young and emerging local artists, Haslin Ismail, Ruzzeki Harris, Muhd Sarip and Tey Beng Tze. These artists will be showcasing works that are fundamentally raw and edgy, playing with a wide range of metaphors and working across various media, from paintings to installations to the experimentation with materials.

Their works question the idea of existence and intend to represent the voice of the people of their generation, lending a spectrum of interpretations and perspectives whether by means of proclamation, documentation, or visual discourse. Besides broaching on the subject of sociology they are also addressing their concerns for the environment, their surroundings and contemporary issues that are plaguing the society and the country.

Dazed in Mazes is a group exhibition of regional artists whose practices attempt to grapple with the condition of the 21st century. The surfaces are suffused with dream figures and saturated colours, as if underlining the hyper-surreal-lity of life in the digital, instant age. Many of the works make reference to rapid industrialisation and modern technology, the confusing mazes that threaten to compromise the artist’s soul.