Exhibition - Humans of KL

Posted 18/04/2019

“I once wanted to be an entrepreneur. Today I am working at an agency that, ironically, specializes in helping hopeful entrepreneurs with their own startups…”

“The future of that agency however, is uncertain. I have found a new perspective that resonates throughout my life – a kind of empathy that has come from the constant interaction with [...]

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In Exhibition, Humans of KL

Posted 18/04/2019

“For most of my life, I’ve been having major depression and my family do not know about it…”

“Twice I had dark thoughts of ‘taking the easy way out’ and lost my appetite to eat when I was 12. Being in a Malaysian Chinese family, it’s not always common or easy to talk [...]

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In Exhibition, Humans of KL

Posted 18/04/2019

“Music is not black and white. Music is creation. More often, the most challenging aspect of being in the industry is to create something from nothing…”

“While working as a music composer, the question I ask myself the most is – what is my place in this universe? What is my purpose of being here? That is my main inspiration to create [...]

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In Exhibition, Humans of KL

Posted 18/04/2019

“Last year we did a concert called ‘ Seketika Sebelum Merdeka’. We rearranged music from the pre-independence days…”

“A lot of it were Malay songs from Saloma and P.Ramlee times, songs like Kita Manis and Lenggang Mak Limah. I think the old and the young should enjoy more live music. There’s a certain [...]

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In Exhibition, Humans of KL

Posted 18/04/2019

“The music school I went to in Beijing, China trains solo musicians. My teacher would hit my hands to correct my mistakes and every little action is being scrutinized to its finest details…”

“They have very rigorous learning processes and I didn’t have the stamina to keep up with 8 hours of practice a day. One cold, winter evening during Christmas, I had a 3 hour session with [...]

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In Exhibition, News

Posted 18/04/2019

Humans of Kuala Lumpur is proud to announce that we are officially a part of the DiverseCity KL International Arts Festival!

We will be featuring the first ever Humans of Kuala Lumpur (HOKL) PhotoStory exhibition titled ‘Stories from Malaysia’, showcasing portraits of people in Malaysia, alongside their real, personal [...]

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In Exhibition, Faces of Sudan

Posted 11/04/2019

The Malaysian Embassy in Sudan invites you to the largest photography exhibition by a single photographer in Sudan, showcasing the photographic work of Mushamir Mustafa, founder of the popular photoblog ‘Humans of Kuala Lumpur’ in his view of the people, objects and landscapes that represent the many ‘Faces of Sudan’

Having spent the last few months traveling throughout Sudan, Mushamir who is a TEDx Speaker and had counselled to the Malaysian Prime Minister on improving the Arts and Culture scene in Malaysia, [...]