Malaysia Contemporary Art

bachelor degree in fine art in Taiwan, she obtained her master degree in photography in Arles, France. As a social actor, Kuik continues to experience different tensions coming from the clash between institutions, social bounds, identities and interests. These experiences are foregrounded in Kuik's perception of the world and her relationship with the authority, and subsequently shaped her work, in which she believes the personal space is the major battlefield of ideological, political and economic interests. Her recent work focuses on the negotiation between the collective and the individual, and place as a field of personal intervention.

The study of pottery artefact as been helpful in developing theories on the cultural development of societies that produced or acquired them. The traditional pottery of Kelantan as been known for its utility functions. Hence, this paper seeks to illuminate on the traditional pottery of Kelantan state in Malaysia. The paper investigates and reviewed the history of Malay pottery down to Kelantan pottery, and also analysed the techniques and processes used for mass production in Kelantan traditional pottery production. This was achieved by first visiting four traditional pottery centers in Kelantan. The places visited include; Mambong Pottery in Kampung Ulu Sungai, Zutah Ceramic in Ceribong, Kesdec Ceramics in Pulai Chondong and Belipot Ceramics in Bunut Payong. The outcome of the visit revealed how Kelantan potters use plaster to create prototypes using turning wheel and thereafter use it to generate master mould and case mould for mass production.