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About

Amir Zainorin @Amir Z, born in Malaysia in
1963, is a transdisciplinary artist based in Copenhagen since 2002. Notably, he is the founding figure behind the artist collective Jambatan.

Amir adeptly traverses mediums such as
installation, video, performance, prints, paintings, and text. His projects often includes interactive....

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  • Cartologica

    In Cartologica, these two elements—cartography and logic—are not fixed. The installation challenges the traditional notion of maps as immutable or static, suggesting instead that our understanding of geography, memory, and identity is constantly shifting.

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  • Stateless Mind Pavilion: An Exploration of Belonging, Displacement, and Rebellion

    In essence, the Stateless Mind Pavilion challenges the notion of conformity. It embodies the idea of making one’s own rules, charting one’s own path, and dictating one’s own journey.

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  • Continuing the Journey Across Borders: A Collaboration with Ronnie Bahari

    In Across Borders, my artistic journey delves deeper into tradition and cultural storytelling through a meaningful collaboration with Ronnie Bahari, an Indigenous Semai photographer and cultural leader from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

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  • Reduced to One: How No Idea Stole the Show

    What started as nine works became one. Reduced to a single piece, the series transformed into a statement about simplicity, focus, and perhaps the power of a well-placed idea.

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  • Art as a Stubborn Journey to Empathy

    Art is about being stubborn. It begins with the refusal to give in—to the pressures of conformity, the weight of doubt, or the noise of distractions.

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  • Echoes of History: A Glimpse into Malaysia’s Past

    This work represents my effort to connect with the stories that define the region and its people, helping me better understand my own identity and place within this historical continuum.

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  • X-Raying to the Inside with Kompang @ Kapallorek Artspace Malaysia

    ThroughX-ray Kompang, I invite viewers to reflect—not just on the visible and invisible within themselves, but also on the relationships and memories that shape who we are.

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  • Layering Gang Kelinchi @Gudskul, Jakarta

    This solo installation was made in 2023 at gudskul, Jakarta, Indonesia. I had the chance to experiment making work with plastic collected near the surroundings.

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  • Tong Tana @National art Gallery. Malaysia

    Known for their practice of molong, they take only what is necessary from nature, embodying a sustainable relationship with their environment.

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  • Too Far East is West: Art Residency at Pilotenkueche, Germany

    I did a 3 months artist residency at Pilotenkueche in Leipzig, Germany where I become a street poster collector. Read more below.

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  • Contemporary Ode to the Daily Mundane: Residency at Fyns Grafiske Værksted

    This is a group exhibition I participated at Edinburg Print, Scotland in 2022. More below.

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  • Me/We @Venice Biennale

    I co-curated "Pera, Flora, and Fauna" for Port Perak at the Venice Biennale in 2022, where one of the programs was a group performance art piece during the opening.

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  • Dear Helle @Immigrant Museum Denmark

    "It was my solo exhibition that took place in 2014 at the Immigrant Museum in Denmark. One of the works was the postcard installation I created on the museum wall."

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  • A Multisensory Exploration of Reality @ Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde

    This group exhibition took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde in Denmark in 2016.

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  • Subject to Change

    This is my solo in KL, in Malaysia in 2010. Please click link to read the review done by Sharon Chin, a renown Malaysia artist.

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  • The Opening

    This was my first solo in Malaysia in 2007, where I am originally from. It was a homecoming exhibition and also a big transitional period of my life. More below.

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  • Art is...

    Marcel Duchamp says anyone can be an artist.....yes...the question is how to maintain being an artist after being one.

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  • Loss and Liberation

    In every loss, there lies an opportunity to learn the art of acceptance and the value of impermanence.

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