Fear and Hope in Covid Times by Lim Siang Jin

Lim Siang Jin (Fear and Hope in Covid Times) is a self-taught artist who has been painting since the mid-1970s. At 69, he has had three excursions into art: years at university in Britain as a student and as a rookie journalist in Malaysia (1973-1982); time he spent at a Malaysian policy research institute as head of publications (1985- 1991); and during and after the Covid lockdowns (2020-2022). There was a gap of 30 years (1989-2020) when he hardly produced anything new. During much of the three decades, he was deeply involved in newspaper publishing, communications, and branding and marketing.

Lim's work appears in Issue 12 of Hinterland. Click here to buy a copy.