Malaysian diorama enthusiast builds his own miniature cultural wonderland

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Hundreds of miniature scenes from Malaysia and China.

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A close-up of diorama set depicting a silat cekak practice session in Kedah. It is made using wire, wood, paper, artificial plant, soft clay, resin clay, wood and sand. Photo: WCO

The gallery’s collection also includes 68 Malaysian traditional houses , 88 wau kites by Perlis-based kite-maker Shah Redza, six batik paintings, 65 Chinese paintings from China and Taiwan and 46 calligraphy works from Taiwan.Talk about building your own miniature cultural wonderland. Likening the process to making a movie, Foo starts by conceptualising a diorama. The team then sets a basic theme, which later determines the storyboard.

As amazed as he was with the great stories behind each figurine, Foo remembers feeling empty as he wasn’t able to learn more about these historical tales, which were mostly written in Chinese. Soon enough, the young Foo stopped collecting them.But as fate would have it, an opportunity to reconnect with this art form came knocking at his door. While attending the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Foo met artisans who specialised in dough figurines.

With such a huge collection, Foo set up WCO Holdings Sdn Bhd in 2017, a company to manage his cultural artworks and activities in Malaysia.

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