Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA) Exhibition, White Box Publika
Description
Ajim Juxta examines the future of the mankind and landscape expressed in fluid, pulsating lines forming an interconnecting web of complex details. Kanun Gila (Code of Madness), an original song expressing thoughts on the current state of living, was written by Ajim Juxta and his band in 2009. Full of dynamic energy, this work contains vibrant streams of colours, in contrast to his other works utilizing subtle tones. Frequently illustrating a blend of intertwined structures resembling roots and elements of science fiction, the animated composition translates Ajim’s personal ruminations on human development and environmental concerns.
Ajim Juxta, or his real name Raja Azeem Idzham, is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam. After having briefly worked as an architect for three years upon graduation, Ajim then turned to his true calling in art. As an artist, Ajim is not afraid to explore new media types. He draws upon ideas of dystopian realities while in pursuit of personal utopias. Ajim views the lives of individuals as being neither here nor there, constantly in a state of discontent, yet lost as to what fulfilment truly entails. His works were described as akin to organic blueprints created to make sense of a world observed from a current perspective. Ajim’s collaborative visual art exhibition entitled Tugu|Ugut was held at PAM Centre, Kuala Lumpur in 2018. He was awarded the Khazanah National Associate Artist Residency, Acme Studios, London, UK in 2017.