Akhmal Asyraf is intrigued by the Nurture vs Nature dichotomy of existence. Using mixed media on sawn wooden planks, he questions the reality we are living in, how fragile things are and how we are shaped by the historical and social environment we are in. The face of a little boy looms large over the work imprinted with high-rises with myriad pigeonhole showing people living inside. But he believes we could take hold of our destiny, if we strip away the extraneous layers of present conditions bogging us down. The act of destroying such ‘encumbrances’ could free us from all kinds of inhibitions foiling one’s growth. After graduating from the Universiti ITM with a BFA, Majoring in Painting in 2009-2010, Akhmal held his first solo, Rebirth, at RA Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur, in March 2013. In 2013, his work was selected for the Arts Kuala Lumpur on the fringe of the Miami Art Basel, and he also took part in the International Art Expo Malaysia. He was selected for the Young Guns exhibition at Chan Hampe Galleries in 2014.