The artist captures the duality of character through the animated expressions of cats, rendered with a sense of theatricality. By employing layered textures and light effects, he brings the feline figures to life, infusing the composition with energy. Hamir Soib, a late bloomer among the founding members of the cult Matahati group, is known for his works with sharp socio-political commentary about issues and events at home. He founded The Gudang warehouse art space in 2002 and he held his first solo at The Gudang in 2005. He is also active in theatre and film productions, besides painting. He won the Best Art Director award with Zuraini Anuar in Erma Fatima’s Perempuan Melayu Terakhir in the 14th Malaysia Film Festival. In 2005, he won the Incentive Award in the Shah Alam Gallery Open. Hamir was a finalist in the Sovereign Art Award Hong Kong in 2007. As a Matahati icon, he was from the same ‘Class of ‘91’ graduation from the Mara Institute of Technology. He won a Consolation Prize in the Dokumentasi Kemiskinan competition in 1990. In May 2017, Hamir held a solo called the self-explanatory ‘Small Works’ at the Segaris Art Centre in Kuala Lumpur.  His works were featured in To Know Malaysia Is To Love Malaysia: Major Highlights Of The AFK Collection held at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi from April to September 2025.