Constantly striving to create visual poetry that records silent conversations between self and other, Khairul "Meme" Azmir Shoib takes his inspiration from fairy tales. His artworks are imbued with similar outlandish, mythical and macabre characters, visuals and narratives. An intriguing and beautiful composition, this work features tiny characters riding on the back of a large mythical creature with insect legs leaping across a barren snow landscape. Beneath the creature, a tiny snowman is seen waving at the characters while driving a car on the tracks.
Khairul "Meme" Azmir Shoib obtained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam and MA (Fine Art and Technology) in 2004. He was the recipient of Juror's Award from Young Contemporary, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2000) and won first prize in a life drawing competition from National Art Gallery, KL (2005). He has participated in various group exhibitions in institutions and galleries in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Among his past solo exhibitions are Nocturna Creatures (2015); Let It All Rain Down From The Blood-Stained Clouds (2014); Post Gothic Dreams (2009) and Fairieality (2006). He has illustrated a youth literature book titled Kailash authored by Quek Sue Yian.