Abdul Latiff Mohidin produced eight sketches involving the Rumbia (hardwood plant) around 1964 to 1965, with at least one other like this depicting a trinity with two on the sides in the background. (L.I.N.E. Latiff Mohidin: From Point to Point, p.134), emphasising on the "rhythm and architecture"... "Resolve intensifies, work multiplies." In 1964, Latiff was returning home from his Art studies in Germany. The same year, he held a solo exhibition at the Bangkapi Gallery in Bangkok where he unveiled his Pago-Pago works although he may have also done so in a solo show at the Laden Galerie in Berlin. Interestingly, there seems to be a touch of humour with his cactus-like protrusions looking like some kind of humanoid plant with head and limbs.
REFERENCES
Pago-Pago to Gelombang: 40 Years of Latiff Mohidin, Singapore Art Museum, 1994.
L.I.N.E. Latiff Mohidin: From Point To Point, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 1993 (translated by Adibah Amin).
Garis Latiff Mohidin: Works on Paper - From Berlin to Samarkand, 2004.