Staged, but make it wild
not to be confused with me going berserk or wherever the title brought you to

Event management

Science-art collaborations with artists (2019-now)

Programme manager

Engaging with artists to further explore and discover environmental education in different perspectives. I bring fellow scientist and artist together to create a creative learning space for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about nature through various form of arts.

Wildflower Illustration workshop with Syarifah Nadhirah (2020)

Collective fibres - Intuitive making educational workshop with Futurprimitiv (2020)

Cyanotype printing workshop with Balqis Tajalli (2020)

ImagiNasi (2022)


Creative Director

Organised a-month long exploration of rediscovering nature through food ‘ImagiNasi’ by planning online competitions, exhibitions, foraging activities, design and build a digital garden ‘The Kampung City’, nature-art workshops, forum, food demonstrations by people of different backgrounds including experimental chef, professional chef, and indigenous cook.

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Buluh in the City (2019)

with Urban Biodiversity Initiative & The Rimba Project, University of Malaya

Event manager

Buluh in the City was an event held at Rimbu Ilmu Botanic Garden, University of Malaya. Rimba Ilmu is a national heritage site and among its extensive collections of tropical plants is a remarkable one of Malaysian bamboos. Bamboos were at the centre of a day dedicated to nature in the city. The event comprised discussions on our interactions with the nature around us, led by speakers well-versed with managing gardens for wildlife and for communities in cities.

URBAN BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE
UBI is an independent collective for urban ecology research, conservation and environmental education. A social enterprise based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Ecological surveys, nature walks, and environmental education programmes

Environmental education instructor

Aid in conducting environmental education programmes for children on topics related to nature in the city

Nature walks

Experienced running day and night nature walks for children, adults, and both local and international school groups

Ecological survey

Lead and conduct biodiversity surveys including river survey, day and night surveys. I capture animal photos, collect and organise required ecological data

Syu_RimbaIlmu_AugtoDec2022-2-2.pdf

An overview of works done at Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden in 5 months (August 2022-December 2022)

Lead citizen science programmes

Working with communities in tackling citizen science subjects, managing and organising teams and people

Engrave tree tags

Engraved 100 tree tags for Rimba Ilmu Botanic Gardens, University of Malaya

Workshops & Talks

Are you DAUN for this? (2021)

with Ubi x GMBBKL supported by Pardicolor Creative Arts Fund

WORKSHOP & 'THE KAMPUNG CITY' EXHIBITION
A workshop on folding foliages that is used to wrap Malaysian food. The workshop started off with a 'be-leaf-ing in yourself' exercise. Proceeded with folding banana leaves as nasi lemak, and coconut leaves as ketupat.
Photos taken by Thary Gazi Goh & Benjamin Ong

Katak di bawah tempurung (2020)

with Iskandar Malaysia City Nature Challenge 2021

SPEAKER
A talk on common amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna) that can be found in Malaysia's urban settings.

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA CITY NATURE CHALLENGE
City Nature Challenge 2021 was a citizen science-based global competition. Cities across the world, including Iskandar Malaysia from Johor took part in this exciting annual event.

Cross-stitch

Ongoing
Fol(d)iage

supported by Pardicolor

Documenting the weaving and folding techniques used in the process of creating presentable and sustainable Malaysian dishes.

Ongoing
Wild Stitchin'

Cross-stitching wildlife

Personal journey in cross-stitching animals and plants in Malaysia.

Theatre & Media

Rimba Theatre: CREATURES (2016)

with The Rimba Project, University of Malaya

Co-director

THE PLAY
A series of four short plays and a music performance featuring Sufiyan Ilyasa. Creatures highlights a range of topics on human-wildlife interface, habitat encroachment, endangered animals of Malaysia, importance of Mother Earth, and stories of Sang Kancil.

THE RIMBA PROJECT
A living lab from University of Malaya (UM) that protects and promote UM's biodiversity through urban biodiversity conservation on campus. As of 2020, The Rimba Project is now known as Rimba Project 2.0.

A famous pest pub owned by husband and wife Aedes mosquitoes. Chaos ensues!

Story-telling on the mischievous Sang Kancil. Classic.

Frogwarts is the greatest institution for frogs in the animal kingdom.

Shadow play on Mother Earth coming back to life when humans are gone.

The Misunderstood Creatures & How to Help Them! (2017)

Script-writer, director, and actress

THE CALL-FOR-ACTION VIDEO
This call-for-action video is an environmental education material and an outreach effort portraying common responses when a person encounters dusky langurs.

LANGUR PROJECT PENANG
An outreach research project on the ecology, behaviour and road ecology of Trachypithecus obscurus for the development of a sustainable langur conservation in Penang.

Stories from the Deep Forest (2018)

with Urban Environmental Education Hub MNS & Saito University College

DEVISED SHADOW PLAY PERFORMANCE
Inspired by Orang Asli Animal Tales by the late Dr Lim Boo Liat, Stories from the Deep Forest was a devised shadow play performance in collaboration with UEEH MNS & Saito University College. The purpose was for an awareness campaign highlighting the Malayan Tiger. Shadow puppets designed by Chua Shi Kai.

UEEH MNS
UEEH MNS raise public awareness on the importance to conserve and protect natural heritage through merchandises. UEEH MNS is now known as SHOPMNS.

Digital Communications

Copywriting & managing social media accounts

Currently managing Urban Biodiversity Initiative's IG account

Create posters and short educational videos